civilian casualties

Boko Haram ‘kill six’ in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa and Borno states

Boko Haram in Nigeria killed six people in a series of attacks in Adamawa and Borno states while the military targeted insurgents in Mallam Fatori and Arege

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Burkina Faso: 14 civilians killed in attack in Yatenta near Mali border

The attack in the town of Kain in the Yatenta province bordering Mali, is one of the most serious recorded in Burkina Faso and came on the eve of a G5 Sahel summit

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‘Strong’ explosion at busy market in Somalia capital, police say

A powerful blast rocked a busy market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, which is regularly targeted by Al-Shabaab, police said

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Roadside bomb kills one, injures four in Manbij, Syria

A roadside bomb struck a minibus carrying teachers in Manbij in northern Syria, killing one and injuring four others

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Boko Haram kills 6 in Toumour near Niger-Nigeria border

Boko Haram militants shot dead six people in Toumour commune in the Diffa region of southern Niger, near the border with Nigeria, a local official said

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Nigeria: Boko Haram killed at least 60 people in Rann, Amnesty says

Boko Haram militants killed at least 60 people in a January 28 attack on Rann in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, Amnesty International said

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Somalia: 2 killed in car bomb explosion near petroleum ministry in Mogadishu

Two people were killed and five wounded when a car packed with explosives was detonated near the ministry of petroleum in the Somali capital Mogadishu

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Boko Haram kills 4 in Bosso near Niger-Nigeria border

Boko Haram militants shot dead at least four people in the Niger town of Bosso near the border with Nigeria

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Seven killed in Yemen market bombing blamed on Houthi rebels

A bomb attack in a market killed seven Yemeni civilians including a photographer for a UAE television channel in the town of Mokha

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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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