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6 November

A Nigerian soldier wipes sweat off his face while participating in a special forces training exercise during Exercise Flintlock 2018 in Agadez, Niger, April 14, 2018. Flintlock is an annual, African-led, integrated military and law enforcement exercise working with multinational special operations groups. The exercise is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 (SW/AW) Evan Parker/Released)

ISWAP Jihadists Attack Nigeria Base Near Niger: Sources

Fourteen troops were injured when Islamist fighters attacked a base in remote northeast Nigeria near the border with Niger, military and local militia sources said.

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27 October

PKK fighters in northern Iraq near the Turkish border

Staff Writer With AFP

Kurdish PKK Says Withdrawing All Forces From Turkey to North Iraq

The PKK's militants began withdrawing forces from Turkish soil to northern Iraq, urging Ankara to release jailed Kurdish leader.

24 October

Nigerian Army soldiers are seen driving on a military vehicle in Ngamdu, Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigerian Military Says Killed 50 Jihadists in Army Base Raids

Nigeria's military said on Thursday it had killed 50 armed insurgents that were using drones to carry out multiple attacks on army bases in the volatile northeast.

23 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Ruler Fires Commanders After Battlefield Setbacks

Mali's military ruler fired three senior commanders in the armed forces, a cabinet meeting report showed Wednesday, with a source blaming battlefield failings in the campaign against jihadists.

20 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadist Attacks Spread Across Africa’s Sahel Region

Jihadists in Africa's Sahel region have doubled the scope of their attacks in recent years and now operate in an area twice the size of Spain, leading to 77,000 deaths, according to an AFP analysis of ACLED data.

19 October

ISWAP pledges allegiance to new ISIS leader

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadist Ambush Kills Seven Troops in Northeast Nigeria

Jihadists in Nigeria's restive northeast killed seven troops this week, including an army commander, according to a military intelligence report.

18 October

Police officers seen around Westminster after a terrorist attack in London on March 22, 2017. Four people including a police officer and his attacker have been killed in two related incidents outside the Houses of Parliament and on Westminster Bridge in what Scotland Yard are treating as a terrorist incident (Photo by Jay Shaw Baker/NurPhoto) (Photo by Jay Shaw Baker / NurPhoto via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Neo-Nazi Trio Jailed for Planning ‘Terrorist Attacks’

Three British neo-Nazi extremists brought together by their shared hate of non-whites were jailed for up to 11 years for planning attacks on ethnic and religious minorities.

17 October

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Bandits’ Kill Eight Security Personnel in Northwest Nigeria

Gunmen from criminal gangs killed eight security personnel in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state, the state governor and police said.

17 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Bus Blast Kills Five Defense Ministry Personnel: Official

A blast targeting a bus in Syria's eastern province of Deir Ezzor killed at least five defense ministry personnel, an official from the ministry said.

17 October