Africa

ISIS claims attack on Egyptian security checkpoint in Sinai as Cairo braces for protests

ISIS said Sinai Province fighters attacked an Egyptian security checkpoint in North Sinai, killing 15 soldiers

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Three killed in Mi-35 helicopter crash in Central African Republic, UN peacekeeping mission says

Three people were killed and a fourth was injured when a combat helicopter used by UN MINUSCA peacekeepers in the Central African Republic crashed on landing

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Nigeria: ISWAP blamed for roadside bomb that killed 6 near Kamuya

Six people were killed when their car was struck by a roadside bomb near Kamuya in northeast Nigeria's conflict-torn Borno state

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Mali troops killed in complex ‘terrorist’ attack between Douentza and Sevare

Seven military personnel were killed in a "complex attack" in central Mali's violence-torn Mopti region, FAMa said

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Sudan closes borders with Libya and CAR citing security concerns

Sudan ordered the closure of its borders with Libya and Central African Republic over security concerns, the country's ruling body announced

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ISIS claims ISWAP killed 14 Nigerian soldiers and captured 2 in Gubio ambush

ISIS claimed ISWAP affiliate killed a dozen Nigerian Army soldiers and abducted two other when they ambushed a military convoy in Borno

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Did a PMC Wagner employee leave a trail of personal belongings in Libya?

A video on Russian social media channels appears to show the personal belongings of a PMC Wagner contractor fighting for Khalifa Haftar in Libya

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French soldiers deployed to Mali use 3D printers to make spare parts

French soldiers deployed to Operation Barkhane in the Sahel have been experimenting with 3D printers to make spare parts at their base in Mali

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US strikes ISIS in Libya for second time in a week

The US carried out an airstrike targeting ISIS affiliates near Murzuq in southwest Libya, the second such strike in a week

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Nigeria: Jihadists execute ACF aid worker as army closes Mercy Corps offices

Suspected ISWAP fighters executed one of six aid workers abducted in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, humanitarian group Action Against Hunger said

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