military casualties

Ahead of ECOWAS counter-terror summit, JNIM targets ‘G5 Sahel’ forces in Mali

Dioungani ambush targeted 'G5 forces', al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims, ahead of west Africa summit on countering terrorism in the Sahel and Lake Chad

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Nigeria: Islamic State claims ‘tens’ of military casualties in 2 Borno attacks

An ISWAP ambush near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad area of Borno state killed "several" Nigerian soldiers, although an AFP source spoke of "huge" casualties

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Burkina Faso police killed in Soum ambush

Six police officers were killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, in the Soum region prone to jihadist violence, security sources said

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Nigeria soldier killed in Kamuya convoy ambush

At least one soldier was killed and three others injured when insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Kamuya in northeast Nigeria's Borno state

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Burkina Faso soldier killed in Soum ambush

One Burkina Faso soldier and five assailants were killed in an ambush on an army patrol in Diomsogui in Soum province in the Sahel region

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Afghanistan: Taliban launch ‘massive’ assault on key Farah city

The Taliban launched an offensive against Farah city in western Afghanistan, the latest in a surge of attacks as the US pushes to remove troops

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ISIS claims Nigeria soldiers killed in Gajiram attack

ISIS claimed ISWAP fighters killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on a military base in Gajiram in the Lake Chad area of Borno state

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US and Romanian service members killed in Afghanistan, NATO Resolute Support says

US and Romanian service members with the NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan were killed in a Taliban attack in Kabul

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Pilots of Russian Su-25UB jet killed in Stavropol crash

Two pilots of a Sukhoi-25UB jet were killed when their plane crashed in southwest Russia, the defense ministry said

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Tunisia national guard officer killed in counter-terrorism operation

A national guard officer and three suspected jihadist militants were killed in a gunbattle in northwest Tunisia

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