Case file
Tabatol attack
The word “islamist” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in October 6, 2023. Today the opening carries none. 2 remain further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
2023 terrorist attack in Niger Belligerents Niger Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Strength Unknown 100 Casualties and losses 29+ killed 2 wounded Unknown On 2 October 2023, at least 29 Nigerien soldiers were killed in the village of Tabatol , Niger .1 The soldiers were attacked by over 100 Islamists, who used IEDs and “kamikaze vehicles”.2 The attack was the deadliest in the country since the coup d’état in July.
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Today
“islamist” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 2. Read the current article and compare.
| Oct '23 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| islamist | 1 | 0 |
| terror | 1 | 2 |
| militant | 0 | 1 |
| jihad | 0 | 1 |
Where the word went
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- “islamist” now appears 1× under Background, 20% of the way down the article
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