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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

Dozens killed in joint Niger-Nigeria military crackdown on criminal gangs

At least 30 "bandits" have been killed during a military crackdown by Niger and Nigeria along their troubled frontier where…

Staff Writer With AFP

Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Polisario Front agree to UN-brokered Western Sahara talks

Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario Front accepted a UN invitation to hold talks on ending the conflict in Western…

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Su-27 fighter jet crashes during NATO exercise

A Ukraine Air Force Su-27 fighter jet crashed during large-scale NATO aerial exercises, the Ukrainian military said.

Joanne Stocker

60 killed in largest US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia since 2017

US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike against al-Shabaab near Harardere in eastern Somalia, killing approximately 60 fighters

Joanne Stocker

30 people killed in two months near Bria, Central African Republic’s diamond hub

The UN said at least 30 civilians were killed in August and September by armed groups near Bria in Central…

Fergus Kelly

Iran claims 700 drone strikes against ISIS in Syria

Iran's IRGC has carried out 700 drone strikes against ISIS in Syria, its aerospace chief Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran security personnel kidnapped in Pakistan border region

Fourteen Iranian security personnel, including IRGC intelligence officers, were abducted in Sistan and Balochistan on the volatile southeastern border with…

Staff Writer With AFP

Saudi Hawk trainer jet crashes on training mission, killing pilots

A Saudi military Hawk crashed while on a training mission in the northwest of the kingdom, killing the crew, the…

Staff Writer With AFP

Egypt and Russia invite 13 countries to observe counter-terrorism exercises

Egypt and Russia invited defense officials from 13 countries to observe joint aerial counter-terrorism exercises

Joanne Stocker