military casualties

US Marine killed in vehicle accident during Australia training

A US Marine died in Australia after succumbing to injuries received during a training accident, the force's commanding officer said

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Israel carries out airstrike in Syria’s Quneitra province

Syria said Israel carried out a missile attack that caused casualties, in what Israel's army said was a retaliatory strike

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Chad journalist and soldiers killed near N’Gounboua after Boko Haram attack

At least four Chadian soldiers and a television reporter were killed when their vehicle hit a mine near N'Gounboua in eastern Chad's Lake province

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Nigeria: ‘Boko Haram’ convoy ambush between Sabon Gari and Damboa kills at least 20

At least 20 people were killed when Boko Haram militants ambushed a convoy transporting civilians from Sabon Gari to IDP camps in Damboa in Borno state

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Nigeria: Islamic State claims Gubio military base attack, releases ISWAP propaganda video

ISIS claimed ISWAP militants stormed a Nigerian military base in Gubio, Borno state, and released a video of attacks and the execution of nine people

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Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims car bomb that exploded near Mogadishu checkpoint

A car bomb exploded near a checkpoint in Somalia capital Mogadishu, in an attack claimed by the militant group Al Shabaab

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Mali police killed in attack in Koury near Burkina Faso border

Four civilians, two Malian policemen and a customs officer were killed in an attack on a border post on Mali's frontier with Burkina Faso

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Peacekeeper killed in attacks on Nigeria and Chad troops in Mali

A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed and another injured in a gun attack in Timbuktu and three Chadian peacekeepers were injured in an IED attack in Tessalit

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ISIS claims Niger attacks, attributing them to West Africa Province

Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa Province affiliate carried out two attacks in western Niger earlier in the week

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Niger soldiers missing after ambush near Tongo Tongo

A search was under way in western Niger for soldiers missing since an ambush by armed men near Tongo Tongo in the Tillaberi region near the Mali border

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