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Aug- 2023 -18 AugustAfrica
W.Africa Military Chiefs Prepare Possible Niger Mission
West African military chiefs held a second day of talks, preparing for a possible armed intervention in Niger after a coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
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16 AugustAfrica
Seventeen Troops Killed in New Niger Attack
Seventeen troops died in a jihadist ambush in Niger, in a reminder of the nation's deep security crisis as its military rulers face off against neighbors determined to reverse last month's coup.
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15 AugustAfrica
Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Mali Attack on UN Troops
An al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group has claimed responsibility for an attack that wounded members of the UN's peacekeeping force in Mali.
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15 AugustAfrica
26 Nigeria Troops Killed in Ambush: Military Sources
At least 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by gunmen in central Nigeria, two military sources told AFP.
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14 AugustAfrica
UN Force in Mali Quits Base Early Over Insecurity
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has brought forward its withdrawal from a base in the north of the country due to deteriorating security conditions.
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11 AugustMiddle East
IS Attack on Syria Army Bus Kills 23 Soldiers: Monitor
At least 23 soldiers have been killed in war-torn Syria's east, a monitor said, the deadliest attack in a new wave of attacks blamed on Islamic State.
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8 AugustAfrica
Mali Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ if ECOWAS Intervenes in Niger
A military intervention in Niger by ECOWAS to restore the ousted president could be a "catastrophe," Mali's head of diplomacy warned.
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8 AugustMiddle East
IS Attack Kills 10 Syria Pro-Government Troops: Monitor
Islamic State militants killed 10 Syrian troops and pro-government fighters in the former jihadist stronghold of Raqa province, a war monitor said.
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4 AugustAfrica
Jihadists Attack Mali Army Convoy, Toll Feared High
Jihadists attacked Malian troops escorting trucks heading to neighboring Niger, with the toll feared to be high, security sources and a local official said.
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4 AugustMiddle East
Islamic State Group Announces Death of Leader
Islamic State announced the death of its leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, who it said was killed in clashes in northwestern Syria, and named a successor.
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