Africa
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Oct- 2018 -6 October
Six Burkina Faso police killed in bomb and gun attack in Solle in the North region
At least six Burkina Faso police officers were killed in a bomb and gun attack in the northern town of Solle near the border with Mali
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5 October
Rebels kill Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers and civilians in Beni attack
A rebel attack on an army post in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six people dead, civilian and military sources said
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4 October
Burkina Faso soldiers killed by roadside bomb in restive east
A Burkina Faso Defense and Security Forces vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb near Gayeri in the east near the border with Niger, killing at least five and injuring one
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4 October
Burkina Faso gendarme killed in attack on Inata gold mine in Soum province
A Burkina Faso gendarme was killed and another injured in an attack on a security post at the Inata gold mine in the north of the country
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2 October
UN bars Nigerian peacekeeper for sexually exploiting woman in Democratic Republic of Congo
A Nigerian man who was a UN peacekeeper has been sent home and barred from peacekeeping after investigators found he had sexually exploited a woman in 2017
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2 October
Lebanon and Kenya each order 6 MD 530 light attack helicopters
Lebanon ordered 6 MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopters and Kenya ordered 6 MD 530F Cayeuse Warrior helicopters
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1 October
More than 20 Tuaregs killed near Mali’s border with Niger
At least 25 Tuareg civilians were killed in Amalaoulaou near Mali’s frontier with Niger in the restive Menaka region in the country's east
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Sep- 2018 -30 September
Boko Haram kills commander over plan to release 300 hostages and surrender
Boko Haram commander Ali Gaga was killed by his comrades in Islamic State West Africa Province over an alleged plan to surrender and release hostages to the Nigerian military
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29 September
Four killed in north Democratic Republic of Congo rebel attacks
Two soldiers and two women died and others were kidnapped in attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo's war-torn North Kivu province
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29 September
Chad troops kill 17 Boko Haram militants after 6 killed in Lake Chad attacks
Six people died in overnight Boko Haram attacks near Lake Chad while Chadian troops killed 17 militants in a counter-offensive
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