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16 January

A Somali soldier in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Three Dead in Somalia Suicide Bombing

A suicide bomber killed at least three people and injured two others after detonating an explosive near the mayoral offices in Somalia's capital.

15 January

A Pakistani army soldier stands guard at a market in Miran Shah, a town in North Waziristan, near the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

Five Pakistan Troops Killed by Blast in Balochistan

At least five Pakistan soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by a bomb blast following a clash with militants in southwestern Balochistan province, the military said.

11 January

US soldiers stand at the Qayyarah Air Base, where US-led troops in 2017 helped Iraqis plan out the fight against the Islamic State in nearby Mosul

Staff Writer With AFP

Drone Targeting Coalition Troops in Iraq Shot Down

Officials in Iraqi Kurdistan announced that an "explosive drone" targeting the international anti-jihadist coalition in Iraq was downed near Arbil airport.

11 January

File photo of Al Shabaab fighters Somalia

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Says Helo ‘Crash Landed’ in Somalia, Reports Hostages Taken by Al-Shabaab

The UN said one of its helicopters "crash landed" in Somalia and some passengers were reportedly taken hostage by the militant group Al-Shabaab.

10 January

Ecuadorian soldiers at the state-owned TV station that gang members stormed

Staff Writer With AFP

At Least 10 Killed in Ecuador’s ‘Internal Armed Conflict’

Ecuador's president gave orders to "neutralize" criminal gangs after gunmen opened fire in a TV studio and bandits threatened random executions on a second day of terror in the country.

10 January

Staff Writer With AFP

UK, US Forces Repel ‘Largest Attack’ Yet by Houthis in Red Sea

US and UK forces have shot down more than 20 drones and missiles over the Red Sea launched by Yemen's Houthis.

9 January

An Israeli F-16 I fighter jet takes off at the Ramon air force base in the Negev Desert, southern Israel, on October 21, 2013.

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Army Says Killed ‘Central’ Hamas Figure in Syria

Israel's army said it killed a "central figure" in Syria responsible for Hamas rocket attacks against Israel.

8 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Taliban Blast Kills Five Police Protecting Polio Teams

A roadside bomb killed five police officers protecting polio vaccination workers in Pakistan, in an attack claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group.

5 January

Mourners hold up pictures of General Qassem Soleimani at his funeral in January 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

Islamic State Claims Iran Suicide Bombings That Killed 84

Islamic State said it carried out twin bombings that killed at least 84 people at a memorial ceremony in Iran for slain Revolutionary Guards general Soleimani.

4 January