military casualties

Five Philippines troops killed battling Abu Sayyaf on Jolo

A "fierce firefight" killed five Philippine soldiers and three militants from the Abu Sayyaf group suspected of the deadly cathedral bombing in Jolo

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IRGC member killed in attack on Basij base in southeast Iran

A member of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed and five were wounded in an armed attack in the restive southeast

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India Air Force pilots killed in Mirage 2000 fighter jet crash

Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed when their French-built Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed minutes after take-off in Bangalore

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Islamic State claims attack on Nigeria troops in Dikwa, Borno state

ISIS claimed Islamic State West Africa fighters attacked Nigerian military personnel in Dikwa, while military sources said eight soldiers were killed

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‘Terrorist attack’ on Burkina Faso forces in Kompienbiga

The Burkina Faso armed forces confirmed an attack on a military facility in Kompienbiga in Kompienga province in the east of the country

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Two Mali soldiers killed in complex attack in Tarkint, Gao region

Two members of the Armed Forces of Mali (FAMa) were killed and 10 injured in a "complex" attack on a base in Tarkint in the Gao region

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At least 4 Burkina Faso soldiers killed in attack on military base in Nassoumbou

At least four Burkina Faso soldiers were killed when gunmen raided a military base in Nassoumbou in Soum province in the northeast, the armed forces said

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ISIS claims double bomb attack on Philippines church that killed at least 18

Islamic State said its fighters carried out a double bombing on a Catholic church on the southern Philippine island of Jolo that killed at least 18 people

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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks military bases in Pulka and Logomani

Six Nigerian soldiers were injured when Boko Haram insurgents attacked military bases in Pulka and Logomani in Borno state, near the Cameroon border

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UN peacekeepers in Mali killed by mine near Douentza

Two UN peacekeepers died and several were wounded in central Mali after their vehicle hit a mine, the UN Mission in Mali (Minusma) said

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