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17 October

US Offers $5M Reward in Hunt for Somali Jihadist

The United States offered a $5 million reward for information on the whereabouts of a leader of the Somali jihadist group Al-Shabaab.

10 October

Middle East

Hezbollah fighters take part in a military parade marking the group's Martyrs' Day in the southern town of Ghazieh, south of the port city of Sidon, 12 November 2019

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US Warns Hezbollah Not to Open New Front Against Israel

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah should not make the "wrong decision" of opening a second front against Israel as it battles attacks by Hamas, a senior US defense official warned.

5 October

Africa

French Panhard VBL during Operation Aconit

Staff Writer With AFP

French Army Says to Begin Niger Withdrawal ‘This Week’

French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger "this week," Paris said, after a falling-out with the military junta in power since a July coup.

3 October

Africa

Niger Armed Forces at Nigerien Air Base 201

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29 Niger Soldiers Killed by Suspected Jihadists: Defense Ministry

Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defense ministry said, declaring a three-day national mourning period.

2 October

Africa

Malian army on patrol in the central Malian village of Djenne on February 28 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Army Says New Fighting With Separatist Rebels in North

The Malian army said new fighting had broken out in the north between the military and armed rebel groups, the latest in a series of attacks on the army in the troubled West African country.

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29 September

Africa

A police officer stops a car at a check point ahead of the February 25 presidential election at Awka in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

7 Nigerien Soldiers Killed in Jihadist Attack, 5 More in Ensuing Accident

Seven soldiers were killed in Niger's southwest in an attack by suspected jihadists, and five others died in a traffic accident while trying to respond to the assault.

28 September

Africa

Armed and Security Forces of Mali servicemen stand guard on a military vehicle

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Military Reports Two Attacks on Army Posts

The Malian army has reported attacks on two of its posts, with an Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group claiming responsibility for one of them.

28 September

Africa

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (left) and Kenyan Defense Minister Aden Bare Duale (right) sit beside each other while signing the papers of the five-year framework for defense cooperation. They are flanked by one military personnel each on the background. A US flag is placed on Austin's side, while a Kenyan flag is on Duale's.

Juster Domingo

US, Kenya Sign Five-Year Defense Cooperation Deal

The US and Kenya have signed a five-year joint defense cooperation deal targeting regional peace and security.

25 September

Africa

A Somali soldier in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Staff Writer With AFP

Somalia Bombing Toll Climbs to 21

The death toll from a truck bombing in central Somalia rose to 21 after emergency workers dug through rubble to recover more bodies buried under broken bricks, concrete, and metal.

23 September

Africa