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Sep- 2018 -17 September
Burkina Faso armed forces conduct air strikes, clearing operations near Pama and Gayeri
Burkina Faso's armed forces conducted air strikes and clearance operations in the Pama and Gayeri areas in the country's east, the Chief of the General Staff said
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15 September
British ex-soldier Joe Robinson sentenced in Turkey over YPG ‘terror’ links
A Turkish court sentenced former British soldier Joe Robinson to seven-and-a-half years in jail for alleged links to the Syria Kurdish YPG militia
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15 September
Twin attacks in Burkina Faso’s Kompienga province leave at least 8 dead
At least eight civilians were killed in twin attacks in eastern Burkina Faso's Kompienga province, where jihadists have been gaining ground in recent months
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15 September
Boko Haram attacks on villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno state leave 8 dead
Boko Haram gunmen killed eight people when they attacked two villages to steal livestock in restive Borno state in northeast Nigeria, local militia said
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15 September
Afghan military helicopter crash in Farah province kills at least four
An Afghan military helicopter carrying weapons and ammunition burst into flames during an "emergency landing" in western Afghanistan's Farah province, killing at least four people
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14 September
Alleged Italian ISIS member captured in Syria may match known foreign fighter profile
Kurdish fighters in northern Syria detained an alleged Italian member of Islamic State as he was trying to flee across the border to Turkey with his wife and children
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14 September
Netherlands to pull F-16 fighter jets from ISIS mission in Iraq and Syria
Dutch F-16 fighter jets will end bombing missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria at the end of the year, the Netherlands government said
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13 September
US and Somalia forces come under attack during operation against Al Shabaab
U.S. and Somali forces came under attack during an operation against the al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab in central Somalia, U.S. Africa Command said. A Somali soldier was killed and two others injured in the attack, which occurred on Wednesday, September 11 in the village of Mubaraak, approximately 37 miles west of the capital Mogadishu, Africom said on Thursday. U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in response to the attack, killing two al-Shabaab fighters and injuring another. No U.S. personnel were killed or injured, the command said. Al-Shabaab is fighting to overthrow the internationally backed government in Mogadishu, but has also carried out attacks in neighboring Kenya, which has deployed troops as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia. Africom works with AMISOM on both advise-and-assist missions as well as air support missions to target al-Shabaab’s forces, but has drawn controversy from strikes that have killed civilians. This is a developing story and will be updated
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13 September
Nigeria troops repel Boko Haram attack on Damasak military base
A Boko Haram attack on a Nigeria military base in Damasak in Borno state was repelled by troops supported by fighter jets
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13 September
Spain will deliver laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia despite Yemen casualty concerns
Spain will go ahead with the delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, engaged in a bloody conflict in Yemen, Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said
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