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Mar- 2021 -23 MarchAfrica
137 Killed in Niger’s Deadliest Suspected Jihadist Massacre
Scores of people have died in the deadliest suspected jihadist massacre ever to hit Niger, the government said Monday, underscoring the huge security challenge facing new President Mohamed Bazoum.
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22 MarchMiddle East
Kurdish Fighters, Pro-Turkey Rebels Clash in North Syria
Kurdish-led fighters were fending off Turkey's Syrian proxies in violent clashes on Sunday near the Kurdish-held town of Ain Issa in northern Syria, a Britain-based monitor said.
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22 MarchEurope
UK to Unveil Global Focus in Defense Modernization Plans
The UK government will on Monday unveil much-anticipated military modernization plans, vowing to bolster its defense of British interests "across multiple domains and in all corners of the globe."
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22 MarchAfrica
IS Claims Attack Against Mali Army That Killed 33 Soldiers Last Monday
The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack against the Malian army almost a week earlier that killed 33 soldiers.
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16 MarchAfrica
US to Train Mozambique Forces Fighting Jihadists
American military personnel will spend two months training soldiers in Mozambique to help the country fight a jihadist insurgency in its northeast, US embassy officials said.
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16 MarchMiddle East
Yemen’s Al-Qaeda Regenerates Amid Battle for the North
Years of setbacks have weakened the once-mighty Yemeni branch of Al-Qaeda, but the militants are seizing the opportunity to regenerate while the government and Houthi rebels are locked in a fight to the death in the north.
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15 MarchAfrica
Eastern Libya Forces Say Arrested ‘Prominent IS Leader’ Abu Omar
Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar announced Sunday the arrest of a top Islamic State group figure in the south of the North African country.
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11 MarchAfrica
US Says Deadly DR Congo ADF Militia Linked to Islamic State
Washington on Thursday labeled the ADF militia, suspected of hundreds of civilian killings in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, a "foreign terrorist organization" linked to Islamic State.
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11 MarchAfrica
Burkina Faso Makes Tentative Steps Towards Dialogue With Jihadists
Sources say contacts between Burkina Faso's government and jihadists have taken part in the north. The initiative is limited in scope, they say, and Islamic State remains beyond the pale.
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9 MarchMiddle East
Syria’s War in Numbers
Ten years of war in Syria have upended the lives of millions of Syrians, pummelled the economy, and ravaged key infrastructure.
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