War
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Oct- 2018 -8 October
Three Egypt Army soldiers killed in Sinai counterterrorism operation
Egyptian security forces have killed 52 suspected jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula in operations in which three soldiers also died
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8 October
UK veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffer higher rates of PTSD
The overall rate of probable PTSD for British veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars was nine percent, compared to five percent of those who did not deploy to those conflicts.
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7 October
Afghanistan civilian casualties from suicide bomb attacks surge by 46 percent
The number of Afghans killed or wounded in suicide attacks soared 46 percent in the first nine months of 2018, as militants increasingly target civilians, the United Nations said
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7 October
Airstrikes reported after Burkina Faso soldier killed in bomb attack near Pama in restive East
A Burkina Faso military officer was killed and a soldier injured when their vehicle was hit in a roadside bomb attack near Pama in Kompienga province in the restive East
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7 October
Democratic Republic of Congo: 14 people killed in North Kivu machete attack
Machete-wielding attackers killed at least 14 civilians in Rubaya in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive North Kivu province
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6 October
Cameroon: 3 Anglophone separatists, priest killed ahead of presidential poll
Three anglophone separatists were killed in clashes with Cameroonian security forces in the flashpoint Southwest Region town of Buea, ahead of Sunday's presidential polls
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6 October
Six Burkina Faso police killed in bomb and gun attack in Solle in the North region
At least six Burkina Faso police officers were killed in a bomb and gun attack in the northern town of Solle near the border with Mali
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5 October
Rebels kill Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers and civilians in Beni attack
A rebel attack on an army post in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six people dead, civilian and military sources said
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4 October
Burkina Faso soldiers killed by roadside bomb in restive east
A Burkina Faso Defense and Security Forces vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb near Gayeri in the east near the border with Niger, killing at least five and injuring one
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4 October
Afghanistan security council threatens ‘all legal options’ against privatization of war
Afghanistan's National Security Council said the government opposed any attempt to privatize the war and would pursue legal options
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