military casualties

Syria: 18 dead in Qamishli as Asayish clash with regime forces

Clashes between Kurdish forces and regime fighters in the divided northeastern city of Qamishli killed 18 combatants, the Kurdish forces said

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Nigeria: Boko Haram kill 2, abduct 25 in bus ambush

Two people were killed and 25 others kidnapped in a Boko Haram ambush on a civilian convoy in Gwoza in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, security sources said

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Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb attack

Two Burkina Faso soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the southeastern Kompienga province the AIB news agency reported

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Afghanistan: Suicide bomber attacks Kabul sports club

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a sports club in the Afghanistan capital Kabul, officials said, causing casualties

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Dozens of Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram assault on Zari military base

At least 30 Nigerian soldiers died in combat with Boko Haram militants who overran a military base in Zari village in northern Borno state near the border with Niger

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Ethiopia military helicopter crash kills 18

An Ethiopian military helicopter crashed while flying between the eastern city of Dire Dawa and Bishoftu killing all 18 people on board

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Kenyan soldiers killed in roadside IED blast near Somalia border

Five Kenyan soldiers were killed and 10 injured when their vehicle hit a landmine on a road near the Somalia border

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Suicide car bomber attacks western Iraq town of Qaim

A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle in the town of Al-Qaim in western Iraq, killing at least 11 people, five of them security personnel

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Burkina Faso security forces personnel killed in roadside bomb blast

At least six members of the Burkina Faso security forces were killed after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb between Pama and Fada in the eastern Kompienga province

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Ghazni battle exposes nascent Afghan forces’ shortcomings

In Ghazni, site of a four-day battle between the Afghanistan government and Taliban forces that killed hundreds, there is plenty of grief and blame

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