Year: 2019

Somalia: At least 11 killed in suspected car bombing in downtown Mogadishu

At least 11 people died when a bomb exploded on a busy street and ripped into a nearby restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

Read More »

Mi-8 helicopter crash in Kazakhstan kills 13 service members on board

A military Mi-8 helicopter crashed in southwestern Kazakhstan, killing all 13 servicemen on board, the defense ministry said

Read More »

Niger: Boko Haram suicide bomb and gun attack in Diffa region kills at least 10

At least 10 people were killed along with at least two suicide bombers in a coordinated Boko Haram attack in N'Guigmi in the Diffa region of eastern Niger

Read More »

Mali: 6 killed in attack on Dogon village of Ouadou

Six people were killed in attacks on villages of the Dogon ethnic community in central Mali, as the UN mission called for an end to the "spiral of violence"

Read More »

Trump nominates US Air Force space commander to lead new Space Command

US President Donald Trump has nominated Air Force Space Command commander General John F. Raymond to lead the new space combatant command

Read More »

US approves Belgium purchase of 4 MQ-9 SkyGuardian drones for $600 million

The US has approved a possible sale to Belgium of four MQ-9B Reaper drones at an estimated cost of $600 million, the DSCA said

Read More »

Syria: ISIS kills 7 Manbij Military Council members in midnight checkpoint attack

ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack that killed seven guards in the Syrian city of Manbij, days after its "caliphate" was declared defeated

Read More »

$4.8 billion sale and upgrade of Morocco F-16 aircraft approved by US

The US has approved a sale to Morocco of 25 F-16C/D aircraft and related equipment that could total $3.8 billion and upgrades of 23 aircraft

Read More »

Jihadists losing grip in Mali but peace will take time, French armed forces chief says

France's armed forces chief said jihadists in Mali are on the back foot but restoring peace in the poor Sahel country will take time

Read More »

Israel begins airstrikes in Gaza after rocket hits house near Tel Aviv

Israel launched airstrikes in the Gaza Strip hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit a house and wounded seven Israelis

Read More »