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17 March

Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucano aircraft pilot launches a Hydra 70 rocket

Is the Tucano Aircraft a Game Changer in Nigeria’s Terrorism Fight?

Commentators increasingly see the A-29 Super Tucano as a game changer in Nigeria's fight against ISWAP and Boko Haram terrorists.

15 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Gunmen Kill 11 Nigeria Security Personnel in Two Attacks

Gunmen killed 11 security personnel, including seven policemen and four vigilantes, in attacks in central and northwestern Nigeria.

15 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Seven Killed in New Burkina Attack

At least seven people, including four volunteers in an anti-jihadist militia, were killed in the fifth attack to strike northern Burkina Faso,

10 March

Scene following overnight US special operations forces raid against suspected jihadists in Syria

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Names New Leader, Confirms Death of Predecessor

IS confirmed the death of its leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi, more than a month after his demise, and named Abu Hasan al-Hashemi al-Qurashi as his successor.

10 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Israeli System Downs ISIS Drones In Mozambique

The Mozambique Army downed three ISIS drones using an Israeli counter-drone system in the country’s north.

9 March

The F-35I 'Adir' fighter jet on its first flight in Israel

Inder Singh Bisht

Israeli Air Force F-35 Downs Iranian Drone in First Kill

Israeli Air Force F-35 fighters struck two Iranian drones en route to Palestine last year, the air force revealed.

7 March

Staff Writer With AFP

French Army Says Senior AQIM Leader Djouadi Killed in Mali

France's army said that its anti-jihadist force in Mali had killed Yahia Djouadi, a "senior leader" of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb responsible for finance and logistics.

6 March

Staff Writer With AFP

15 Soldiers Dead in Syria Attack on Military Bus: Monitor

Fifteen soldiers died in an Islamic State group attack on an army bus in the central Syrian desert, a war monitor said, as state media reported a "terrorist attack."

4 March