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17 February

Iraqi forces members patrol during a military operation in Anbar province

Four Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Raid on Suspected IS Fighters

Four Iraqi soldiers were killed during a counter-terrorism operation north of Baghdad, as the majority-Shiite country marks a religious rite.

16 February

Al-Qaeda linked al-shabab recruits walk down a street on March 5, 2012 in the Deniile district of Somalian capital, Mogadishu

Staff Writer With AFP

US Strike in Somalia Kills Five Al-Shabaab Fighters

The American military carried out a strike in a remote area of Somalia, killing five Al-Shabaab fighters, the US Africa Command said.

16 February

Staff Writer With AFP

US Says Iran-Based Saif al-Adel Is New Al-Qaeda Chief

Saif al-Adel, an Iran-based Egyptian, is the head of Al-Qaeda following the 2022 death of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the US State Department said.

13 February

A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) stands guard on a hill overlooking a United Nations tank position near the village of Kibumba I, around 20km from the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's restive North Kivu province on July 11, 2012.

Staff Writer With AFP

At Least 20 Killed in Militia Attacks in Eastern DR Congo: UN

At least 20 civilians were killed in weekend militia attacks in the volatile Ituri province of northeast DR Congo, the United Nations and local sources said.

13 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Twelve Civilians Killed in Burkina Unrest

At least 12 civilian died and six were injured in an attack by suspected jihadists in northwestern Burkina Faso.

12 February

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Attack in Central Syria Kills 11, Mostly Civilians: Monitor

At least 11 people, mostly civilians, were killed in a central Syria attack blamed on the Islamic State group, a war monitor said Sunday.

10 February

Soldiers sit in a truck on the main road of the Electoral Commission, in Accra, Ghana

Staff Writer With AFP

Attempted Bombing in North Ghana Fuels Jihadist Fears

Criminals in northern Ghana tried to blow up a bridge in a region where the government fears spillover from a jihadist war across the border in Burkina Faso.

8 February

Malian soldiers drive through the streets of Bamako, Mali on August 19, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Two Police Officers, Gendarme Killed in Western Mali Attack: Sources

Two Malian police officers and a gendarme were killed in an attack on a checkpoint in western Mali.

6 February

This aerial view shows residents searching for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings following an earthquake in the village of Besnia near the twon of Harim, in Syria's rebel-held northhwestern Idlib

Staff Writer With AFP

At Least 20 Escape Syria Prison Holding IS Inmates After Quake

Prisoners mutinied in a northwestern Syria prison following a deadly earthquake, with at least 20 escaping the jail holding mostly Islamic State group members.

6 February