The army has confirmed the killing of 66 people in the attack on Kajuru Local Government Area Of Kaduna State. The General Officer Commanding One Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Faruk Yahaya, said that 37 out of the 66 people killed were buried in a shallow grave near a river bank in Kajuru. […]
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Police in Zamfara on Tuesday confirmed the killing of 15 persons and kidnap of six women by gunmen in Gusau local government area of the state. Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Muhammad Shehu, made the confirmation in a statement in Gusau. Shehu said that on Monday, there was an attack in Wonaka, Ajja, […]
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Gunmen killed at least eight Chadian UN peacekeepers in an attack Sunday, on one of their bases in northern Mali, multiple sources reported. The UN spokesman in Mali condemned what he described as a vile and cowardly attack and called for a “robust” response. “According to a new toll, still provisional, at least eight peacekeepers […]
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An unconfirmed number of US troops have been killed in a suicide bomb attack carried out by the Islamic State in Syria on Wednesday, the US military has said. The attack occurred at a restaurant in Manbij’s main market. ISIS-affiliated agency, AMAQ, said one of its militants detonated an explosive vest next to a US patrol […]
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Taliban fighters killed more than 20 Afghan security forces in simultaneous raids on a provincial capital and district in northern Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday, as the city braced for further violence. Hundreds of militants were outside Sar-e-Pul city, which provincial governor spokesman Zabihullah Amani said was at risk of falling to the Taliban if […]
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Unknown gunmen have killed five villagers in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau state in a late night ambush. Mathias Tyopev, spokesman of the state police command, said the incident happened on Wednesday at Pugu village. He said the gunmen attacked the villagers while they were returning from a birthday party at about 9pm. […]
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Gunmen who raided a government building in the Afghan capital killed at least 28 people – mostly government employees – and wounded more than 20 others. The attack was a seven-hour standoff with police that ended on Monday night, Afghan authorities said. Others killed included a policeman and three of the attackers who were shot […]
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About 12 soldiers were killed and dozens missing after fighting with Boko Haram terrorists in the northeastern state of Borno State It was reported that three military sources said on Sunday confirmed to newsmen that this is one of the largest known losses of life by the army in the last month. The army said […]
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A car bomb killed at least nine people including five civilians near a pro-Turkey rebel post in the northern Syrian city of Afrin on Sunday, a British-based war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not clear who was behind the blast in the city, which was seized from Kurdish forces […]
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Some armed men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect have sacked Gudumbali town, the Local Government Headquarters of Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. According to Channels Television on Saturday, residents said the attackers looted food items and carted away with about five gun trucks. However, the Nigerian Army authorities have […]
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