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Apr- 2019 -24 April
UN’s DR Congo mission faces budget cuts but military component unaffected
The UN mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the biggest peacekeeping operations, will be scaled back because of budget pressure
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24 April
Pro-government forces kill more Afghanistan civilians than insurgents, UN finds
The number of Afghanistan civilians killed and wounded at the hands of pro-government forces increased in the first three months of the year even as civilian casualties fell
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23 April
ISIS steps up attacks on pro-Assad troops in Syria’s Badia desert
ISIS claims deadly attacks against Syrian government and pro-regime forces west of the Euphrates
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21 April
Mali soldiers killed in attack on Guiré in the central Koulikoro region
At least 10 Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in Guiré in the Koulikoro region in the center of the country
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21 April
Series of explosions in Sri Lanka churches and hotels kills dozens
Dozens of people were killed and hundreds injured in a string of blasts at hotels and churches in Sri Lanka as worshippers attended Easter services
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20 April
UN peacekeeper killed in IED attack on convoy in central Mali
A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured in an improvised explosive device attack on a convoy between Douentza and Boni in the Mopti region
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19 April
Boko Haram kills 11 in overnight attack in Cameroon’s Far North
Boko Haram fighters have killed 11 civilians in an overnight attack in Cameroon's troubled Far North Region
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19 April
Afghanistan-Taliban summit postponed indefinitely
Hopes for a breakthrough in a push to end Afghanistan's conflict suffered a major setback after talks between the Taliban and Afghan officials were indefinitely postponed
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19 April
Mali government resigns as anger mounts over Ogossagou massacre
Mali's prime minister and his government resigned following criticism over violence in the centre of the country and a massacre of 160 people in March
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18 April
ISIS claims first attack in DR Congo, saying it killed soldiers near Uganda border
Islamic State claimed that it killed Congolese soldiers in an attack in Kamago near the Congo-Uganda border
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