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Nigeria: 21 killed Boko Haram attack in Kuda, Adamawa state

Boko Haram fighters killed 21 people when they stormed and burned Kuda village in northeastern Nigeria's Adamawa state

Staff Writer With AFP

Islamic State recognizes new Central Africa Province, deepening ties with DR Congo militants

New video from ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi confirms Islamic State Central Africa ties to DR Congo militants

Robert Postings

US Senate confirms new AFRICOM and EUCOM commanders

The US Senate confirmed General Stephen Townsend and General Tod Wolters as the new AFRICOM and EUCOM commanders

Joanne Stocker

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears in first video since declaring caliphate in 2014

The elusive chief of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appeared for the first time in five years in a propaganda…

Staff Writer With AFP

EU extends Myanmar arms sales embargo

The European Union extended a ban on selling arms to Myanmar and prolonged sanctions against high-ranking officials over human rights…

Staff Writer With AFP

Weak UN resolution exposes conflict between sexual violence survivors’ needs and political ideology

UN Security Council Resolution 2467 on sexual violence in conflict prioritized political consensus over survivors

Opinion Editor

Two suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh militants killed in Dhaka police raid

Bangladesh forces raided a suspected extremist hideout in Dhaka, killing at least two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh militants, police said

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Four dead in suspected Boko Haram attack in Cameroon near Chad border

Boko Haram militants killed at least four people and badly wounded four others in an attack on Kofia island on…

Staff Writer With AFP

Islamic State fighters storm Nigeria military base near Biu

Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province faction of Boko Haram attacked an army outpost at Mararrabar Kimba in…

Staff Writer With AFP

Tunisia soldier killed in IED explosion on Mount Chambi

A Tunisian soldier was killed and three others were wounded in a mine blast in an attack claimed by al-Qaeda-linked…

Staff Writer With AFP