Africa • Page 212 of 237 • The Defense Post

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30 October

Yemeni pro-government forces gather at the south of Hodeidah airport on June 15, 2018

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Yemen: Saudi coalition deploys tens of thousands of troops towards Hodeidah ahead of assault

The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen has sent more than 10,000 troops towards a vital rebel-held port city of Hodeidah ahead of a new assault

29 October

Staff Writer With AFP

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ISIS blamed for attack in central Libya that killed 5

At least four people were killed and eight others kidnapped in an attack by suspected Islamic State jihadists on Al-Fuqaha in central Libya

29 October

Aftermath of a reported explosion in Tunisia's capital Tunis

Joanne Stocker

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Tunisia: Female suicide bomber targets police officers in central Tunis

A suicide bombing was reported in the Tunisian capital Tunis with a number of casualties among security forces

28 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Crew of Swiss ship freed after September kidnapping off Nigeria

Twelve crew members of MV Glarus, a Swiss ship seized off Nigeria in September have been freed, Swiss judicial officials said

28 October

Helicopter evacuates wounded from Gashigar

Fergus Kelly

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Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Gashigar near Niger border

Boko Haram attacked a military base in Gashigar in Nigeria's remote northeast region, killing one soldier and injuring four, defense officials said

27 October

Fergus Kelly

Mali: Two UN peacekeepers killed, at least 9 injured in attacks in Ber and Konna

Two Burkinabe UN peacekeepers were killed and at least nine others from Burkina Faso and Togo were injured in two attacks in central and northern Mali

19 October

Fergus Kelly

Burkina Faso: Djibo gendarmerie severely damaged in overnight attack

The gendarmerie in Djibo in Burkina Faso's northern Soum province was heavily damaged in an assault, a day after a gendarme was killed in an attack in Barani in Kossi province

18 October

Fergus Kelly

‘Terrorist camp’ destroyed after joint France-Mali force attacked by 50 militants

Malian and French forces supported by Tigre helicopters and Mirage 2000 fighter jets destroyed a "terrorist camp" after they were attacked in the Ndaki area, the defense ministry said

18 October