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Islamic Militants Attack Congo Villages Near Uganda, Killing 40 People, Local Group Says

Islamic Militants Attack Congo Villages Near Uganda, Killing 40 People, Local Group Says

Published by Sam Flores

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An Islamic State-affiliated group attacked villages in Congo near the border with Uganda, killing at least 40 people and burning and looting homes, a local civil society group said Friday. The attacks were carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces overnight from Wednesday through Thursday afternoon, according to Charité Banza, the leader of the Ituri civil society group and Kinos Katua, a member of the group who lives in the area. The Allied Democratic Forces, which has roots in Uganda and which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in 2019, has long operated in the border region. Banza told The Associated Press that 25 people were killed in border villages in the Beni territory of North Kivu while 15 others were killed in Ituri province. The death toll may rise because several residents were still missing after the attacks, Katua said. In a recent report this week, Amnesty International accused the Allied Democratic Forces of “war crimes and crimes against humanity.” The ADF is one of the numerous groups operating …

Mali Attacks Spotlight the Growing Reach of Militants Across West Africa

Mali Attacks Spotlight the Growing Reach of Militants Across West Africa

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By David Lewis, Mariano ⁠Zafra ⁠and Maxwell ⁠Akalaare Adombila May 1 (Reuters) – Simultaneous attacks ​in Mali by militants linked to al ‌Qaeda and separatist ‌Tuareg rebels on April ⁠25 ⁠showed how fighters from different groups with different ​goals were able to strike at the heart of the West African ​country’s military government. Despite a series of interventions ⁠since ⁠2013 by French, ⁠U.S., UN ​and Russian troops, these militant groups, alongside ​other factions ⁠aligned with Islamic State, have also made significant gains elsewhere in the region. The groups have expanded ⁠their presence in Niger and Burkina Faso and ⁠have linked up with Islamist militants in northern Nigeria. Their reach now stretches over 3,000 km (1,900 miles) from western Mali near Senegal, through Nigeria and into Chad. Click here for a story about ⁠the presence of militant groups across West Africa, including their proximity to major mining operations, presented as ​a graphic: (Editing by David Clarke ​and Jon McClure) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026 Source link

Mali Army Bases Hit in Large-Scale Attacks Claimed by Al Qaeda-Linked Militants

Mali Army Bases Hit in Large-Scale Attacks Claimed by Al Qaeda-Linked Militants

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BAMAKO, April 25 (Reuters) – An al Qaeda affiliate and Tuareg rebels claimed responsibility on Saturday for coordinated attacks ⁠across ⁠Mali, in one of the boldest operations insurgents have mounted ⁠in their campaign against the military-led government. Mali’s army said in a statement it had killed “several hundred” assailants and repelled the assault, which hit ​multiple sites in or near the capital, Bamako. It said a large-scale sweep operation was underway in Bamako, the nearby barracks town of Kati and elsewhere in the gold-producing country. It was unclear how many soldiers ‌or civilians were killed in the attacks. In a statement ‌read out on state television on Saturday evening, the government spokesperson, Issa Ousmane Coulibaly, said 16 people had been injured. Coulibaly said the situation was completely under control in all affected areas. Bamako authorities announced ⁠an overnight curfew lasting ⁠three days. Al Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) issued a statement, published by SITE Intelligence Group, claiming responsibility for attacks ​in Kati, on the Bamako airport and in localities further north, including Mopti, Sevare and …

Airstrike by Nigeria, U.S. ally against Islamist militants, kills scores

Airstrike by Nigeria, U.S. ally against Islamist militants, kills scores

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First came the thunderous boom. Then the air billowed with thick black smoke. Fires were “everywhere,” survivors said. Scores of people lay dead. The Nigerian military, with whom the U.S. military is fighting a growing Islamist threat, initially declared the attack on a weekend market in the remote desert village of Jilli a successful strike “on a known terrorist enclave.” But eyewitnesses describe a starkly different scene: The more than 100 people killed, they say, were traders and other members of the community, and included women and children. Source link

Pentagon Confirms All 6 Crew Dead As Pro-Iran Iraqi Militants Claim They Downed US Refueling Plane

Pentagon Confirms All 6 Crew Dead As Pro-Iran Iraqi Militants Claim They Downed US Refueling Plane

