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‘Terrorist camp’ destroyed after joint France-Mali force attacked by 50 militants

Malian and French forces supported by Tigre helicopters and Mirage 2000 fighter jets destroyed a "terrorist camp" after they were…

Fergus Kelly

Afghanistan: Taliban gunman attacks high-level security meeting in Kandahar governor’s office

Three top officials were killed when a Taliban gunman attacked a high-level security meeting at the governor's office in Afghanistan's…

Joanne Stocker

French soldier killed in accident in Mali

A French soldier has died in accident while performing maintenance on a truck while deployed to Operation Barkhane in Mali,…

Fergus Kelly

Five Czech soldiers injured in attack near Afghanistan’s Bagram base

Five Czech soldiers were injured in an attack in Afghanistan, two months after three others were killed, the Czech defence…

Staff Writer With AFP

Tunisia F-5 fighter jet crashes in Mediterranean Sea, pilot unharmed

A Tunisian F-5 fighter jet crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during an exercise but its pilot was unharmed, the defence…

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Syria envoy de Mistura announces he will step down

UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced that he will step down next month

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali: More than a dozen killed in fresh violence in Mopti and Menaka

Eleven people were shot dead in central Mali, while in the east, an explosion killed one person and injured two,…

Staff Writer With AFP

Kashmir police and militants killed in shootout in tourist area of Srinagar

A gun battle near a 14th Century Muslim shrine killed at least four in the Kashmir capital and sparked protests…

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan election candidate targeted in Helmand bombing, 10th killed ahead of vote

A bomb under a sofa killed four Afghans including an election candidate, as deadly violence escalates ahead of the parliamentary…

Staff Writer With AFP

Foreign fighters continue to join ISIS in Syria, US Joint Chiefs chair says

Foreign fighters continue to flow into Syria to join ISIS despite its forces being largely decimated, US Joint Chiefs chairman…

Staff Writer With AFP