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8 Chadian troops killed in clashes with Boko Haram

Eight Chadian soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Boko Haram insurgents at the weekend on islands on Lake Chad, which borders four countries on the edge of the Sahara, the Chadian army said Monday. “Our forces attacked Boko Haram elements on five islands near Nigeria on June 24 and ...

3 days ago

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Dozens Killed, Injured as Car Bomb Hits Bank in Southern Afghanistan

At least 29 people were killed Thursday when a powerful car bomb struck a bank in Afghanistan’s Lashkar Gah city as people were queuing to withdraw salaries, the latest bloody attack during the holy month of Ramadan. Sixty wounded people were rushed to hospital after the bombing at New Kabul ...

7 days ago

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Terrorists Kill Two, Kidnap Others in Mali Army Camp Attack

Two soldiers were killed and others abducted Saturday after terrorists attacked a military base in northern Mali, a local official and a resident told AFP. “Around five o’clock, the terrorists attacked the military camp at Bintagoungou,” some 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Timbuktu, the official said. “At least two soldiers ...

2 weeks ago

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Four Civilians Killed in Latest Kenya Roadside Bombing

Four people were killed and 11 injured when a passenger bus struck a roadside bomb in northeast Kenya on Friday, officials said, the most recent in a string of such attacks. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, but in recent weeks Somali-led terrorists have stepped up ...

2 weeks ago

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Tunisia Extends 2015 State of Emergency

Tunisia has extended for another four months a state of emergency in place since a 2015 terrorist attack, the president’s office announced on Wednesday. “President Beji Caid Essebsi decided on Wednesday to extend the state of emergency for four months starting from Thursday, June 15,” his office said on Facebook. ...

2 weeks ago

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Morocco Detains Four As Rif Protests Persist

Moroccan police have detained four people in northern Morocco, an official and an activist said, as protests continued for a second week in the neglected Rif region. “There have been three arrests in the past 24 hours,” an official source said, without identifying those detained. A local activist said six ...

3 weeks ago

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Soldiers Clash with Militants in Somalia’s Puntland Region

A dawn raid by extremists on a military camp in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Thursday left at least 10 soldiers dead, security officials said. The Shabaab, an Al-Qaeda group, claimed the attack saying it had killed 61 soldiers at the Af-Urur military base close to Golis Mountains, a well-known ...

3 weeks ago

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Two Child Suicide Bombers Kill 9, Injure 30 in Northern Cameroon

Two female suicide bombers aged between 10 and 15 detonated explosives at a refugee camp in Kolofata in northern Cameroon on Friday, local authorities say. The attack on a camp for people displaced by Nigerian Boko Haram terrorists left nine civilians dead and 30 more wounded. The girls are believed ...

4 weeks ago

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Nepal Army Plane Crashes, Killing Pilot

A Nepal army plane crashed Tuesday, killing the pilot and injuring the two other crew members on board, a local official said. The Poland-made Skytruck overturned and caught fire after it overshot the runway after attempting to land, said Devendra Lamichanne, chief district officer for Bajura where the accident occurred.

4 weeks ago

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At Least 5 Dead as Militias Clash in Libya capital

At least five people were killed in fierce clashes on Friday between rival armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli, seat of a UN-backed unity government, a hospital official said. An official at a Tripoli hospital gave a “provisional” toll of five dead and several wounded, including civilians.

May 26, 2017