Islamic State
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May- 2025 -31 MayAfrica
Nigeria Detains Troops, Police for Alleged Sale of Weapons to Armed Groups
The Nigerian military has detained more than 30 soldiers and police officers for allegedly stealing weapons from its stockpiles and selling them to armed groups including jihadists in the country.
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31 MayAfrica
Nigerian Military Says 60 Jihadists Killed in Raids
Nigerian military said it has killed more than 60 jihadists, including a senior commander, in aerial and ground assaults in the northeastern epicenter of insurgent violence which has raged since 2009.
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29 MayAfrica
Jihadists Ambush Mozambique Army Outpost, Killing Soldiers: Military Sources
An attack on a military base in northern Mozambique killed multiple soldiers, local military sources told AFP on Wednesday, underscoring spiraling insecurity in the southern African country.
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28 MayAfrica
IS-Claimed Attack in Niger Kills Soldiers
Several soldiers have been killed in an attack targeting a military post in western Niger in an offensive claimed by the Islamic State group.
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6 MayAfrica
Two Killed in Jihadist Attack in Northern Mozambique
An attack claimed by jihadists linked to the Islamic State group in a remote tourist town in northern Mozambique has killed at least two rangers, a local conservation group said.
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4 MayAfrica
Jihadists Kill at Least 11 Soldiers in Nigeria: Military
Fighters affiliated with Islamic State killed at least 11 soldiers in an attack on their base in Yobe state, northeast Nigeria, military sources said.
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2 MayTerrorism
Nigeria Governors Urge Army to Rethink Anti-Jihadist Strategy
State governors in northeast Nigeria on Thursday called on government security forces to rethink their counter-insurgency strategy, after more than 100 people were killed last month in jihadist attacks.
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Apr- 2025 -19 AprilMiddle East
US to Withdraw Some 1,000 Troops From Syria
The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday.
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Mar- 2025 -30 MarchAmericas
US Carries Out Strike Against IS in Somalia
The US military carried out an air strike against Islamic State in the Puntland region of Somalia, killing several IS operatives, Africa Command said.
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27 MarchAfrica
US Conducts Strikes Against IS in Somalia
The United States and Somalia have conducted air strikes targeting the Islamic State (IS) group in northern Somalia, the country's federal government and the US military said Wednesday.
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