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French soldier killed in Mali roadside bomb blast claimed by ISIS

A French soldier deployed to Operation Barkhane was killed between Gao and Menaka in Mali in an IED attack later…

Fergus Kelly

Mali: More than 50 killed in ‘terrorist attack’ in Indelilmane in Menaka region

At least 53 Mali soldiers were killed in a "terrorist attack" on a military post outpost in Indelimane in the…

Fergus Kelly

US begins ISR flight operations from Air Base 201 in northern Niger

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance flight operations from Nigerien Air Base 201 have begun, United States Africa Command said

Fergus Kelly

Saab and Raytheon successfully flight test Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition

Saab and Raytheon successfully completed a series of flight tests of the shoulder-launched Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition

Staff Writer With AFP

French Rafale jets strike ISIS tunnels in northeastern Iraq

French Rafale fighter aircraft conducted airstrikes on a number of Islamic State munitions caches in northeastern Iraq

Jared Szuba

It took almost a year, but a simple shift in US stance led to Turkey’s assault against Syria’s Kurds

US diplomats' short-sighted Syria strategy may have led to Turkey's incrusion and unravelled the partnership with the SDF

Jared Szuba

Turkey and Russia begin joint patrols on northern Syria border

Turkish and Russian forces on Friday, November 1 began joint patrols near the Syria-Turkey border under a deal agreed in…

Joanne Stocker

UN extends Darfur peacekeeping mission UNAMID for one year

The UN Security Council extended the UNAMID peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region after a recommendation from the Khartoum government

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey releases 18 Syrian soldiers after talks with Russia

Turkey freed 18 Syrian soldiers that its forces captured in northeastern Syria, the defense ministry said

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo army launches ‘large-scale operations’ against militias in Beni territory

Democratic Republic of Congo's army said it had launched "large-scale operations" against armed militias in the troubled Beni region

Fergus Kelly