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Suspected jihadists kill 10 Niger soldiers: ministry
Feb 12, 2023The defense ministry reported on Saturday that at least ten soldiers were killed in an ambush by some “armed terrorists” in southwest Niger, not far from the Mali border. According to a ministry statement, 16 individuals... -
42 Mali soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attacks
Aug 11, 2022Forty-two Malian soldiers died in a sophisticated weekend attack by suspected jihadists using drones artillery, authorities said Wednesday, the latest violent incident to rock the troubled Sahel country. The toll is one of the bloodiest in... -
5 Turkish soldiers killed in rocket attack in Syria
May 11, 2021One Turkish soldier was killed and four others were injured in a rocket attack on Idlib in Syria. The casualties came after a rocket attack on a logistics fleet on Monday (May 10th). Reuters quoted the... -
Indonesian soldiers ordered to fire on looters in disaster zone
Oct 3, 2018Indonesian soldiers have been ordered to fire on people caught looting on the quake and tsunami-struck island of Sulawesi, a colonel said Wednesday, after desperate survivors raided shops for food and water. Police have already arrested...