Africa
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Jun- 2019 -26 June
Egypt police officers killed in Islamic State attack in North Sinai
Seven police officers have been killed in a jihadist attack near Arish in restive North Sinai, Egypt's interior ministry said
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24 June
Ethiopia police kill man suspected of deadly ‘coup’ plot
Ethiopian police have shot dead a security chief suspected of orchestrating a deadly bid to overthrow the regional government, with possible links to the murder of the army chief
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23 June
Chad soldiers killed in apparent Islamic State attack near N’Gouboua
At least seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in an apparent Islamic State ambush in the N'Gouboua area near Lake Chad
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23 June
Ethiopia army chief killed in failed coup attempt, Abiy’s office says
Ethiopia's army chief Seare Mekonnen was shot dead by his bodyguard just hours after an attempted coup in Amhara state left the regional president and another top adviser dead
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22 June
Nigeria: Chad soldier killed in MNJTF counter-ISWAP operation in Baga area
At least one Chadian was killed and 12 other soldiers injured in Nigeria during a MNJTF operation against Islamic State fighters in the Baga area of Borno state
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22 June
Burkina Faso adopts law restricting media coverage of military operations
Lawmakers in Burkina Faso adopted a controversial new law providing for jail terms of up to 10 years for divulging details of military operations
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21 June
France-led cross-border Operation Aconit kills 18 more Islamic State fighters in Niger
Niger's defense minister said 18 Islamic State fighters were killed near the Mali border in the joint Operation Aconit involving US, French, Nigerien and Malian troops
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20 June
‘Terrorists’ kill 17 civilians in Belehede, northern Burkina Faso, minister says
Militants killed 17 civilians in a nighttime attack in Belehede village in the Department of Tongomayel in the Sahel region of northern Burkina Faso
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20 June
Islamic State claims 12 Nigeria soldiers killed in Gajiram attack
ISIS claimed 12 Nigerian soldiers were killed when fighters from its ISWAP affiliate attacked a military base in Gajiram in the northeastern Borno state
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19 June
Two Niger police officers killed in attack on police station near capital Niamey
Two police officers were killed when gunmen attacked a police station north of the Niger capital Niamey
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