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15 March

Nigerien soldiers stand guard outside Diffa airport

Niger Says It Killed ‘30 Boko Haram Jihadists,’ Arrests 960

Jihadist-hit Niger killed about 30 members of the Boko Haram group and detained 960 followers, most of them women and children, official sources said.

15 March

Members of Moroccan special forces take part in a military exercise

Staff Writer With AFP

Morocco Arrests Suspected Jihadists After Police Death

Moroccan police arrested three suspected members of Islamic State over the killing of an officer whose charred body was found this month, the authorities said.

14 March

File photo of Al Shabaab fighters Somalia

Staff Writer With AFP

Five Killed in Al-Shabaab Suicide Attack in Somalia

At least five people were killed and 11 others wounded, including a regional governor, in a suicide attack in southern Somalia claimed by Al-Shabaab.

14 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Up to 500 IS Fighters Still Active in Iraq: Military

Islamic State still has up to 500 active fighters in Iraq, a senior military official estimated in the country where jihadist cells continue to launch sporadic attacks.

13 March

Islamic State supporters hold up the caliphate's flag

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Claims Bomb Attack That Targeted Afghan Journalists

Islamic State claimed a bomb attack that killed a security guard and wounded a group of journalists and children in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

12 March

M23 fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Staff Writer With AFP

Angola to Send Forces to Conflict-Torn DR Congo

Angola will send a military unit to the Democratic Republic of Congo after a ceasefire it brokered between rebel militiamen and government troops collapsed.

9 March