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Jan- 2019 -9 JanuaryAfrica
ADF attack in Beni kills 10, DR Congo army says
Seven civilians and three soldiers were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo when a militia attacked a military post in the Beni region
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8 JanuaryAfrica
Armed men kill 8 civilians in eastern DR Congo’s Beni region
At least eight civilians including relatives of soldiers were killed in an overnight incursion by armed men in the volatile eastern DR Congo, the army said
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7 JanuaryMiddle East
US carried out 36 airstrikes in Yemen last year
The US targeted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Islamic State in Yemen with 36 airstrikes, CENTCOM said
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4 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on convoy near Banki, close to Cameroon border
At least two Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a convoy near Banki, close to the border with Cameroon
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4 JanuaryAfrica
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, the government said
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Dec- 2018 -19 DecemberAfrica
UN Mali inquiry blames Dogon hunters for June massacre of Fulani
A UN investigation blamed Dogon hunters for massacres in central Mali that killed at least 24 members of the Fulani community
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13 DecemberAfrica
Dozens of civilians killed near Mali’s border with Niger
More than 40 civilians have been shot dead by gunmen who raided an area in northeastern Mali near the border with Niger, local officials said
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12 December
Syria uncovers more mass graves near former ISIS stronghold of Al Bukamal
Seven mass graves containing hundreds of unidentified bodies were unearthed near the former ISIS stronghold of Al Bukamal in eastern Syria
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11 DecemberAfrica
Nine killed in eastern DR Congo raid blamed on ADF
Suspected ADF militants killed nine civilians in an attack in Oicha in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled Beni region
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8 DecemberAfrica
Civilians killed as Nigeria troops battle Boko Haram in Jakana
Three civilians were killed after Nigerian soldiers intercepted Boko Haram fighters near a military base in Jakana in Borno state, triggering a gun battle
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