Year: 2019
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Apr- 2019 -30 AprilAfrica
Islamic State recognizes new Central Africa Province, deepening ties with DR Congo militants
New video from ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi confirms Islamic State Central Africa ties to DR Congo militants
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30 AprilPolitics
US Senate confirms new AFRICOM and EUCOM commanders
The US Senate confirmed General Stephen Townsend and General Tod Wolters as the new AFRICOM and EUCOM commanders
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29 AprilMiddle East
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears in first video since declaring caliphate in 2014
The elusive chief of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appeared for the first time in five years in a propaganda video released by the jihadist organization
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29 AprilAsia Pacific
EU extends Myanmar arms sales embargo
The European Union extended a ban on selling arms to Myanmar and prolonged sanctions against high-ranking officials over human rights violations
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29 AprilCommentary
Weak UN resolution exposes conflict between sexual violence survivors’ needs and political ideology
UN Security Council Resolution 2467 on sexual violence in conflict prioritized political consensus over survivors
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29 AprilAsia Pacific
Two suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh militants killed in Dhaka police raid
Bangladesh forces raided a suspected extremist hideout in Dhaka, killing at least two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh militants, police said
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28 AprilAfrica
Four dead in suspected Boko Haram attack in Cameroon near Chad border
Boko Haram militants killed at least four people and badly wounded four others in an attack on Kofia island on Lake Chad in Cameroon
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27 AprilAfrica
Islamic State fighters storm Nigeria military base near Biu
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province faction of Boko Haram attacked an army outpost at Mararrabar Kimba in Nigeria's Borno state, military sources said
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27 AprilAfrica
Tunisia soldier killed in IED explosion on Mount Chambi
A Tunisian soldier was killed and three others were wounded in a mine blast in an attack claimed by al-Qaeda-linked militants
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27 AprilAsia Pacific
At least 15 killed in Kalmunai raid as Sri Lanka security operations continue
At least 15 people died in suicide explosions and a gun battle in Kalmunai in eastern Sri Lanka, as security forces hunt for suspects linked to the Easter Sunday bombings
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