Armed Groups

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‘We’re not pirates’, say hijackers who seized Chinese ship off Somali coast | Crime News
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‘We’re not pirates’, say hijackers who seized Chinese ship off Somali coast | Crime News

*The names of the hijackers are pseudonyms on condition of speaking to Al Jazeera. Mogadishu, Somalia – Liban Hassan* has spent most of...

Armed groups kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria’s Borno State | Boko Haram News
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Armed groups kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria’s Borno State | Boko Haram News

Officials say Boko Haram and ISWAP groups suspected of being behind the attacks on farmers in the Dumba region. At least 40 farmers...

Nigerian air raid targeting bandits mistakenly kills civilians | African Union News
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Nigerian air raid targeting bandits mistakenly kills civilians | African Union News

Nigerian air force launches investigation after reports say at least 15 people killed in air attack in Zamfara State. An air raid targeting...

DR Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels, but fighting persists | Mining News
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DR Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels, but fighting persists | Mining News

Despite recent military gains, eastern DRC remains mired in conflict, mainly as a result of the M23 rebellion. Several towns that fell to...

Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger | Crime News
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Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger | Crime News

Residents and local media report that the victim is a 73-year-old who was taken in the city of Agadez. An Austrian woman has...

Syrian intelligence says it thwarted ISIL attempt to blow up Shia shrine | ISIL/ISIS News
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Syrian intelligence says it thwarted ISIL attempt to blow up Shia shrine | ISIL/ISIS News

The Sayyida Zeinab shrine in Damascus has previously been targeted by ISIL and other armed groups in Syria. Syrian authorities have foiled an...

Bandits in Nigeria ambush and kill 21 government-backed fighters | Conflict News
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Bandits in Nigeria ambush and kill 21 government-backed fighters | Conflict News

Convoy of pro-government fighters was returning from a funeral when they came under fire from bandits in Katsina State. At least 21 government-backed...

Dozens killed in Myanmar military air attack in Rakhine State, UN says | Military News
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Dozens killed in Myanmar military air attack in Rakhine State, UN says | Military News

Attack on village of Kyauk Ni Maw, in Ramree island township, kills more than 40 people and destroys about 500 homes. Air attacks...

Lakurawa, the new armed group wreaking havoc on the Nigeria-Niger border | Armed Groups News
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Lakurawa, the new armed group wreaking havoc on the Nigeria-Niger border | Armed Groups News

A new armed group called Lakurawa is attacking villages in remote corners of northwestern Nigeria and across the border in Niger, posing new...