Five Philippines troops killed battling Abu Sayyaf on Jolo
A "fierce firefight" killed five Philippine soldiers and three militants from the Abu Sayyaf group suspected of the deadly cathedral…
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Central African Republic peace deal ‘secured’ in Khartoum
The government of Central African Republic struck a peace deal with 14 armed groups at African Union-brokered talks in Khartoum
Boko Haram kills 6 in Toumour near Niger-Nigeria border
Boko Haram militants shot dead six people in Toumour commune in the Diffa region of southern Niger, near the border with…
Iran successfully flight tests Hoveizeh long-range cruise missile
Iran announced the successful flight test of its new 1,350 km-range Hoveizeh long-range cruise missile
IRGC member killed in attack on Basij base in southeast Iran
A member of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed and five were wounded in an armed attack in…
Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa … or both?
What is Boko Haram called, and how should we refer to its two factions?
Irish police find mortar tube and ammunition near border
A mortar tube and a "substantial" quantity of ammunition have been discovered during search near the border between Ireland and Northern…
Nigeria: Boko Haram killed at least 60 people in Rann, Amnesty says
Boko Haram militants killed at least 60 people in a January 28 attack on Rann in northeast Nigeria's Borno state,…
US to pull out of Cold War INF missile treaty, Trump says
US President Donald Trump said the US was withdrawing from the Cold War INF missile treaty with Russia, saying Moscow…
India Air Force pilots killed in Mirage 2000 fighter jet crash
Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed when their French-built Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed minutes after take-off in Bangalore