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Apr- 2020 -8 April
Afghanistan government to release 100 Taliban prisoners in bid to save peace deal
The Afghan government will release 100 Taliban prisoners, a day after the insurgents said they were walking out of peace talks
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7 April
DR Congo: Attack blamed on ADF kills 6 near Beni
Five men and a child were killed in an attack blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces militia near the DR Congo city of Beni, cut off because of the coronavirus pandemic
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7 April
US airstrike kills Al Shabaab leader in Somalia, AFRICOM says
A US airstrike near the Somali capital Mogadishu killed top al-Shabaab leader Yusuf Jiis, Africa Command said
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6 April
US targets al-Shabaab with 3 airstrikes near Mubaraak, Somalia
The US conducted three airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle region of southern Somalia, AFRICOM said
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2 April
UN envoy in Yemen ceasefire talks amid coronavirus threat
The UN envoy to Yemen said he was engaged in talks with the country's warring parties to secure a nationwide ceasefire to help counter the threat of the coronavirus
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1 April
New evidence US airstrike killed teenage girl in Somalia, report says
An Amnesty International investigation revealed further evidence that a US airstrike in Somalia killed a teenage girl, despite military's denial
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Mar- 2020 -31 March
Promising transparency, US Africa Command to begin reporting civilian casualty claims
US AFRICOM unveiled a new policy, promising to regularly report on allegations of civilian casualties in its operations
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30 March
Somalia: Puntland governor killed in Al-Shabaab suicide attack
A governor in Somalia's Puntland was seriously wounded in a suicide bomb attack claimed by the jihadist group al-Shabaab
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29 March
SDF: ISIS detainees escape prison in northeast Syria
The SDF reasserted control over a detention center for ISIS suspects in northeast Syria after detainees tried to break out of the prison
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25 March
At least 25 dead in attack on Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul
At least 25 people were killed in an attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul, the latest brutal assault claimed by Islamic State
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