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Boko Haram kills 4 in attack near Molai in Borno state

Four farmers have been killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack in Molai in northeastern Nigeria, civilian militia and residents said

At least 4 Burkina Faso soldiers killed in attack on military base in Nassoumbou

At least four Burkina Faso soldiers were killed when gunmen raided a military base in Nassoumbou in Soum province in the northeast, the armed forces said

Syria will cooperate on Adana counter-terror agreement if Turkey withdraws forces

Syria declared its readiness to cooperate on an agreement that requires it to crack down on the PKK on the condition that Turkey remove its proxies and troops

Central African Republic PM calls for end to UN arms embargo

Central African Republic prime minister Mathieu Simplice Sarandji led a rally of around 3,000 people calling for a UN arms embargo to be lifted

ISIS ‘caliphate’ in Syria cut to 4 square km, SDF commander says

ISIS's once-sprawling "caliphate" has been reduced to a four-square-kilometer pocket of territory in eastern Syria, an SDF commander said

Yemen truce and prisoner exchange timelines pushed back, UN envoy says

The UN envoy for Yemen said the timeline for a truce in the port city of Hodeidah and a prisoner swap between warring parties had been pushed back

Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet crashes in Uttar Pradesh

An Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet crashed shortly after takeoff in Uttar Pradesh

10 killed in ‘terrorist attack’ in Sikire in northern Burkina Faso

Ten people were killed and two wounded in a "terrorist attack" in Sikire in Soum province in northern Burkina Faso

ISIS claims double bomb attack on Philippines church that killed at least 18

Islamic State said its fighters carried out a double bombing on a Catholic church on the southern Philippine island of Jolo that killed at least 18 people

Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks military bases in Pulka and Logomani

Six Nigerian soldiers were injured when Boko Haram insurgents attacked military bases in Pulka and Logomani in Borno state, near the Cameroon border

Boeing awarded $2.5 billion for 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft for US Navy, UK and Norway

Boeing was awarded an almost $2.5 billion contract to produce 19 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for the U.S. Navy, Norway and the UK

Nigeria troops clear Boko Haram ‘hideout’ in Makinta Meleri, Borno state

Nigerian troops killed four suspected Boko Haram militants as they cleared a "hideout" in Makinta Meleri in Borno state, the army said

Are Russian ‘mercenaries’ in Venezuela? What we know

Reuters published an article on Russian private military contractors being flown to Venezuela, but the sources they used deserve close scrutiny

SDF’s ‘special status’ should be preserved in Syria political settlement, commander says

Mazloum Kobane, commander of the SDF spearheading the battle against ISIS, said the force's "special status" should be preserved in talks with the Damascus government

Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State: Part 2 – Systemic issues hamper the fight

Robert Postings looks at endemic issues crippling the Nigerian military’s fight against the resurgent Islamic State West Africa in northeastern Nigeria

Coalition investigates possible civilian casualties in Syria’s Middle Euphrates River Valley

The US-led Coalition against Islamic State said it was investigating possible civilian casualties in Syria's Middle Euphrates River Valley