military casualties

Nigeria soldiers killed in ISWAP ambush near Damboa in Borno state

At least 10 Nigerian soldiers were killed and others injured in clashes near Damboa as images ISWAP fighters pledging allegiance to new ISIS leader are released

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Tajikistan security forces killed in border clashes blamed on ISIS

Tajikistan said Islamic State fighters who crossed the border from Afghanistan were behind a clash with security forces that left 17 people dead

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French soldier killed in Mali roadside bomb blast claimed by ISIS

A French soldier deployed to Operation Barkhane was killed between Gao and Menaka in Mali in an IED attack later claimed by Islamic State

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Mali: More than 50 killed in ‘terrorist attack’ in Indelilmane in Menaka region

At least 53 Mali soldiers were killed in a "terrorist attack" on a military post outpost in Indelimane in the locality of Ansongo in the Ménaka region

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Niger soldiers killed in attack on Blabrine military base in southeast Diffa region

Niger's defense ministry said 12 soldiers were killed in a predawn raid on a military base in Blabrine in the southeastern Diffa region near Lake Chad

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Eight Russian soldiers killed in shooting at Zabaykalsky military base

A Russian soldier opened fire at fellow troops in a Siberian military base, killing eight and wounding another two

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Burkina Faso troops killed in ambushes in Barsalogho, Centre-Nord region

Gunmen killed six Burkina Faso soldiers in ambushes in Guiendbila and Sidogo in the Centre-Nord region

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ISWAP fighters kill Nigeria troops in clashes near Jakana

At least four Nigerian soldiers and a militia fighter were killed in clashes with Islamic State West Africa Province fighters near Jakana in Borno state

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Afghanistan Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Balkh province, killing 7

At least seven Afghan military personnel were killed when their Mi-17 helicopter crashed in the northern province of Balkh

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Fourth Senegalese UN peacekeeper dies after Central Africa helicopter crash

A fourth Senegalese United Nations peacekeeper has died after he was injured in a combat helicopter crash in the Central African Republic two weeks ago

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