Trump boosts US military authority for Somalia fighting
President Donald Trump has boosted the US military's authority to step up air strikes in the fight against Islamist insurgents ...
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France sends backup to Niger after 16 troops killed
France is to send a contingent of counterterror forces to help the army in Niger after militants ambushed a military ...
Weapons school officers employ total force training during Libya B-2 strike
Two B-2 Spirit bombers departed Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, for a transatlantic flight to Libya Jan. 18 in what ...
US stealth bombers kill more than 80 IS fighters in Libya
More than 80 Islamic State jihadists were killed in a US aerial blitz on training camps in Libya, including fighters ...
Deadly clashes in CAR as France ends military mission
Central African Republic: The Central African Republic's capital was rocked by deadly overnight clashes as France's defense minister was due ...
Somali force duped US into bombing rival: official
A regional administration in Somalia said rival forces deliberately misled the US into launching an air strike that killed 13 ...
Russian Arms Export Contracts with African Countries Exceed $21 bln
Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport’s contracts with African countries exceed $21 billion, Yuri Demchenko, adviser to the Rosoboronexport CEO, said. Rosoboronexport ...
Airbus to Operate Heron 1 Drones for Germany In Mali
The German Defence Procurement Agency (BAAInBw) and Airbus Defence and Space have signed a contract to provide Heron 1 surveillance ...
Djiboutian Armed Forces soldiers finish a five-month training
Djiboutian Armed Forces, also known as the Force Aérienne du Djibouti (FAD) soldiers completed their final test, May 16, and ...
12 Algerian soldiers killed in helicopter crash
Twelve Algerian soldiers were killed Sunday in a helicopter crash caused by technical failure in the south of the country, ...
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