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The tentative ties between the Allied Democratic Forces and ISIS

Robert Postings -
Growing evidence is emerging of links between Islamic State and the ADF, a Ugandan-led militant group based in Democratic Republic of Congo, Robert Postings reports
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Middle East

UNIFIL peacekeepers increase patrols on Lebanon-Israel border

Staff Writer With AFP -
UN peacekeepers said they increased patrols on the Lebanese-Israeli border after Israel announced an operation against what it said were Hezbollah infiltration tunnels
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Air

Two pilots killed in Armenia Su-25 fighter jet crash

Staff Writer With AFP -
Two crew members died when a Su-25 fighter jet crashed near Maralik in western Armenia, the defense ministry said
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Africa

DR Congo army clashes with Yakutumba rebels kill 18 as election tensions rise

Staff Writer With AFP -
Clashes between the army and rebels loyal to renegade former general William Amuri Yakutumba in Democratic Republic of Congo have killed 18 people
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Asia Pacific

Fourth US service member dies from Afghanistan IED blast

Joanne Stocker -
A fourth US service member, Sgt. Jason Mitchell McClary, died from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan's Ghazni province
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Africa

Six ‘terrorists’ shot dead in eastern Burkina Faso firefight

Staff Writer With AFP -
Six people were shot dead by police near Bougui in eastern Burkina Faso during a "terrorist attack" on a security patrol
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Middle East

UN to evacuate 50 wounded Houthi rebels from Yemen ahead of peace talks

Staff Writer With AFP -
Fifty wounded Houthi rebels will be evacuated from the Yemeni capital for medical treatment ahead of planned peace talks in Sweden.
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Air

Coalition kills ISIS commander liked to murder of American aid worker

Staff Writer With AFP -
The US-led Coalition against Islamic State said it killed a senior figure involved in the executions of an American aid worker and other hostages
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Africa

Nigeria: Boko Haram kill 2 in Yobe state raid, injure 5 in suicide attack in Maiduguri

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Boko Haram militants killed two soldiers in a gun attack in Buni Gari in Nigeria's Yobe state, and injured five militia members in a suicide bomb attack in Borno state capital Maiduguri
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Africa

ISIS claims 8 Nigeria soldiers killed in attack near Gamboru in the Lake Chad area

Fergus Kelly -
Islamic State claimed eight Nigerian Army soldiers were killed and 17 wounded in an attack near Gamboru in the Lake Chad area, close to the border with Cameroon
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Africa

Five killed in bomb and gun attack near Boungou in eastern Burkina Faso

Staff Writer With AFP -
Five people, four of them police, were killed when their convoy was hit by a complex roadside bomb and gun attack near Boungou in eastern Burkina Faso
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Business

Slovakia F-16 fighter jet deals signed, but prime minister says contracts ‘invalid’

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Slovakia's prime minister clashed with the defence ministry over a deal to acquire US-made F-16 fighter jets in the NATO member's biggest military purchase
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Africa

Nigeria police kill more than 100 ‘bandits’ in Zamfara crackdown

Staff Writer With AFP -
Nigerian police claimed over 100 "bandits" were killed in a crackdown targeting crime in the state of Zamfara, following a surge in kidnappings and cattle rustling
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Africa

Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Arege near Lake Chad

Staff Writer With AFP -
Boko Haram militants attacked a military base in Arege village near Lake Chad in northeast Nigeria, killing at least one soldier
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Africa

Freed Central African child soldiers could end up returning to the battlefield

Miranda Saunders -
Central African Republic children freed from armed groups are not receiving critical reintegration support and are at high risk for re-recruitment, UNICEF said
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Africa

US carries out third airstrike against Al-Qaeda in Libya

Joanne Stocker -
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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