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Update(1030ET): The Pentagon has just confirmed two additional deaths in Thursday’s downing of a KC-135 refueling tanker aircraft over Western Iraq. This brings the total deaths to six in the incident, which marks the single deadliest aerial event for the US side in the war. US: ALL CREW MEMBERS OF KC-135 LOSS IN IRAQ CONFIRMED DECEASED The Pentagon has further reiterated its stance it was not enemy or friendly fire. * * * The overnight confirmation that a US KC-135 went down over Western Iraq marks the single deadliest aerial incident suffered by the United States since the start of Operation Epic Fury. A Friday morning Pentagon briefing has confirmed that four of the six crew members on board have died, as rescue efforts for the two other service members continue. “The circumstances of the incident are under investigation,” it said in a statement on Friday. The Pentagon and US CENTCOM have sought to emphasize the KC-135 aircraft was not downed “due to hostile fire or friendly fire,” adding that it had crashed at about 2pm Eastern …

Pakistan claims to have killed at least 70 militants in strikes on Afghan border : NPR

Pakistan claims to have killed at least 70 militants in strikes on Afghan border : NPR

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Local residents and civil defense workers look on as a bulldozer clears the rubble of a house hit by a cross-border Pakistani army strike in the Behsud district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. Hedayat Shah/AP hide caption toggle caption Hedayat Shah/AP KABUL, Afghanistan — Pakistan’s military killed at least 70 militants in strikes along the border with Afghanistan early Sunday, targeting what it described as hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside the country, the deputy interior minister said. Talal Chaudhry, Pakistan’s deputy interior minister, told Geo News that at least 70 militants were killed in the strikes. He offered no evidence. Pakistan’s state-run media later reported that militant casualties from the strikes jumped to 80. The Afghan defense ministry said in a statement that “various civilian areas” in the provinces of Nangarhar and Paktika in eastern Afghanistan were hit, including a religious madrassa and multiple civilian homes. The statement called the strikes a violation of Afghanistan’s airspace and sovereignty. Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid earlier on X said …

Germany Plans Crackdown on Far-Left Militants After Berlin Power Grid Attack

Germany Plans Crackdown on Far-Left Militants After Berlin Power Grid Attack

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BERLIN, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Germany will step ‌up ​efforts to fight left-wing ‌militants after activists claimed responsibility for an attack ​on a power station in January that caused the longest electricity ‍blackout in Berlin since ​World War Two, the interior minister said. “Our security agencies ​will be ⁠significantly reinforced in the fight against left-wing extremism,” the minister, Alexander Dobrindt, said on Tuesday. He added that 1 million euros was on offer for information leading to the perpetrators of the January ‌attack, which was suspected to have been carried out by ​a ‌far-left activist organisation called ‍the ⁠Volcano group. The incident left 45,000 households without power in freezing temperatures. Germany’s domestic intelligence agency will devote more staff to left-wing militancy, Dobrindt said, adding that new legislation is being prepared to expand the digital investigative powers of security authorities. The measures would cover automated ​data analysis, biometric facial recognition and the storage of IP addresses. In its latest report, the domestic intelligence agency said left-wing motivated crime was up 38% in 2024 although the number of …

Canada to copy Islamic militants when fighting war against US | US | News

Canada to copy Islamic militants when fighting war against US | US | News

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Canada’s Armed Forces have developed a model to prepare for the possibility of a U.S. invasion after President Donald Trump expressed his desire to annex Canadian territory. The plans, which ruled out conscription, are believed to be the first time in a century that Ottawa has prepared for the prospect of an attack from its southern neighbor. According to a report in The Globe and Mail, Canadian generals say the country would have to resort to unconventional warfare tactics due to the overwhelming power of the U.S. military. The model predicts that Canada would need to implement strategies similar to those used by the Afghan Mujahedeen against the U.S. during its occupation of Afghanistan, such as hit-and-run style ambushes carried out by troops and armed civilians. Drones could also play a role in inflicting maximum casualties on U.S. soldiers occupying the country, a tactic employed by Ukrainian troops against Russia. The model underscores the shift in America’s role under Trump’s presidency, moving away from its position as a cornerstone of Western alliances since the end …