Africa
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Apr- 2019 -10 April
Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa
Several people were taken hostage and at least one police officer was killed during an attack in Diffa carried out by four Islamic State West Africa province militants
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10 April
France and Mali troops kill 30 militants in major counter-terrorism operation near Burkina Faso border
French and Malian troops killed or captured more than 30 extremists and dismantled a training camp during a major counter-terrorism operation near Mali's border with Burkina Faso
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10 April
US Africa Command conducts first Somalia airstrike since admitting civilian casualties
US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia, the first since it admitted it had inadvertently killed civilians
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9 April
2,000 flee Jakana as Nigeria army prepares offensive against Islamic State
Around 2,000 people have been forced to flee Jakana to an IDP camp near Maiduguri ahead of a Nigeria military offensive against Boko Haram
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9 April
MINUSCA peacekeepers in deadly clashes with FDPC armed group in western Central African Republic
At least three militia members were killed when UN peacekeepers clashed with the FDPC armed group in western Central African Republic
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9 April
Mali soldiers shoot civilians in Dioura after ‘surprise’ mortar test fire
Malian soldiers shot dead at least one villager and injured four others after an explosion they mistook for an attack in Dioura in the central Mopti region
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8 April
Fighting continues in Tripoli after US relocates personnel from key Libya operations center
Khalifa Haftar’s LNA advanced near a key US operations center near Tripoli prior to the evacuation of US personnel from the area
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7 April
Nigeria: Three killed in twin suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri
Three people were killed and more than 30 were injured in a twin suicide bomb attack in Muna Dalti on the outskirts of Maiduguri in Nigeria's Borno state
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6 April
Libya: Clashes continue near Tripoli after airstrikes hit Haftar’s LNA
Forces loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar continued their push towards Tripoli after GNA-aligned forces launched air strikes on their positions
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5 April
US Africa Command admits to civilian casualties in Somalia airstrike
US Africa Command admitted that an airstrike last year targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia killed two civilians and that it failed to disclose its findings
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