Africa
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Aug- 2021 -26 August
German Military Orders $24.7M Surveillance Balloon to Protect Niger Base
The German military has ordered a $24.7 million Rheinmetall-made tethered balloon-based area reconnaissance system to help protect a forward operating base in Niger.
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26 August
16 Soldiers Killed in Jihadist-Hit Southeast Niger
An attack by hundreds of Boko Haram fighters on a town in Niger's jihadist-plagued southeast killed 16 soldiers and wounded nine others.
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25 August
Images Suggest Ethiopia Using Iranian Drones in Civil War
Citing images shared on the internet, several media outlets have reported that Ethiopia is using Iranian-made Mohajer-6 combat drones as it fights a civil war.
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25 August
French MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 Drone Executes First Airstrike
France announced that one of its MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 drones successfully executed its first airstrike in an "operational setting."
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23 August
Nigerian Gunmen Free 15 More Abducted Baptist Students
Gunmen who kidnapped more than 100 students in northwestern Nigeria have released 15 more of the hostages after collecting ransom.
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20 August
15 Soldiers Killed in Ambush in Central Mali: Army
Suspected jihadists mounted an ambush on an army convoy in central Mali that left 15 soldiers dead and 34 wounded, 10 of them seriously.
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19 August
47 Killed in Burkina Faso Jihadist Attack
Burkina Faso's president declared three days of national mourning after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, in an attack in the north of the country.
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19 August
US Special Forces in East DR Congo to Fight Militia: Sources
US special operations forces have arrived in the east of DR Congo to help in the fight against a feared jihadist militia enjoying "sanctuary" in the region's nature parks.
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18 August
Seven Killed in Attack at Shell Facility in Nigeria
Seven people have been killed in an attack on a convoy transporting workers to a Shell oil and gas project in Nigeria's southeast.
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17 August
Fresh Attack Leaves 37 Civilians Dead in Western Niger
Armed men killed 37 civilians in a flashpoint region of western Niger where hundreds have died in jihadist attacks this year.
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