Africa
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Dec- 2018 -26 December
Nigeria troops, police officer killed in Boko Haram attack near Damaturu
More than a dozen military and police personnel were killed near Damaturu in northeastern Nigeria in an attack blamed on Islamic State West Africa Province
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22 December
Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast between Fada and Kompienbiga
Three soldiers died and four were injured when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device near Kompienbiga in eastern Burkina Faso
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20 December
French airstrike in Mali kills six ‘terrorists’ near Niger border
At least six "members of an armed terrorist group" were killed overnight in a French air strike in southeastern Mali, a French military spokesperson said
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19 December
UN Mali inquiry blames Dogon hunters for June massacre of Fulani
A UN investigation blamed Dogon hunters for massacres in central Mali that killed at least 24 members of the Fulani community
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18 December
Nigeria soldier killed in Boko Haram attack near Monguno
One Nigerian soldier was killed and another injured in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Mairari, near the garrison town of Monguno in Borno state
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17 December
Somalia: 6 US airstrikes kill 62 al-Shabaab militants in Gandarshe
The US military said 62 al-Shabaab militants were killed in six airstrikes in the vicinity of Gandarshe, Somalia
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17 December
Two DR Congo troops killed by Rwandan Hutu FDLR rebels
Two DR Congo soldiers were killed in clashes with Rwandan pro-Hutu FDLR rebels after two leaders were arrested in the eastern North Kivu region
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16 December
Mali to create border guard corps, send reinforcements to Timbuktu region
Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga announced Mali will send reinforcements to the northern Timbuktu region and create a new border guard corps
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15 December
Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Gudumbali
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province faction of Boko Haram attacked a military base in Gudumbali but there were no reports of casualties
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15 December
Nigeria soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast near Gamboru
Two Nigerian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion between Gamboru and Logomani in Borno state, near the border with Cameroon, military sources said
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