civilian casualties

Niger: 8 killed in attack on French water well drilling camp in Diffa region

Eight people were killed in an attack on French drilling company Foraco’s water well drilling camp in Toumour in the Diffa region of Niger, near the Nigeria border

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Afghanistan: Dozens killed in explosion at religious gathering in Kabul

At least 50 people were reported killed in an explosion at a religious event at the Uranus Wedding Hall in the Afghan capital Kabul.

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Central African Republic: Death toll in Alindao clashes rises to 48

At least 48 people were killed in clashes between rival militias in the restive Central African Republic town of Alindao last week

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Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in renewed Gaza violence

Renewed violence in Gaza threatened to thwart efforts to end unrest as Israeli airstrikes killed five Palestinians and destroyed a TV building while a barrage of rocket fire from the enclave left one dead

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Nigeria: Hundreds flee Boko Haram raid after video suggests reconciliation between factions

Hundreds of villagers fled their homes after a Boko Haram attack in Nigeria's borno state, two days after a video hinted at reconciliation between factions

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Saudi coalition ends US fueling of planes for Yemen airstrikes

Saudi Arabia ended a controversial refueling arrangement between the United States and the coalition that is bombing Yemen

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Dozens killed and injured in Mogadishu car bomb blasts claimed by al-Shabaab

At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured after three car bombs exploded near a hotel and a police headquarters in the Somalia capital Mogadishu

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Australia police treating Melbourne knife attack as ‘terrorism event’

Australian police said they are treating a deadly knife attack in Melbourne as an act of terror, and the suspect was originally from Somalia and was known to authorities

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Car bomb strikes Mosul, first since city was retaken from ISIS

A car bomb explosion near a Mosul restaurant killed at least two people and injured a dozen more in the first such attack since the city was retaken from ISIS

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Locals accuse Burundi AMISOM troops of killing 4 Somalia civilians

Witnesses accused African Union soldiers of killing four civilians in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, after they opened fire when their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb

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