Africa
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Mar- 2019 -18 March
Roadside bombs kill Burkina Faso police and military personnel in the Gourma
Five members of the security forces were killed in roadside bomb attacks in Burkina Faso's East region at the weekend, officials said
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18 March
23 Mali soldiers dead as militants attack Dioura camp in Mopti region
Militants killed 23 Malian soldiers in a raid on an army camp in central Mali after a dawn attack that the armed forces believe was led by a deserter
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15 March
Islamic State enforced leadership change in West Africa province, audio reveals
ISIS has appointed Umar al-Barnawi as the new leader of Nigeria-based Islamic State West Africa province, two audio recordings have revealed
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14 March
Burkina Faso rights group says military ‘executed’ dozens during counter-terror operation
Burkina Faso rights group MBDHP accused the military of carrying out "summary executions of at least 60 people" during a February counter-terror operation
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13 March
Niger says army killed 33 Boko Haram fighters in Lake Chad region
Niger said it had killed 33 Boko Haram "terrorists" and seized vehicles and weapons in an operation in the Lake Chad region in the country's southeast
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13 March
Mali troops killed by landmines in Mopti region
Six Malian troops were killed when their vehicles drove over improvised land mines in the center of the West African country
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11 March
Chad claims hundreds of UFDD rebel fighters laid down arms
Four hundred fighters from the UFDD rebel group in Libya surrendered their weapons and are "back on the side of the law," Chad Defense Minister Brahim said
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10 March
Seven Niger soldiers, dozens of militants killed in Boko Haram attack in Diffa region
Seven soldiers and 38 militants died in an assault by the Boko Haram jihadist group in Gueskerou in the Diffa region of southeastern Niger
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8 March
UN considering downsizing DR Congo peacekeeping mission
The UN is considering a drawdown of its large peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo and charting a course towards an exit strategy
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7 March
Egypt police officer wounded in Cairo raid that killed 7 suspected militants
An Egyptian police officer was wounded and seven suspected Hasm group militants were killed in a firefight and raid in the capital Cairo, the interior ministry said
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