ABUJA, Nigeria | Xinhua | At least 30 suspected terrorists were killed recently when the Nigerian military launched a series of airstrikes on their hideouts in the country’s northern region, the air force said Wednesday. The airstrikes targeted the hideouts of the suspected terrorists in the northern states of Borno …
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ISLAMABAD | Xinhua | Four terrorists were killed in a clash with police on Saturday in Quetta, capital of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, a spokesperson of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police said. The spokesperson said the incident took place on Saturday night when four terrorists riding two motorcycles …
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MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called a terrorist attack here bloody and barbaric, vowing retribution for the perpetrators, organizers and financiers. Putin made the remarks during a televised address to the nation after a deadly shooting Friday evening at the Crocus City Hall in northwest …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JATT) has killed three suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists in an operation that started from Kampala and ended in Kiboga district. JATT alongside Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) first arrested Shaqur Othuman in Kampala and he later revealed the hideout …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said the Uganda People’s Defence Forces- UPDF base in Somalia was attacked by more than 800 Al-Shabaab militants. Museveni, who is also the Commander-in-chief also confirmed that UPDF soldiers were killed but he did not give numbers of the dead nor …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The European Union has approved 110 million euros (about 116.6 million U.S. dollars) for stabilization efforts in Somalia battling al-Shabab terrorists across the country. The EU said it will add 90 million dollars to the resources already mobilized for African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) for …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin called the incident that happened earlier in Russia’s southern Bryansk region a “terrorist attack,” adding that the perpetrators had targeted civilians, the Kremlin said Thursday. The Russian president gave his assessment of the incident in the Bryansk region during a video address …
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Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | The Turkish foreign minister on Tuesday slammed as “absurd” a Swedish prosecutor’s decision not to investigate a protest in Stockholm in which Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s puppet was hung. “The decision by the (Swedish) prosecutor’s office not to probe the incident is extremely absurd, and we …
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Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkey will not approve Sweden’s NATO membership if the country does not extradite “terrorists” upon Turkish request, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. “Supporting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Syria’s Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) terrorist organizations and asking us for support for NATO …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has hailed the outgoing Ugandan troops for intensifying the fight against al-Shabab terrorists in the coastal Barawe region in southern Somalia. ATMIS Force Commander, Diomede Ndegeya awarded medals and certificates to the soldiers from battle Group 32 on …
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