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Dec- 2022 -29 DecemberMiddle East
Syria’s Kurds Launch Offensive Against IS Militants
Syrian Kurdish-led forces said they had launched an offensive against Islamic State fighters, days after jihadists launched a prison attack.
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27 DecemberAfrica
Suspected Boko Haram Jihadists Kill 17 Herders in Northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram jihadists killed 17 herders and stole their cattle following clashes in the troubled northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, self-defense militia said.
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22 DecemberMiddle East
Two Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Ambush Blamed on Jihadists
Suspected jihadists in northern Iraq detonated bombs targeting military vehicles, killing two soldiers and wounding three.
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16 DecemberAfrica
Burkina Army Says Air-Land Sweep Kills 39 ‘Terrorists’, One Soldier
A single soldier and 39 suspected jihadists died in a 10-day security operation in volatile northwestern Burkina Faso, the army said.
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14 DecemberAfrica
Uganda Forces Kill 11 ADF Rebels After Incursion
Ugandan forces killed 11 ADF rebels after they crossed into the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo in the first known incursion by the group this year.
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14 DecemberAfrica
Jihadist-Hit Niger Brings Back Former Soldiers, Police
The Sahel state of Niger is urging former soldiers and police to get back into uniform to help the years-long battle against jihadists.
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12 DecemberAfrica
Burkina Faso to Raise 150M Euros for War Fund
The Burkina Faso government has announced plans to raise 152 million euros for a "fund to support the war" against a jihadist insurgency.
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9 DecemberAfrica
12 Killed in Attack in Northern Burkina Faso
At least 12 people were killed in northern Burkina Faso in a new attack by suspected jihadists, local sources said.
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7 DecemberAfrica
Somalia Forces Recapture Key Town From Jihadists
Somali government forces and allied militias have recaptured a strategic town held by Al-Shabaab jihadists since 2016.
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5 DecemberAfrica
Six Civilians Killed in Burkina Attack Near Ghana Border
Six civilians, four of them teachers, were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in southern Burkina Faso close to the border with Ghana.
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