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Apr- 2019 -12 April
Taliban announce annual Afghanistan spring offensive
The Taliban announced their annual spring offensive, Al-Fath, which comes as the US and Afghan politicians try to negotiate a peace deal with the insurgents
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11 April
DR Congo army kills ‘dozens’ of Burundi rebels in South Kivu operation
DR Congo's army said it had killed 36 Burundian rebels in a three-day operation in the eastern province of South Kivu, abutting Burundi
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10 April
Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa
Several people were taken hostage and at least one police officer was killed during an attack in Diffa carried out by four Islamic State West Africa province militants
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10 April
France and Mali troops kill 30 militants in major counter-terrorism operation near Burkina Faso border
French and Malian troops killed or captured more than 30 extremists and dismantled a training camp during a major counter-terrorism operation near Mali's border with Burkina Faso
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10 April
Iraq offers to try ISIS adherents if Coalition pays millions in court costs
Iraq has offered the US-led Coalition to put hundreds of accused Islamic State members on trial in Baghdad in exchange for millions of dollars
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10 April
US Africa Command conducts first Somalia airstrike since admitting civilian casualties
US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia, the first since it admitted it had inadvertently killed civilians
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9 April
2,000 flee Jakana as Nigeria army prepares offensive against Islamic State
Around 2,000 people have been forced to flee Jakana to an IDP camp near Maiduguri ahead of a Nigeria military offensive against Boko Haram
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9 April
MINUSCA peacekeepers in deadly clashes with FDPC armed group in western Central African Republic
At least three militia members were killed when UN peacekeepers clashed with the FDPC armed group in western Central African Republic
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9 April
Double car bomb in Syria’s Raqqa kills at least 8, mostly civilians
A double bomb attack in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, a former ISIS bastion, killed at least eight people, mostly civilians
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9 April
India: Deadly attack on BJP election convoy in Chhattisgarh blamed on Maoist rebels
Indian police said Maoist rebels were behind a deadly IED and gun attack on a BJP election convoy in central Chhattisgarh state
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