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Oct- 2018 -7 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan civilian casualties from suicide bomb attacks surge by 46 percent
The number of Afghans killed or wounded in suicide attacks soared 46 percent in the first nine months of 2018, as militants increasingly target civilians, the United Nations said
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7 OctoberAfrica
Democratic Republic of Congo: 14 people killed in North Kivu machete attack
Machete-wielding attackers killed at least 14 civilians in Rubaya in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive North Kivu province
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6 OctoberAfrica
Cameroon: 3 Anglophone separatists, priest killed ahead of presidential poll
Three anglophone separatists were killed in clashes with Cameroonian security forces in the flashpoint Southwest Region town of Buea, ahead of Sunday's presidential polls
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5 OctoberAfrica
Rebels kill Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers and civilians in Beni attack
A rebel attack on an army post in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six people dead, civilian and military sources said
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2 OctoberAsia Pacific
Suicide bomber targets Afghanistan election campaign rally in Nangarhar
At least seven people were killed in a suicide attack on an Afghan election campaign rally, in the latest violence ahead of this month's legislative vote
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1 OctoberAfrica
More than 20 Tuaregs killed near Mali’s border with Niger
At least 25 Tuareg civilians were killed in Amalaoulaou near Mali’s frontier with Niger in the restive Menaka region in the country's east
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Sep- 2018 -29 SeptemberAfrica
Four killed in north Democratic Republic of Congo rebel attacks
Two soldiers and two women died and others were kidnapped in attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo's war-torn North Kivu province
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29 SeptemberAfrica
Chad troops kill 17 Boko Haram militants after 6 killed in Lake Chad attacks
Six people died in overnight Boko Haram attacks near Lake Chad while Chadian troops killed 17 militants in a counter-offensive
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28 SeptemberMiddle East
UN Human Rights Council extends Yemen war crimes investigation
The UN Human Rights Council voted to extend a probe of alleged war crimes committed in Yemen despite opposition from Saudi Arabia and allies
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27 SeptemberAfrica
Seven Mali soldiers and civilian driver killed in roadside bomb blast
Seven Malian soldiers and a civilian driver were killed in roadside bomb blast in central Mali near Mopti, the ministry of defense said
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