Africa
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Jul- 2024 -2 July
Regional Force Says 70 Jihadists Killed in Lake Chad
At least 70 militants were killed in land, air, and naval operations around Lake Chad, where a multi-national security force is fighting jihadist groups.
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1 July
18 Killed in Multiple Nigeria Suicide Attacks: Emergency Services
At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in a string of suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria, emergency services said.
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1 July
M23 Seizes Town in East DR Congo, as Rebels Gain More Ground
The M23 militia group has seized another town in the war-torn east of DR Congo, as the rebels gain more ground, sources told AFP Sunday.
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Jun- 2024 -26 June
Sudan Warring Sides Using Starvation as Weapon: UN Experts
Both sides in Sudan's brutal civil war are using starvation as a weapon of war, UN experts said, charging that foreign governments providing them military support were "complicit" in war crimes.
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26 June
21 Die in Niger Attack: Defense Ministry
An armed group killed 20 troops and one civilian in jihadist-plagued western Niger, the defense ministry said, announcing three days of national mourning.
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24 June
Niger Army Says It Killed ‘Influential’ Islamic State Fighter
Niger's army said it killed a key member of the Islamic State group during a military raid in the west of the African country.
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21 June
Nigeria Announces ‘Overambitious’ Plan to Buy 50 Military Aircraft
Nigeria has announced plans to further boost its counter-terrorism capabilities by procuring 50 new military aircraft.
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20 June
Sudan One of World’s ‘Worst Crises’ in Decades: Medical Charity
The ongoing civil war in Sudan has provoked one of the world's worst humanitarian crises in decades, the international chief of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders said.
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17 June
3 Killed, UN Peacekeeper Wounded in East DR Congo: Sources
A Romanian "mercenary" and two Congolese soldiers were killed and a UN peacekeeper wounded in three separate incidents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, several sources said.
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14 June
Islamic State-Linked Rebels in East DR Congo Kill Dozens: Local Authorities
An attack blamed on Islamic State-linked rebels has left dozens of people dead in eastern DR Congo's Beni region, local authorities said.
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