insurgency

Nigerian Military Says 60 Jihadists Killed in Raids

Nigerian military said it has killed more than 60 jihadists, including a senior commander, in aerial and ground assaults in the northeastern epicenter of insurgent violence which has raged since 2009.

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Ex-Leader Kabila Back in DR Congo in M23-Held City

Ex-president Joseph Kabila on Thursday made his first appearance since returning to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Goma, an eastern city seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia whose lightning offensive the government accuses him of orchestrating.

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Paramilitaries Claim Capture of Key Sudan Towns

Paramilitary forces fighting Sudan's military have said they captured two strategic towns in the war-ravaged nation, which has been hit by a cholera outbreak that killed 70 people in the capital this week.

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Jihadists Ambush Mozambique Army Outpost, Killing Soldiers: Military Sources

An attack on a military base in northern Mozambique killed multiple soldiers, local military sources told AFP on Wednesday, underscoring spiraling insecurity in the southern African country.

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Blast Kills Six Soldiers in Mexican Cartel Zone

An explosive device killed six soldiers and wounded two others in a western Mexican region wracked by drug cartel violence, an official military report seen by AFP on Wednesday said.

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Explosion Reported Near Military Barracks in Nigeria’s Capital: Army

An explosion occurred near a military barracks in the Nigerian capital Abuja, as an intelligence source said that the suspected attacker had died.

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Dozens Killed in NE Nigeria ‘Bandit’ Attacks

Dozens of people were reported killed in two suspected attacks by armed gangs in northeast Nigeria, a local state governor and villagers said on Saturday.

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Indian Troops Kill 27 Maoist Rebels, Including ‘Topmost Leader’

Indian commandos killed 27 Maoist rebels, including its chief and the backbone of the Naxal movement, in what could be a decisive blow to the decades-long conflict.

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US Sanctions Myanmar Ethnic Militia, Warlord for Cyber Scams

The US has sanctioned Myanmar’s Karen National Army ethnic group for alleged online scams, human trafficking, and cross-border smuggling.

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Nigeria Governors Urge Army to Rethink Anti-Jihadist Strategy

State governors in northeast Nigeria on Thursday called on government security forces to rethink their counter-insurgency strategy, after more than 100 people were killed last month in jihadist attacks.

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