War
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Apr- 2019 -15 April
US airstrike kills senior ISIS Somalia official Abdulhakim Dhuqub, Africom says
US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike against the ISIS affiliate in Somalia, killing senior official Abdulhakim Dhuqub
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15 April
Yemen government and Houthi rebels agree to Hodeidah plan, UN envoy says
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels have accepted a plan for a much-delayed pullback from the flashpoint city of Hodeidah, the UN envoy said
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15 April
Seven Chad soldiers, dozens of Boko Haram fighters killed in overnight attack
Boko Haram militants killed seven Chad soldiers and wounded 15 in an overnight attack in Bohama in which 63 "terrorists" were also killed
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15 April
Saudi Arabia and UAE use French weapons in Yemen, report reveals
French weapons are being used by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, according to a classified note revealed by French media
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15 April
Nigeria-Chad operation ‘kills 27 terrorists’ near Wulgo as ISIS claims multiple attacks
A joint Nigeria-Chad military operation against "Boko Haram terrorists" in the Wulgo area of Borno state as ISIS claimed multiple attacks in the Lake Chad area
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14 April
Boko Haram and the Chibok Abductions: #FiveYearsTooLong
Five years after Boko Haram fighters kidnapped 276 women from Chibok, Dr Elizabeth Pearson looks at how women are exploited in the conflict in northeast Nigeria
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14 April
ISIS brands global attacks as ‘Vengeance for Sham’
Robert Postings looks at the first few days of Islamic State’s ‘Vengeance for Sham’ global campaign
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13 April
Climate change: an increasingly dangerous recruiting sergeant for insurgent groups
Extreme weather conditions from climate change are enabling insurgents to more-easily recruit and exert control on populations
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12 April
Pakistan: Bomb targeting Hazaras in Quetta market kills at least 16
At least 16 people were killed and 30 wounded by a blast apparently targeting the Hazara community at a market in Pakistan's Quetta city
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12 April
Taliban announce annual Afghanistan spring offensive
The Taliban announced their annual spring offensive, Al-Fath, which comes as the US and Afghan politicians try to negotiate a peace deal with the insurgents
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