War

Nigeria: Hundreds flee Boko Haram raid after video suggests reconciliation between factions

Hundreds of villagers fled their homes after a Boko Haram attack in Nigeria's borno state, two days after a video hinted at reconciliation between factions

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Dozens killed and injured in Mogadishu car bomb blasts claimed by al-Shabaab

At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured after three car bombs exploded near a hotel and a police headquarters in the Somalia capital Mogadishu

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Court jails 65 for membership in Upper Egypt ISIS ‘cell’

An court sentenced 65 suspected Islamic State members to between five years and life in prison for setting up a "terrorist cell" in Upper Egypt

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Democratic Republic of Congo troops kill 17 Kasai militia members, capture others

Seventeen members of an insurgent group in the central Democratic Republic of Congo region of Kasai were killed and others captured in an army ambush

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Car bomb strikes Mosul, first since city was retaken from ISIS

A car bomb explosion near a Mosul restaurant killed at least two people and injured a dozen more in the first such attack since the city was retaken from ISIS

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Syrian army rescues 19 Druze women and children from ISIS, state media says

Syrian state media said the army has freed all remaining Druze women and children abducted by ISIS from the southern province of Sweida

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Yemen president Hadi replaces defense minister detained by Houthis

Yemen's president replaced the defense minister and the army chief of staff, as government forces press a five-month assault on the rebel-held port of Hodeidah

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France proposes UN peacekeeper support for Central African troop deployments

The UN Security Council is weighing a French proposal that would see UN peacekeepers support newly-trained Central African Republic troops as they deploy

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Egypt sentences 8 to death over 2016 ISIS attack on army checkpoint

An Egyptian military court sentenced eight members of Islamic State to death for a deadly attack against the army in 2016

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Dead or alive: Are Malaysia ISIS militants among Philippines foreign fighter fatalities?

Philippine government lists certain foreign fighters including Malaysians as killed in Marawi but their Malaysian counterpart still lists them as alive and wanted

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