Africa
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Jul- 2019 -22 July
Suicide car bomb targets French military base in Gao, Mali
An apparent suicide car bomb exploded at the entrance to a French military base in the central Mali town of Gao
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22 July
Somalia: More than a dozen killed in Mogadishu car bomb explosion
Dozens of people were killed and injured when a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint on the road to the airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
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22 July
Mali: UK to deploy 250 troops to MINUSMA for long-range reconnaissance missions
The UK will in 2020 deploy 250 military personnel to MINUSMA, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, providing a long-range reconnaissance capability
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19 July
Nigeria: Aid convoy driver killed, 6 people missing after ambush near Damasak
An aid convoy driver was killed and six people are missing following an ambush in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, Action Against Hunger said
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19 July
Mali: ‘Terrorists’ killed in French airstrike near Niger border
Aircraft attached to the France-led Operation Barkhane in the Sahel struck "terrorists" in Mali near the border with Niger, killing nine, the armed forces said
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18 July
Nigeria: Islamic State fighters attack Jakana military base after deadly ambush
Islamic State militants attacked a military base in Jakana town in Nigeria's Borno state after killing six soldiers in an ambush on their vehicle nearby
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17 July
Sudan army and protesters finalize civilian-military power-sharing deal
Sudan's protesters and generals inked a deal that aims to install a civilian council, a key demand of demonstrators since president Omar al-Bashir was deposed
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17 July
Seven Niger Tuareg leaders killed by Islamic State since April
Islamic State insurgents have killed seven leaders of the Tuareg ethnic group in southwestern Niger in less than three months
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16 July
Mali: JNIM commander Bah Ag Moussa added to US designated terrorist list
The US added JNIM commander Bah Ag Moussa to the specially designated terrorist list, as part of wider efforts to target the Mali militant group
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13 July
Somalia: At least 7 dead in al-Shabaab suicide bomb and gun attack at Kismayo hotel
At least seven people were killed in a complex Al-Shabaab suicide vehicle bomb and gun attack on a hotel in Kismayo in southern Somalia
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