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IS Extremists Murder Iraqi Police Officer

An Iraqi police officer was murdered about two weeks after the Islamic State jihadist group kidnapped him.

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Suspected Jihadists Kill 41 in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso began two days of mourning on Sunday after 41 people died in the latest attack by suspected jihadists in the troubled north.

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Nigeria Air Strikes ‘Kill More Than 100 Jihadists’

More than 100 jihadist fighters were killed in air strikes by the Nigerian military last week, security sources and residents said.

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Mozambique Says Troops Killed 10 Rebels

Mozambican soldiers backed by regional forces stormed a rebel base and shot dead 10 insurgents in the country's troubled north.

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French Soldiers Lower Flag After Years in Mali’s Timbuktu

French troops are leaving their base in Timbuktu, raising questions about the future of jihadist activity in the Sahel state. 

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Burkina Faso and Niger Say Joint Operation Killed 100 ‘Terrorists’

The armies of Burkina Faso and Niger said they had killed around 100 "terrorists" in a joint military operation against jihadists.

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Twin Explosions Rock UN Camps in Mali

Two explosions rocked UN camps in the northern Mali city of Gao, causing damage but no casualties.

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Civilians Among 10 Dead in Iraq Attack Blamed on IS: Officials

At least three civilians and seven Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were killed by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq.

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Three Soldiers, 11 Jihadists Killed in Burkina: Army

Three soldiers and 11 suspected jihadists were killed when an army unit came under fire in northern Burkina Faso, the military said on Thursday.

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Eight Killed in Al-Shabaab-Claimed Bombing in Somalia Capital

Eight people were killed and over a dozen injured in a car bombing near a school in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said.

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