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Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and motorbikes during raids on two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local human rights groups said on Wednesday. Fighters believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan militia active in eastern Congo since …

The Ugandan army has launched joint air and artillery strikes against the rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, BBC News reports. Uganda People’s Defence Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Flavia Byekwaso has confirmed this via her official twitter account. She said that the …

Authorities in Libya have announced that security forces have arrested a senior Islamic State group figure. It is about Embarak al-Khazimi who was captured at Bani Walid, south-east of the capital, Tripoli. According to Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the arrest of Embarak al-Khazimi was a great success that …

Two months, is the time the American special operations forces will spend training troops in Mozambique in an attempt to prevent the spread of militant Islamist violence in the north of the country. Insurgents have staged regular attacks in the gas-rich Cabo Delgado province since 2017, leaving at least 2,500 …