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24 February

Nigerian Troops Reclaim Town Seized by Jihadists: Army

Nigerian soldiers backed by fighter jets on Tuesday recaptured a town in the restive northeast seized last week by jihadists after they overran a military base, the army said.

24 February

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Two Mali Soldiers Killed, Seven Injured in Ambush

Two soldiers were killed and seven others injured, Mali's military said, in an ambush in a central region regularly hit by jihadist attacks.

23 February

Senegal special forces soldier fires an M249 machine gun

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Senegal Must Ready for ‘Battle’ With Jihadists, Says President

Senegal's president said his native country and neighboring West African states must "prepare to do battle" to stop jihadist expansion beyond the Sahel.

23 February

A Philippine Marine walks past graffiti during a patrol along a deserted street at the frontline in Marawi, on the southern island of Mindanao on July 22, 2017.

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Nine Women Arrested Over Philippine Bomb Plots: Military

Nine women suspected of plotting to blow up military targets in the restive southern Philippines have been arrested, the army said Tuesday.

23 February

The attack in December 2019 occurred at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Victims’ Families Sue Saudi Arabia Over Naval Base Attack

Families of three men killed in 2019 at a Florida naval base by a Saudi airman sued Saudi Arabia, saying its government knew of the shooter's radicalization and association with Al-Qaeda.

22 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Italian Ambassador Killed in DR Congo Attack

Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Monday when a UN convoy came under attack in the troubled east, DRC sources and the government in Rome said.

22 February

Staff Writer With AFP

ISWAP Jihadists Overrun Nigerian Army Base as Residents Flee

A jihadist attack in northeast Nigeria has forced many people to flee after Islamic State-affiliated insurgents overran a key army base, military sources and residents said Sunday.

19 February

Islamic State supporters hold up the caliphate's flag

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IS Claims Killing of 4 Tunisia Soldiers, Beheading: SITE

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the February 3 killing of four soldiers in a rugged region of central Tunisia, SITE Intelligence Group reported.

18 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Eight Killed in Attack in Northern Burkina Faso

At least eight people were killed on Thursday near Burkina Faso's northern border with Niger, an area notorious for jihadist attacks, a security source and local official said.

16 February