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Mar- 2024 -

4 March

‘170 People Executed’ in Attacks on Burkina Villages: Prosecutor

Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor said as jihadist violence flares.

Feb- 2024 -

14 February

Middle East

Islamic State supporters hold up the caliphate's flag

Staff Writer With AFP

Islamic State Group Kills Nine Syrian Soldiers: Monitor

Islamic State group jihadists killed nine Syrian soldiers in the war-torn country's vast Badia desert on Tuesday, a war monitor said.

9 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected Jihadists Kill 9 in Volatile Niger Region

Suspected jihadists killed nine people in a raid on three villages in a Niger region bordering insurgency-hit Mali and Burkina Faso, the defense ministry said.

5 February

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

10 Killed in Militant Attack on Pakistan Police Station

Dozens of militants waged an hours-long gun attack on a police station in northern Pakistan, killing at least 10 officers, a senior commander said.

1 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

IS-Linked Church Attack in DR Congo Leaves Several Dead

Militants linked to Islamic State carried out an attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that left several dead, reportedly including five people in a church.

Jan- 2024 -

25 January

Africa

Burkinabe soldiers aboard a military vehicle

Staff Writer With AFP

HRW Says Burkina Faso Army Strikes Killed Dozens of Civilians

Human Rights Watch accused the Burkina Faso army of killing at least 60 civilians in drone strikes which the government said targeted jihadist fighters.

22 January

Air

US Marine Corps combat engineers improve force protection measures by laying concertina wire at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP

US Taking Attack on Troops at Iraq Base ‘Extremely Seriously’: W.House

The US is taking the attack by Iran-backed militants on a base hosting US forces in Iraq over the weekend "extremely seriously," the White House said.

5 January

Middle East

Mourners hold up pictures of General Qassem Soleimani at his funeral in January 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

Islamic State Claims Iran Suicide Bombings That Killed 84

Islamic State said it carried out twin bombings that killed at least 84 people at a memorial ceremony in Iran for slain Revolutionary Guards general Soleimani.

2 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Mission Ends Decade of Deployment in Mali

The UN mission in Mali ended a decade of deployment in the crisis-wracked country, meeting a December 31 deadline agreed after Mali's military leaders ordered it to leave.

2 January

Africa