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Boko Haram kills 4 in attack near Molai in Borno state

Four farmers have been killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack in Molai in northeastern Nigeria, civilian militia and residents said

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At least 4 Burkina Faso soldiers killed in attack on military base in Nassoumbou

At least four Burkina Faso soldiers were killed when gunmen raided a military base in Nassoumbou in Soum province in the northeast, the armed forces said

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Syria will cooperate on Adana counter-terror agreement if Turkey withdraws forces

Syria declared its readiness to cooperate on an agreement that requires it to crack down on the PKK on the condition that Turkey remove its proxies and troops

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Central African Republic PM calls for end to UN arms embargo

Central African Republic prime minister Mathieu Simplice Sarandji led a rally of around 3,000 people calling for a UN arms embargo to be lifted

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ISIS ‘caliphate’ in Syria cut to 4 square km, SDF commander says

ISIS's once-sprawling "caliphate" has been reduced to a four-square-kilometer pocket of territory in eastern Syria, an SDF commander said

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Yemen truce and prisoner exchange timelines pushed back, UN envoy says

The UN envoy for Yemen said the timeline for a truce in the port city of Hodeidah and a prisoner swap between warring parties had been pushed back

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Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet crashes in Uttar Pradesh

An Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet crashed shortly after takeoff in Uttar Pradesh

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10 killed in ‘terrorist attack’ in Sikire in northern Burkina Faso

Ten people were killed and two wounded in a "terrorist attack" in Sikire in Soum province in northern Burkina Faso

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ISIS claims double bomb attack on Philippines church that killed at least 18

Islamic State said its fighters carried out a double bombing on a Catholic church on the southern Philippine island of Jolo that killed at least 18 people

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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks military bases in Pulka and Logomani

Six Nigerian soldiers were injured when Boko Haram insurgents attacked military bases in Pulka and Logomani in Borno state, near the Cameroon border

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