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8 March

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UN considering downsizing DR Congo peacekeeping mission

The UN is considering a drawdown of its large peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo and charting a course towards an exit strategy

8 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Bird strike likely caused Indian MiG-21 fighter jet crash near Pakistan, defense ministry says

An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison fighter jet crashed in desert in western Rajasthan state, close to the border with Pakistan

7 March

Fergus Kelly

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Northern Ireland police discover mortar tubes in ‘significant’ hide near border

Police uncovered a "significant terrorist hide" containing mortar parts near Forkhill, close to the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland

7 March

Staff Writer With AFP

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Egypt police officer wounded in Cairo raid that killed 7 suspected militants

An Egyptian police officer was wounded and seven suspected Hasm group militants were killed in a firefight and raid in the capital Cairo, the interior ministry said

7 March

A bomb exploded near a restaurant in central Mogadishu, Somalia

Staff Writer With AFP

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Al Shabaab claims car bombing that killed 4 in Somalia capital

Four people were killed and nine wounded by a car bomb near a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia police said, for which Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility

7 March

Ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the death of Afghanistan Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari in Kabul

Staff Writer With AFP

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Explosions rock Afghanistan political gathering attended by top officials

At least two blasts struck a large ceremony attended by Afghanistan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah and other officials, killing one person and injuring 17 others.

6 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria: Roadside bomb blast blamed on ISWA kills 5 people near Maiduguri

Five farmers were killed when their vehicle was struck by a mine outside Addamari near the restive northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri

6 March

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

Jared Szuba

Former Iraqi PM falsely claims only 8 women and children killed in battle of Mosul

Former Iraq Prime Minister Abadi said only 8 women and children were killed in the battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS

6 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Double suicide bombing targets construction company in eastern Afghanistan

Multiple blasts rattled eastern Afghanistan’s Jalalabad with more than a dozen casualties reported as militants appeared to target a private company near the city’s airport

5 March