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Libya: US Downplays IS Capability to Further Expand despite Growing Big in Size

Top US commander for Africa Thursday downplayed the capacity of the Islamic State’s branch in Libya to conquer more swathes of the Libyan territory given the current state of affairs and the Libyan people’s disdain of the terrorist group even though it has grown in size with around 6,000 fighters. For Gen. David Rodriguez, head […]

Nigeria: Terrorists killed seventy soldiers

The Nigerian army suffered heavy losses. At least 70 soldiers were killed in the attack on their convoy in north-eastern Nigeria, a region plagued by violence from the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) group. The attack happened on Monday but it was only on Tuesday that military sources revealed the information. According to a […]

More than dozen killed in North-eastern Congo

At least 14 people were killed Sunday in Ituri, North-eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces, Islamist rebel group originally based in neighboring Uganda, authorities have  announced. Lingasa Benago, a leader of civil society in Irumu told Turkish news agency Anadolu that the attack killed 14 people, including […]