Five killed in bomb and gun attack near Boungou in eastern Burkina Faso
Five people, four of them police, were killed when their convoy was hit by a complex roadside bomb and gun…
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Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Arege near Lake Chad
Boko Haram militants attacked a military base in Arege village near Lake Chad in northeast Nigeria, killing at least one…
Freed Central African child soldiers could end up returning to the battlefield
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US carries out third airstrike against Al-Qaeda in Libya
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Tunisia arrests 12 members of suspected ISIS cell
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The rise of educated young Kashmir militants: propaganda or unpalatable truth?
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US airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed 23 civilians, UN finds
At least 23 civilians, including women and children, were killed by a US airstrike in southern Afghanistan, according to an…
Nigeria A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft contract finally lands
Sierra Nevada has been awarded a long-awaited contract for 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Nigerian Air…