Africa
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Jun- 2019 -5 June
Egypt security forces killed in Sinai checkpoint attacks
Egyptian security personnel were killed in militant attacks on several security posts near Arish in the restive North Sinai region
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4 June
UN report calls for maintaining Mali mission, bolstering Mopti deployment
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for for maintaining MINUSMA peacekeeper numbers in Mali and increasing its presence in Mopti
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4 June
Sudan military cancels civilian transition deal after deadly crackdown on protesters
Sudan's military cancelled a power-transfer agreement with protesters and called for elections within nine months, a day after forcefully breaking up a weeks-long sit-in
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4 June
Attacks foiled in Niamey and Diffa, Niger defense ministry says
Security forces in Niger foiled three weekend attacks in the capital Niamey and in the southeastern city of Diffa, the government said
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3 June
Islamic State fighters attack Nigeria military bases in Lake Chad area
Islamic State militants carried out attacks on Nigerian military bases in Marte, Kirenowa and Dikwa in the Lake Chad area over the weekend
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3 June
Sudan security forces shoot protesters at sit-in outside army headquarters
Security forces shot dead protesters as Sudan's military rulers tried to break up a sit-in outside Khartoum's army headquarters
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May- 2019 -31 May
Mozambique: 16 killed in Cabo Delgado truck attack
An apparent insurgent attack in the Cabo Delgado province of northern Mozambique killed 16 people, the deadliest attack in the remote region since 2017
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30 May
Islamic State claims attacks on DR Congo army, UN; FARDC says 26 ADF fighters killed
ISIS claimed ISCAP fighters attacked the military and UN in Mavivi in DR Congo, while the army said 26 ADF fighters had been killed in Ngite
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30 May
Islamic State puts the Sahel in West Africa – for now
Islamic State recently began to attribute attacks in the Sahel to its West Africa Province affiliate. Robert Postings asks: what does this mean for Islamic State in the Greater Sahara?
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29 May
Japan expands military presence in Africa despite drop in Somalia piracy
Japan is increasing its military footprint in the Horn of Africa even as it draws down its anti-piracy force off the Somali coast
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