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6 October

At Least 20 Pro-Govt Somali Fighters Killed Battling Al-Shabaab

At least 20 pro-government fighters have been killed in fierce battles with Al-Shabaab jihadists in central Somalia, local militia commanders said.

3 October

Cayuse Warrior Plus multi-role helicopter.

Inder Singh Bisht

Nigeria Acquires 12 Attack Helos to Bolster Counter-Terrorism Punch

The Nigerian Army has bought 12 attack helicopters from MD Helicopters to arm its newly-formed army aviation unit.

3 October

Niger Armed Forces at Nigerien Air Base 201

Staff Writer With AFP

29 Niger Soldiers Killed by Suspected Jihadists: Defense Ministry

Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defense ministry said, declaring a three-day national mourning period.

2 October

A 2018 file photo shows fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) manning a roadblock in the Qandil Mountains, the groups's main rear-base in northern Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Strikes PKK Bases in Iraq After Ankara Bombing

Turkish jets launched air strikes inside Iraqi Kurdistan after a blast earlier the same day injured two police officers near the parliament building in Ankara.

2 October

Malian army on patrol in the central Malian village of Djenne on February 28 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Army Says New Fighting With Separatist Rebels in North

The Malian army said new fighting had broken out in the north between the military and armed rebel groups, the latest in a series of attacks on the army in the troubled West African country.

1 October

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during his party's group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) in Ankara

Staff Writer With AFP

Erdogan Says ‘Terrorists’ Will Never Achieve Aims After Turkey Attack

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "terrorists" will never achieve their aims, hours after a blast in Ankara.

Sep- 2023 -

30 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Suicide Bomber Kills Five in Central Somalia

Five people died and six others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the presidential palace in central Somalia.

29 September

Security personnel cordon off the site of a mosque blast inside the provincial police headquarters in Peshawar

Staff Writer With AFP

More Than 50 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Pakistan Blasts

More than 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Pakistan's Balochistan province by a suicide bombing.

29 September

A police officer stops a car at a check point ahead of the February 25 presidential election at Awka in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

7 Nigerien Soldiers Killed in Jihadist Attack, 5 More in Ensuing Accident

Seven soldiers were killed in Niger's southwest in an attack by suspected jihadists, and five others died in a traffic accident while trying to respond to the assault.

28 September