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11 May

Six Troops Killed in Rare West Mali Attack: Local Sources

Six Malian soldiers have been killed and nine wounded after a rare attack in the country's west, police and local sources said.

10 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger Says It Has Picked Up 1,400 Boko Haram Followers

Nearly 1,400 followers of Nigeria's notorious Boko Haram jihadist group have been intercepted fleeing into Niger.

8 May

Flames are seen at a distance after Israel carried out airstrikes over Gaza.

Staff Writer With AFP

Top Militants Among 12 Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza

Israel launched pre-dawn air strikes against Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, its military announced, with the territory's health ministry saying 12 people were killed.

8 May

M23 fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Staff Writer With AFP

Southern African Troops to Deploy Against Rebels in East DR Congo

Southern African countries agreed to deploy forces to help quell violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

7 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Blast Targeting UN Convoy Wounds 7 Peacekeepers in Mali

Seven UN peacekeepers were wounded in central Mali when a roadside bomb exploded under their convoy, the UN force in the West African country said.

7 May

Taliban fighters stand guard near the military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Reaffirms ‘Commitment to Stay’ in Afghanistan

The UN reaffirmed its "commitment to stay" in Afghanistan in a review assessing its operations in the country in light of the Taliban banning women from working for the world body.

7 May