War

ISIS claims first attack in DR Congo, saying it killed soldiers near Uganda border

Islamic State claimed that it killed Congolese soldiers in an attack in Kamago near the Congo-Uganda border

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Strict regulation of Indonesia homeschooling key to counter terrorism, official says

Indonesian government regulation of homeschooling could block one path to radicalization and reduce the risk of suicide bomb attacks by families

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Pakistan navy and coast guard personnel among 14 gunned down in Balochistan

Gunmen killed at least 14 people after forcing them to disembark from buses in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, officials said

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Nigeria: 52 Boko Haram fighters killed in attack on MNJTF in Cross Kauwa, Chad army says

Two Chadian soldiers and 52 Boko Haram fighters were killed in an attack on the Multinational Joint Task Force in Cross Kauwa in northeastern Nigeria

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Car bomb in Mogadishu kills 4 despite heavy security following Al-Shabaab attacks

Four people were killed and five injured when a car loaded with explosives detonated on a busy road in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

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Sudan SPLM-N rebels suspend hostilities in Blue Nile and South Kordofan

The leader of Sudanese rebel group SPLM-N ordered a three-month suspension of hostilities in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states

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US airstrike kills senior ISIS Somalia official Abdulhakim Dhuqub, Africom says

US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike against the ISIS affiliate in Somalia, killing senior official Abdulhakim Dhuqub

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Yemen government and Houthi rebels agree to Hodeidah plan, UN envoy says

Yemen's government and Houthi rebels have accepted a plan for a much-delayed pullback from the flashpoint city of Hodeidah, the UN envoy said

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Seven Chad soldiers, dozens of Boko Haram fighters killed in overnight attack

Boko Haram militants killed seven Chad soldiers and wounded 15 in an overnight attack in Bohama in which 63 "terrorists" were also killed

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Saudi Arabia and UAE use French weapons in Yemen, report reveals

French weapons are being used by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, according to a classified note revealed by French media

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