War
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Mar- 2019 -28 March
Four Burkina Faso gendarmes killed in attack on base in Barani near Mali border
Four Burkina Faso gendarmes were killed in an attack on a base in the Boucle du Mahoun region near the Mali border
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28 March
Somalia: At least 11 killed in suspected car bombing in downtown Mogadishu
At least 11 people died when a bomb exploded on a busy street and ripped into a nearby restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
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27 March
Niger: Boko Haram suicide bomb and gun attack in Diffa region kills at least 10
At least 10 people were killed along with at least two suicide bombers in a coordinated Boko Haram attack in N'Guigmi in the Diffa region of eastern Niger
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26 March
Syria: ISIS kills 7 Manbij Military Council members in midnight checkpoint attack
ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack that killed seven guards in the Syrian city of Manbij, days after its "caliphate" was declared defeated
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25 March
Jihadists losing grip in Mali but peace will take time, French armed forces chief says
France's armed forces chief said jihadists in Mali are on the back foot but restoring peace in the poor Sahel country will take time
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25 March
Israel begins airstrikes in Gaza after rocket hits house near Tel Aviv
Israel launched airstrikes in the Gaza Strip hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit a house and wounded seven Israelis
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25 March
Challenges after the elimination of ISIS
Although defeated on the battlefield, ISIS will continue to be a threat to stability in northern Syria, SDF commander Mazlum Kobane writes
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25 March
SDF calls for international tribunal to try ISIS members in Syria
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces has called for the international community to set up a special tribunal to try detained ISIS members
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25 March
Afghanistan: Airstrike kills 10 children in Kunduz, UN says
At least 13 civilians, including 10 children, were killed in an airstrike by "international forces" in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, the UN said
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24 March
Mali and Chad replace senior armed forces staff after deadly attacks
The governments of Mali and Chad have both replaced senior leaders in their armed forces after deadly attacks in both countries left more than 150 dead
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