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12 March

Al-Shabaab Storms Somalia Hotel Killing Nine

Al-Shabaab fighters stormed a hotel in central Somalia hosting a meeting on countering the Islamist group in the region, killing nine civilians, security and police said.

12 March

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Five Soldiers Killed in Guerrilla Attack in Southwest Colombia

At least five soldiers were killed in a bomb attack by dissident FARC guerrillas in a key cocaine-producing region of southwestern Colombia, the army said.

11 March

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

11 Killed in Jihadist Revenge Attack in Nigeria

Fighters from a new jihadist group torched seven villages in northwest Nigeria over the weekend and killed 11 people in a revenge attack.

1 March

Middle East

PKK fighters in northern Iraq near the Turkish border

Staff Writer With AFP

PKK Declares Ceasefire With Turkey After 40 Years of Armed Struggle

Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.

1 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Suicide Blast at Taliban Religious School in Pakistan Kills Six

A suicide attack at an Islamic religious school in Pakistan known as the "University of Jihad" — where key Taliban leaders have studied — killed six people on Friday, police said.

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27 February

Africa

Soldiers sit in a truck on the main road of the Electoral Commission, in Accra, Ghana

Staff Writer With AFP

EU Hands $52-Million Security Package to Ghana

The European Union on Wednesday handed over a 50-million-euro ($52-million) military package intended to bolster Ghanaian security forces, as West Africa faces mounting threats from armed groups and jihadists.

26 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Somali Govt Claims 70 Al-Shabaab Killed in Military Operation

More than 70 members of the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab were killed during an army operation with local forces in Somalia, the information ministry said on Tuesday.

19 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Summons Rwandan Envoy Over M23 Advance in DR Congo

Britain's foreign ministry said it had summoned Rwanda's envoy to the UK to condemn advances made by the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in the eastern DR Congo.

19 February

Africa