civilian casualties

Mali: ‘Terrorists’ attack military posts at Boulkessi and Mondoro

Insurgents conducted attacks against military posts in Boulkessi and Mondoro in the Mopti region of Mali, near the border with Burkina Faso

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Nigeria: ISWAP blamed for roadside bomb that killed 6 near Kamuya

Six people were killed when their car was struck by a roadside bomb near Kamuya in northeast Nigeria's conflict-torn Borno state

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Nigeria: Jihadists execute ACF aid worker as army closes Mercy Corps offices

Suspected ISWAP fighters executed one of six aid workers abducted in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, humanitarian group Action Against Hunger said

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Yemeni children among 16 civilians killed by airstrikes in Dalah province

Seven children were among 16 people killed in twin air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in southern Yemen

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Afghan officials probe claim of 40 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike

Afghanistan is investigating reports that 40 civilians, including children, were killed in an airstrike during a wedding celebration in southern Helmand province

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Nine reported killed in weekend attacks in northern Burkina Faso

Nine people were reported killed in attacks in Bam and Soum Provinces in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Mali

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US carried out airstrike in Nangarhar accused of killing 30 Afghan civilians

US forces were behind an airstrike in eastern Afghanistan that is blamed for the deaths of at least 30 civilians

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Taliban car bomb in southern Afghanistan kills and injures more than 100, destroys hospital

A Taliban car bomb in Afghanistan's Zabul province targeted an intelligence services building and destroyed a nearby hospital

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Dozens killed in twin Taliban attacks ahead of Afghanistan presidential election

People were killed in explosions in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and at an election rally in Parwan province after US and Taliban talks failed

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Dozens killed in IED and gun attacks in northern Burkina Faso

Dozens of people were killed and six injured in IED and gun attacks on vehicles in northern Burkina Faso

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