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Mar- 2019 -1 MarchAfrica
Fighting ends in Somalia capital after Al Shabaab attack leaves 19 dead
Security forces ended a siege by Al-Shabaab nearly 24 hours after insurgents mounted an attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu that left at least 19 dead
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Feb- 2019 -22 FebruaryAfrica
French forces kill JNIM deputy leader El Hamame in Mali, Parly says
French forces have killed a top al-Qaeda and JNIM leader, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, defense minister Florence Parly said
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Jan- 2019 -20 JanuaryAfrica
Mali: 10 UN peacekeepers killed in attack on Aguelhok base
Gunmen killed at least ten UN peacekeepers from Chad in an attack on a base in Aguelhok in northern Mali
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7 JanuaryMiddle East
US carried out 36 airstrikes in Yemen last year
The US targeted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Islamic State in Yemen with 36 airstrikes, CENTCOM said
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Dec- 2018 -31 DecemberAfrica
Burkina Faso declares emergency in northern provinces following attacks
Burkina Faso declared a state of emergency in the northern provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said
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11 DecemberCommentary
ISIS and al-Qaeda clash not only on the battlefield, but also in their propaganda
As fighting between ISIS and al-Qaeda is liable to persist, rhetorical exchanges in the form of propaganda will likely continue, Asaf Day says
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Nov- 2018 -30 NovemberAfrica
US carries out third airstrike against Al-Qaeda in Libya
US Africa Command carried out an airstrike against al-Qaeda in Libya and its first since June, killing 11 suspected militnats
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9 NovemberAfrica
Dozens killed and injured in Mogadishu car bomb blasts claimed by al-Shabaab
At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured after three car bombs exploded near a hotel and a police headquarters in the Somalia capital Mogadishu
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Oct- 2018 -23 OctoberEurope
Belgium court strips citizenship of man convicted of recruiting jihadists for Syria
A man found guilty in Belgium of recruiting jihadists for the war in Syria was stripped of his Belgian citizenship
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8 OctoberAfrica
Egypt special forces officer turned militant Hisham al-Ashmawy captured in Libya
The force that controls eastern Libya it captured former special forces officer Hisham al-Ashmawy, one of Egypt's most-wanted jihadists
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