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Oct- 2018 -4 October
US service member killed in action in Afghanistan
A US service member with NATO's Resolute Support mission was killed in action in Afghanistan, Resolute Support said
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4 October
Burkina Faso gendarme killed in attack on Inata gold mine in Soum province
A Burkina Faso gendarme was killed and another injured in an attack on a security post at the Inata gold mine in the north of the country
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3 October
ISIS says senior Sinai leader in killed in Egypt army air strike
Islamic State announced the death of one of its leaders in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where a source said 15 jihadists were also killed
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1 October
Trump administration struggles to explain US military role in Syria
Recent Pentagon, State Department and White House statements send mixed signals about a future US military presence in Syria, and if it is focused on countering Iran
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1 October
More than 20 Tuaregs killed near Mali’s border with Niger
At least 25 Tuareg civilians were killed in Amalaoulaou near Mali’s frontier with Niger in the restive Menaka region in the country's east
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1 October
Iran fires ballistic missiles at eastern Syria in retaliation for Ahvaz attack
Iran's IRGC said they launched ballistic missiles attack at a "terrorist" headquarters in Syria in retaliation for a September attack on Ahvaz
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Sep- 2018 -30 September
Boko Haram kills commander over plan to release 300 hostages and surrender
Boko Haram commander Ali Gaga was killed by his comrades in Islamic State West Africa Province over an alleged plan to surrender and release hostages to the Nigerian military
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29 September
Four killed in north Democratic Republic of Congo rebel attacks
Two soldiers and two women died and others were kidnapped in attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo's war-torn North Kivu province
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29 September
Chad troops kill 17 Boko Haram militants after 6 killed in Lake Chad attacks
Six people died in overnight Boko Haram attacks near Lake Chad while Chadian troops killed 17 militants in a counter-offensive
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28 September
New G5 Sahel Joint Force commander moves HQ to Mali capital Bamako after June attack
The headquarters of the G5 Sahel joint counter-terrorism force was transferred to Mali's capital Bamako from the central town of Sevare
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