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4 days agoSomalia reports hit on al-Shabab with international support'
The operation in the autonomous state of Jubbaland was carried out with the support of international partners, who carried out air strikes. The Somali army also seized weapons and military equipment, including BKM machine guns, RPGs and AK-47 rifles, as well as landmines that the terrorists had intended to use against civilians.
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1 month agoJihadist violence in Nigeria and DRC rose sharply last year even as global deaths from terror fell
Nigeria recorded the largest increase in terrorism deaths globally in 2025, with fatalities rising by 46% from 513 in 2024 to 750, placing it fourth in the Global Terrorism Index, behind Pakistan, Burkina Faso and Niger. Africa's most populous nation is grappling with a multifaceted security crisis as extremist groups such as Boko Haram and its offshoots attempt to carve out control of swathes of territory.
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1 month agoAt least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern Nigeria
Multiple suicide bombings in Maiduguri, Nigeria killed at least 23 people and injured over 100, targeting crowded areas during Ramadan iftar and marking a resurgence of violence in a previously stabilized region.
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1 month agoJihadis intensify attacks against Nigeria's military, killing officers and carting away weapons
Jihadi extremist groups including Boko Haram intensified coordinated attacks on Nigerian military bases in the northeast, killing multiple officers and soldiers and capturing military equipment.
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1 month agoAt least 65 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist raids in country's north-east
At least 65 Nigerian soldiers were killed in jihadist raids across the north-east in two weeks, with Islamic State West Africa Province overrunning four military bases in Borno state.
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2 months agoISIL claims responsibility for Niger airport attack
The ISIL (ISIS) armed group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an air force base at Niger's main airport. The ISIL-affiliated Amaq News Agency reported on Friday that the group carried out a surprise and coordinated attack on the base at Diori Hamani International Airport near the capital, Niamey. It claimed the attack caused significant damage, without providing more details.
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1 month agoWest African regional army: Why thousands of soldiers are deploying
ECOWAS plans to deploy 2,000 soldiers by end of 2026 to combat cross-border armed groups, but faces funding challenges and regional fracturing as Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso left the bloc to form their own alliance.
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1 month agoGunmen on motorcycles kill at least 50 in northwest Nigeria: Report
Gunmen killed at least 50 people and abducted women and children in an overnight assault on a village in northwestern Nigeria's Zamfara State, authorities and residents said. The attack started late on Thursday night and continued into Friday morning in Tungan Dutse village in the Bukkuyum area of Zamfara when armed men arrived on motorcycles and began setting fire to buildings and abducting residents.
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2 months agoAre drones, AI making it harder to fight armed groups in the Sahel?
The brazen attack on the international airport and nearby military airbase in Niamey, Niger's capital, came overnight between January 28 and 29. Balls of orange fire flew across the sky as the Nigerien army attempted to respond while residents ducked for cover and whispered prayers, as shown in videos on social media. ISIL (ISIS) in Sahel Province, or ISSP a Niger-based outfit earlier known as the ISIL affiliate in the Greater Sahara or ISGS has since claimed responsibility
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