War

Roadside bomb ‘placed by PKK’ kills 2 Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq

Two Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq by a roadside bomb that Turkey's defense ministry blamed on the PKK

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Afghan officials probe claim of 40 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike

Afghanistan is investigating reports that 40 civilians, including children, were killed in an airstrike during a wedding celebration in southern Helmand province

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Nine reported killed in weekend attacks in northern Burkina Faso

Nine people were reported killed in attacks in Bam and Soum Provinces in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Mali

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Houthi rebels call for end to Yemen’s civil war, offer to halt strikes on Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Houthi rebels called for an end to the country's four-year civil war, promising to halt strikes on Saudi Arabia if bombing stops

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US carries out airstrike against ISIS fighters in Libya, Africa Command says

US forces carried out an airstrike against Islamic State fighters in southwest Libya, Africa Command said

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INTERVIEW: US envoy James Jeffrey on ISIS, the Syrian border, Idlib, Rukban and Iraq

US envoy James Jeffrey talks about the US role in Syria and the effort to fully dismantle ISIS in Iraq in a wide-ranging interview

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Saudi Arabia begins new operation against Yemen’s Houthi rebels near Hodeidah

The Saudi-led coalition said it launched a military operation against the Houthi rebels in Yemen near Hodeidah, its first strike since an attack on the kingdom's oil industry

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Burkina Faso: ISIS claims ISWAP conducted Koutougou attack that killed 24 soldiers

ISIS said Islamic State West Africa Province fighters carried out the attack in Koutougou that killed 24 Burkina Faso soldiers on August 19

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Nigerian Army claims NGO aids Boko Haram and ISWAP, shuts Maiduguri and Damaturu offices

The Nigerian Army shut down the offices of a humanitarian aid group Action Against Hunger (ACF), accusing it of "aiding and abetting terrorists"

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US expects UN help with Turkey’s resettlement of Syrian refugees into border zone

The US expects the UN and NGOs to help “facilitate” a proposed resettlement of Syrian refugees living in Turkey into a planned buffer zone along Syria’s northeastern border

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