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ISIS brands global attacks as ‘Vengeance for Sham’

Robert Postings -
Robert Postings looks at the first few days of Islamic State’s ‘Vengeance for Sham’ global campaign
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Americas

Climate change: an increasingly dangerous recruiting sergeant for insurgent groups

Anna Varfolomeeva -
Extreme weather conditions from climate change are enabling insurgents to more-easily recruit and exert control on populations
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Asia Pacific

Pakistan: Bomb targeting Hazaras in Quetta market kills at least 16

Staff Writer With AFP -
At least 16 people were killed and 30 wounded by a blast apparently targeting the Hazara community at a market in Pakistan's Quetta city
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Asia Pacific

Taliban announce annual Afghanistan spring offensive

Staff Writer With AFP -
The Taliban announced their annual spring offensive, Al-Fath, which comes as the US and Afghan politicians try to negotiate a peace deal with the insurgents
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Africa

DR Congo army kills ‘dozens’ of Burundi rebels in South Kivu operation

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DR Congo's army said it had killed 36 Burundian rebels in a three-day operation in the eastern province of South Kivu, abutting Burundi
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Americas

US Navy drops charges against officers in USS Fitzgerald crash

Joanne Stocker -
The US Navy dropped criminal charges against the former USS Fitzgerald commanding officer and a crew member for their roles in a deadly 2017 collision
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Africa

Sudan army removes President Bashir from power

Staff Writer With AFP -
Sudan's army announced that longtime president Omar al-Bashir had been removed from power
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Africa

Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa

Fergus Kelly -
Several people were taken hostage and at least one police officer was killed during an attack in Diffa carried out by four Islamic State West Africa province militants
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Africa

France and Mali troops kill 30 militants in major counter-terrorism operation near Burkina Faso border

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French and Malian troops killed or captured more than 30 extremists and dismantled a training camp during a major counter-terrorism operation near Mali's border with Burkina Faso
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Middle East

Iraq offers to try ISIS adherents if Coalition pays millions in court costs

Staff Writer With AFP -
Iraq has offered the US-led Coalition to put hundreds of accused Islamic State members on trial in Baghdad in exchange for millions of dollars
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Africa

US Africa Command conducts first Somalia airstrike since admitting civilian casualties

Joanne Stocker -
US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia, the first since it admitted it had inadvertently killed civilians
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Air

Missing Japan F-35 stealth fighter jet crashed into sea, Self Defense Force says

Staff Writer With AFP -
Japan's Self Defense Force confirmed that an F-35 stealth fighter jet missing since Monday night had crashed into the sea
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Africa

2,000 flee Jakana as Nigeria army prepares offensive against Islamic State

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Around 2,000 people have been forced to flee Jakana to an IDP camp near Maiduguri ahead of a Nigeria military offensive against Boko Haram
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Africa

MINUSCA peacekeepers in deadly clashes with FDPC armed group in western Central African Republic

Staff Writer With AFP -
At least three militia members were killed when UN peacekeepers clashed with the FDPC armed group in western Central African Republic
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Middle East

Double car bomb in Syria’s Raqqa kills at least 8, mostly civilians

Staff Writer With AFP -
A double bomb attack in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, a former ISIS bastion, killed at least eight people, mostly civilians
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Asia Pacific

India: Deadly attack on BJP election convoy in Chhattisgarh blamed on Maoist rebels

Staff Writer With AFP -
Indian police said Maoist rebels were behind a deadly IED and gun attack on a BJP election convoy in central Chhattisgarh state
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