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Death toll in Burkina Faso ethnic clashes rises to 46

Forty-six people were killed in central-northern Burkina Faso this week when a suspected jihadist attack was followed by ethnic clashes,…

Staff Writer With AFP

Two militants killed and a police officer injured during raid in Tunisia

Two suspected militants were killed in the Sidi Bouzid region of Tunisia when they detonated an explosive device during a…

Andrew Kennedy

Iran to deploy warships to Atlantic beginning in March

Iran will deploy warships to the Atlantic Ocean early this year in an operation expected to take five months, navy…

Joanne Stocker

UN Yemen envoy to hold new round of peace talks with Houthis and Hadi

The UN envoy for Yemen will hold a new round of talks with Houthi rebels and the government as the…

Staff Writer With AFP

Five crew killed in Nigeria Mi-35 helicopter crash near Damasak as ISIS claims Yobe state attacks

All five crew members aboard a Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 helicopter gunship were killed when the aircraft crashed near Damasak…

Fergus Kelly

Croatia threatens to cancel F-16 purchase from Israel over months of delays

Croatia threatened to cancel its purchase of F-16 fighter jets from Israel after months of stalling due to a lack…

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger’s army kills more than 200 Boko Haram fighters in offensive near Nigeria border

Niger's army killed more than 280 Boko Haram militants near the southeast border with Nigeria in days of land and…

Staff Writer With AFP

“This is our reward?”: After 4 years fighting ISIS, Syrian Kurds face uncertain future as US pivots to Turkey

Senior Kurdish officials told Jared Szuba they were left in the dark after Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops and…

Jared Szuba

Afghan forces open fire on NATO advisors at base in Herat

Two Afghan border guards opened fire on NATO Resolute Support mission advisors at the military base in Herat province in…

Joanne Stocker

10 troops killed in Niger-Nigeria joint operation against ‘bandits’ in Maradi region

Five Nigerien and five Nigerian troops were killed in the Maradi region on Niger's border with Nigeria in a joint…

Staff Writer With AFP