Eight Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast near Baraboulé
At least eight Burkina Faso soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle near Baraboule in Soum province…
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UN investigates ‘credible’ reported Afghanistan airstrike that killed 9 from a single family
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Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo launch deadly raid, kidnap 17
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