Africa
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Sep- 2019 -25 September
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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25 September
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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23 September
Nine reported killed in weekend attacks in northern Burkina Faso
Nine people were reported killed in attacks in Bam and Soum Provinces in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Mali
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20 September
US carries out airstrike against ISIS fighters in Libya, Africa Command says
US forces carried out an airstrike against Islamic State fighters in southwest Libya, Africa Command said
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20 September
Colt awarded $42 million contract to produce M4, M4A1 carbines for 13 countries
Colt was awarded a $42 million foreign military sales contract to produce M4 and M4A1 carbines for 13 countries after announcing it would halt production of consumer AR-15 rifles
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20 September
Burkina Faso: ISIS claims ISWAP conducted Koutougou attack that killed 24 soldiers
ISIS said Islamic State West Africa Province fighters carried out the attack in Koutougou that killed 24 Burkina Faso soldiers on August 19
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20 September
Nigerian Army claims NGO aids Boko Haram and ISWAP, shuts Maiduguri and Damaturu offices
The Nigerian Army shut down the offices of a humanitarian aid group Action Against Hunger (ACF), accusing it of "aiding and abetting terrorists"
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18 September
US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip
US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents
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17 September
Central African Republic: Birao death toll rises to 38 after renewed militia fighting
The death toll after renewed fighting between rival Central African Republic militias in Birao has risen to 38, the UN said
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16 September
Boko Haram suicide bomb and gun attack at Maiduguri university military camp
Boko Haram fighters staged gun and suicide bomb attacks on a military camp outside the University of Maiduguri in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state
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