War
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Sep- 2019 -11 September
Nigeria: Islamic State claims ‘tens’ of military casualties in 2 Borno attacks
An ISWAP ambush near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad area of Borno state killed "several" Nigerian soldiers, although an AFP source spoke of "huge" casualties
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10 September
US drops 80,000 pounds of bombs to clear ISIS from Iraqi island
US and Iraqi forces dropped 36,000 kg (80,000 pounds) of bombs on Qanus island along the Tigris river occupied by ISIS fighters
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10 September
Burkina Faso police killed in Soum ambush
Six police officers were killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, in the Soum region prone to jihadist violence, security sources said
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9 September
South Sudan rebel leader Machar visits Juba in peace deal push
South Sudan's exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba for the first time in a year to meet President Salva Kiir and try salvage a stalled peace agreement
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9 September
Dozens killed in IED and gun attacks in northern Burkina Faso
Dozens of people were killed and six injured in IED and gun attacks on vehicles in northern Burkina Faso
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8 September
Joint US-Turkey ground patrols begin in Syria border zone
U.S. and Turkish troops began joint ground patrols in the Tal Abyad area of northeast Syria, near the Turkish border
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7 September
Nigeria soldier killed in Kamuya convoy ambush
At least one soldier was killed and three others injured when insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Kamuya in northeast Nigeria's Borno state
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6 September
Joint US-Turkey ground patrols set to start in Syria buffer zone, Akar says
Joint US-Turkey ground patrols along Syria's northeastern border will begin on September 8, Turkey's defense minister said
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6 September
Mali: Former rebels and militia fighters abducted from bus in Mopti region
Armed men abducted 22 members of a Mali military unit comprising CMA ex-rebels and former members of the Platforme of armed pro-government groups
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6 September
Burkina Faso soldier killed in Soum ambush
One Burkina Faso soldier and five assailants were killed in an ambush on an army patrol in Diomsogui in Soum province in the Sahel region
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