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Sep- 2018 -13 September
US and Somalia forces come under attack during operation against Al Shabaab
U.S. and Somali forces came under attack during an operation against the al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab in central Somalia, U.S. Africa Command said. A Somali soldier was killed and two others injured in the attack, which occurred on Wednesday, September 11 in the village of Mubaraak, approximately 37 miles west of the capital Mogadishu, Africom said on Thursday. U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in response to the attack, killing two al-Shabaab fighters and injuring another. No U.S. personnel were killed or injured, the command said. Al-Shabaab is fighting to overthrow the internationally backed government in Mogadishu, but has also carried out attacks in neighboring Kenya, which has deployed troops as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia. Africom works with AMISOM on both advise-and-assist missions as well as air support missions to target al-Shabaab’s forces, but has drawn controversy from strikes that have killed civilians. This is a developing story and will be updated
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13 September
Nigeria troops repel Boko Haram attack on Damasak military base
A Boko Haram attack on a Nigeria military base in Damasak in Borno state was repelled by troops supported by fighter jets
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13 September
Spain will deliver laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia despite Yemen casualty concerns
Spain will go ahead with the delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, engaged in a bloody conflict in Yemen, Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said
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12 September
South Sudan President Kiir and rebel leader Machar sign peace deal
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a much-anticipated peace deal at a regional summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa
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12 September
Passport to jihad: European foreign fighters joining ISIS in the Philippines
Robert Postings takes an in-depth look at the Philippines as a destination for would-be Islamic State foreign fighters as ISIS loses core territory
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12 September
Yemen: US “certifies” Saudi Arabia, UAE acting to reduce risk to civilians
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has "certified" that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are acting to reduce risks to civilians in Yemen military operations
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12 September
Tripoli airport comes under fire despite UN-brokered Libya ceasefire
The Libyan capital's only working airport has come under rocket fire just days after reopening following a UN-backed ceasefire between rival armed groups
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12 September
Death toll in eastern Afghanistan suicide attack rises to 68
The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, as violence flares ahead of elections and a key Islamic holy day
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11 September
US sanctions on Syria’s oil procurement network reaffirm America’s post-ISIS strategy
With most of Syria’s oil and gas under US partner force control, new sanctions raise questions about post-ISIS strategy, the Assad regime and Russia, Jared Szuba reports
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11 September
Dozens of casualties in suicide attack on Afghan protesters in Nangarhar
At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack among protesters in Nangarhar hours after a double bombing at a girls' school in Jalalabad killed a boy
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