Airstrike in Afghanistan’s Wardak killed 12 women and children, UN initial probe finds
An airstrike appears to have killed 12 members of an Afghan family, the UN said, as US and Afghan forces…
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At least 12 Mali Tuaregs killed in attack near Niger border
At least 12 Tuareg civilians were killed by armed assailants in the Menaka region of northeastern Mali near the Niger…
Portugal military and paramilitary police officers arrested over 2017 arms theft
Senior figures in Portugal's military and paramilitary police forces were arrested over a theft from a military arms depot last…
Tunisia: Two killed in land mine blast in jihadist hideout near Algeria border
Two people were killed in a land mine blast in Mount Chaambi in central Tunisia near the border with Algeria,…
Fear and mourning in Afghanistan: Hazaras mark the festival of Muharram in fragile Dasht-e-Barchi
In Kabul’s largely Shia Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood, Shadi Saif finds some from Afghanistan's persecuted minority community taking security into their own…
UN investigates ‘credible’ reported Afghanistan airstrike that killed 9 from a single family
The UN said it was investigating reports that 9 family members had been killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan, but…
Nigeria troops thwart Boko Haram attack on military base in Borno state
Nigerian troops repelled another attempt by Boko Haram to overrun a military base in northeast Nigeria, military and civilian sources…
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo launch deadly raid, kidnap 17
One person was killed and 17 were kidnapped in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a raid blamed on a…
Iran blames ‘jihadist separatists’ for Ahvaz military parade attack
Iran's intelligence ministry blamed "jihadist separatists" for last week's deadly attack on a military parade in the southwestern city of…
Yemen Houthis mass-produced mines and IEDs using Iranian components, CAR report finds
A Conflict Armament Research report has found that Yemen's Houthi rebels have standardized and mass-produced improvised explosive devices