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More than 30 Nigerian soldiers killed

More than 30 Nigerian soldiers killed

MILITANTS overran an army base in northeastern Nigeria, killing more than 30 soldiers before pulling back in the face of air strikes, soldiers and a resident said. The attackers were believed to belong to the regional offshoot of Islamic State. They hit the base in Mainok town in northeast Borno state on Sunday afternoon, three soldiers and the resident told Reuters. Rising insecurity across Nigeria has killed scores of soldiers and civilians this year. Just over a month ago, about 30 soldiers were killed in four attacks by Islamist militants in northeast Nigeria. A military spokesman said they would issue…
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46 civilians feared killed in DRC

46 civilians feared killed in DRC

FORTY-SIX civilians are reported to have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a  senior provincial official. Local security forces have been dispatched to the village in Irumu territory to investigate, provincial interior minister Adjio Gidi said by phone. "The death toll as of this afternoon is reported to be 46," Gidi said. He said the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) were behind the raid. The Ugandan armed group is believed to have carried out a string of massacres in eastern Congo, killing more than 1,000 civilians since…
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Militant attack on farm in northern Nigeria leaves 40 dead – sources

Militant attack on farm in northern Nigeria leaves 40 dead – sources

MILITANTS have killed at least 40 people on a farm in Borno state in northeast Nigeria, three sources have told Reuters on Saturday. The attack, at Kwashebe Zamarmari in the Jere local government area, happened late morning local time as the workers were harvesting rice, according to a village leader, a local fighter with the Zamarmari group and a police source. A search by the authorities for the attackers has been mounted. The military and police did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province are both active in northeast Nigeria, where insurgency…
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Scottish court told evidence was flawed in Lockerbie bombing trial

Scottish court told evidence was flawed in Lockerbie bombing trial

ESTELLE SHIRBON SCOTLAND’S High Court has been told that the conviction of a Libyan man over the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing, the deadliest militant attack in British history, rested on evidence that was badly flawed. The family of now-deceased Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the bombing that killed 270 people, have launched a posthumous appeal, supported by some victims' relatives who say the truth has yet to come out. Pam Am Flight 103 was blown up over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in December 1988 en route from London to New York, carrying mostly Americans on their…
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About 10 Malian soldiers killed in militant attack, army says

About 10 Malian soldiers killed in militant attack, army says

MILITANTS have killed around 10 Malian soldiers near the west-central town of Guire, the army said, the deadliest such attack against the armed forces since an August 18 military coup. International powers fear the ousting of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita could further destabilise the West African nation and undermine the fight against insurgents linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State in the wider Sahel region. The latest attack, which targeted a resupplying mission, took place at 6 p.m. and also caused injuries and material damage, the army said in a statement on Friday. Reinforcements have been dispatched to the area,…
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