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Nigeria soldiers killed in clashes around Monguno, key garrison town near Lake Chad

Three soldiers were killed in intense fighting between Nigeria's army and Islamist insurgents around Monguno, a key garrison town in…

Staff Writer With AFP

Car bomb explodes near Somalia’s parliament

At least four people were killed and 10 wounded when a car bomb exploded close to a checkpoint near Somalia's…

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran fires ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops

Iran fired missiles at Iraqi bases housing the US forces in revenge for the US killing of IRGC Quds Force…

Staff Writer With AFP

France upgrades small arms with Glock pistols, SCAR precision rifle procurements

France's military is replacing its pistols with the Glock 17 and replacing the FR F2 with a 7.62 mm, 20-inch…

Jared Szuba

Counter-ISIS Coalition countries temporarily withdrawing personnel from Iraq

Members of the US-led Coalition against ISIS are pulling troops from Iraq as training of both the Iraqi Security Forces…

Joanne Stocker

Iran designates US military ‘terrorists’ over Soleimani killing

Iran has designated the U.S. armed forces a terrorist group over the killing of top commander General Qassem Soleimani. Iran's…

Joanne Stocker

At least 9 killed in Gamboru bridge bomb blast on Nigeria-Cameroon border

An explosion ripped through a crowded market on a bridge at Gamboru on Nigeria's border with Cameroon, killing at least…

Staff Writer With AFP

Libya: Haftar’s LNA captures Sirte as UN envoy expresses anger at foreign meddling

LNA forces loyal to rogue Libyan general Khalifa Haftar seized control the coastal city of Sirte as Turkey said it…

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Draft’ letter saying US forces to leave Iraq was sent by ‘mistake,’ Milley says

Troops from US-led Coalition against ISIS are preparing to leave Iraq in the wake of an airstrike that killed an…

Joanne Stocker

Five Mali soldiers killed by roadside bomb near Alatona

Five Malian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in Alatona in the central Segou region

Staff Writer With AFP