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Slow admissions of civilian harm in Somalia raise questions about US transparency

AFRICOM’s new commander General Stephen Townsend drove openness in civilian casualty reporting in the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria

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US links Saudi Aramco attack to Iran weapons ships seized off Yemen

Iran-made weapons components seized off Yemen's coast resemble those found at the site of an attack on Saudi oil facilities, the US said

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AFRICOM shifts strategy from degrading to containing West Africa insurgents, OIG report says

United States Africa Command has shifted its strategy from degrading violent extremist organizations in West Africa to simply containing their spread

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Family says teenage girl killed in US airstrike that targeted Al Shabaab in Somalia

US Africa Command said no civilians were killed in a Febrary 2nd strike, but relatives say one young woman was killed and two badly injured

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France boosts Barkhane force to 5,100 troops to further focus on Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area

France is to boost the number of troops deployed to its Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel to 5,100

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Africa offers US a ‘competitive edge’ over Russia and China, Townsend says

US AFRICOM commander Stephen Townsend said the US military presence in Africa should remain as part of the strategy to counter Russia and China

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Sahel: France to further strengthen Barkhane, Takuba ‘fully operational by autumn’

France will further bolster its Operation Barkhane force in the Sahel, and the new Task Force Takuba will deploy in the summer, Lecointre says

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Sahel Coalition: G5 and France agree new joint command, will prioritize fight against Islamic State

France and the G5 Sahel will form a military coalition under joint command and focus counter-insurgency efforts against ISIS

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More than 50 ‘terrorists’ killed in French commando operations in Mali

Supported by helicopters, jets and armed Reaper drones, commandoes deployed to Operation Barkhane conducted three helicopter-borne assaults in Mali

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‘Draft’ letter saying US forces to leave Iraq was sent by ‘mistake,’ Milley says

Troops from US-led Coalition against ISIS are preparing to leave Iraq in the wake of an airstrike that killed an Iranian general and Iraqi militia commander

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