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Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport kills 1, wounds 21

A Yemeni rebel attack on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other people,…

Staff Writer With AFP

Chad soldiers killed in apparent Islamic State attack near N’Gouboua

At least seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in an apparent Islamic State ambush in the N'Gouboua…

Staff Writer With AFP

New Syrian military councils are the SDF’s latest push for decentralization

Military councils in Tal Abyad, Kobane, Tabqa, Raqqa, Qamishli and al-Hol are part of the SDF’s transition to a “new…

Jared Szuba

Ethiopia army chief killed in failed coup attempt, Abiy’s office says

Ethiopia's army chief Seare Mekonnen was shot dead by his bodyguard just hours after an attempted coup in Amhara state…

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria: Chad soldier killed in MNJTF counter-ISWAP operation in Baga area

At least one Chadian was killed and 12 other soldiers injured in Nigeria during a MNJTF operation against Islamic State…

Fergus Kelly

Burkina Faso adopts law restricting media coverage of military operations

Lawmakers in Burkina Faso adopted a controversial new law providing for jail terms of up to 10 years for divulging…

Staff Writer With AFP

Iraq: Suicide bomber targets Shiite mosque in Baghdad, killing 2

A suicide explosion at a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad killed two civilians and wounded nine other people, Iraqi police…

Staff Writer With AFP

France-led cross-border Operation Aconit kills 18 more Islamic State fighters in Niger

Niger's defense minister said 18 Islamic State fighters were killed near the Mali border in the joint Operation Aconit involving…

Fergus Kelly

US Senate votes to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia

The US Senate voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, as legislators…

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Security Council passes resolution on protection of disabled people during conflicts

The UN Security Council approved its first resolution calling for protection of disabled people during armed conflicts

Staff Writer With AFP