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Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State: Part 1 –  an upsurge in attacks

Robert Postings takes an in-depth look at the recent upsurge in Islamic State West Africa province attacks in northeastern Nigeria

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Iran military cargo plane crash kills 15, army says

A military cargo plane crashed near the Iranian capital Tehran, the army said, with at least 13 people on board killed

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Portugal paratroops in five-hour firefight with UPC militia in Central African Republic

Portuguese peacekeepers battled for five hours to restore order after militants killed two police officers in the Central African Republic town of Bambari

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Houthi drone kills troops loyal to Yemen government at Al-Anad airbase in Lahij

A Houthi rebel drone attack on Al-Anad, Yemen's largest airbase, killed several loyalist soldiers in Lahij province

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ADF attack in Beni kills 10, DR Congo army says

Seven civilians and three soldiers were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo when a militia attacked a military post in the Beni region

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US carried out 36 airstrikes in Yemen last year

The US targeted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Islamic State in Yemen with 36 airstrikes, CENTCOM said

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British special forces soldiers injured in ISIS attack in Syria

At least two British special forces soldiers were injured in an Islamic State attack in al-Shafah in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province

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Nigeria soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on convoy near Banki, close to Cameroon border

At least two Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a convoy near Banki, close to the border with Cameroon

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Two militants killed and a police officer injured during raid in Tunisia

Two suspected militants were killed in the Sidi Bouzid region of Tunisia when they detonated an explosive device during a counter-terrorism operation targeting a group linked to ISIS

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Five crew killed in Nigeria Mi-35 helicopter crash near Damasak as ISIS claims Yobe state attacks

All five crew members aboard a Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 helicopter gunship were killed when the aircraft crashed near Damasak in northern Nigeria

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