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Malian soldier injured, 12 civilians killed in Boulikessi market attack

At least 12 civilians were killed in northern Mali in an attack on a market that also involved the shooting of a Malian soldier, military sources said

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Central African Republic: UN ‘restores control’ of Bambari, after 8 people killed

The UN Minusca mission in Central African Republic said it had retaken control of Bambari after institutions in the town were attacked in two days of violence and looting that left eight people dead

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Afghan president Ghani apologizes for Kunduz airstrike that killed 30 children

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani apologized to the families of dozens of children killed in an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in Kunduz province last month

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At least 19 killed as insurgents attack Myanmar security forces near China border

At least 19 people were killed and 29 injured in northern Myanmar when TNLA insurgents attacked government security posts and a casino outside Muse in Shan State, near the border with China

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US reviewing Somalia raid after reports of civilian casualties

The U.S. military's Africa Command said it is reviewing a May 9 raid in the Lower Shabelle after locals reported that five civilians had been shot dead

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Suicide bomb kills 2 in eastern Libya

A suicide bomber on Tuesday attacked a checkpoint in eastern Libya held by militiamen loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, killing at least two people including a civilian, a senior security official said. The attacker also killed a fighter from Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army when the vehicle they were driving exploded at a roadblock 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Sirte, General Al-Mabruk Sahban told AFP. The attack has not yet been claimed. Sahban added that earlier in the day security services had detonated another car bomb discovered in the area. The attack on the checkpoint comes a day after Haftar announced the start of an offensive to recapture the city of Derna, held by Islamists and jihadists of the Mujahedeen Shura Council. In March, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for two attacks against LNA checkpoints that killed 10 people. Last week, ISIS claimed a suicide attack in Tripoli against Libya’s electoral commission that killed 14 people. Libya has been wracked by chaos since a 2011 uprising that toppled and killed its long-time dictator Muammar Qaddafi, with two rival authorities vying for control. Haftar supports an administration based in the east of the country. A United Nations-backed unity government based …

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UN Afghanistan investigation concludes at least 36 children killed in Kunduz madrassa air raid

A UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan report concluded that an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in the Taliban-controlled Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province killed and wounded at least 81 children

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Government officials, soldier killed in Boko Haram attack on Lake Chad island

Six people were killed, including four government officials and a soldier, in Boko Haram attack on a Chadian army checkpoint on an island in Lake Chad, a military source told AFP

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Dozens of casualties in surge of Central African Republic violence

Large protests continued after at least 16 people were killed and nearly 100 wounded in clashes including between militia and security forces in the capital Bangui

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Suicide bombers kill dozens in northeast Nigerian market and mosque

Dozens of people were killed when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a mosque and a market in Mubi, northeast Nigeria, residents said.

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