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25 August

Iran's Mohajer 6 tactical and combat unmanned aerial vehicle

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.

25 August

Hercules Reyes

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."

23 August

Kidnapped boys after their release in Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

20 August

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

19 August

Burkina Faso's armed forces, pictured during training, have carried out security sweeps in an attempt to stem jihadist violence.

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

19 August

Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers march on December 31, 2013 in Eringeti towards the front line in Beni to fight against the Allied Democratic Forces.

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

18 August

A Nigerian soldier on patrol in Banki, in the northeastern state of Borno, a region where Boko Haram insurgents are especially active

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

17 August

A Niger soldier on patrol on April 3, 2015 in Malam Fatori, in northeastern Niger

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

17 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Burkina Army Says Killed 13 Jihadists, Destroyed Camp

At least 13 jihadists have been killed and a "terrorist logistics site" destroyed in a response to armed attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso.

13 August