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Niger suspends military pact with US "with immediate effect"
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The agreement that allowed US military personnel and civilian defence staff to operate from Niger lost its existence a week after senior US officials, led by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee and US Africa Command head General Michael Langley, visited the West Afric
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National Maritime Information Sharing Centre to set-up soon: Mauritius PM
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Yesterday, while addressing the opening ceremony of the 13th edition of Exercise Cutlass Express, PM Jugnauth recalled that this event, held on a regular basis since 2011, is a joint multinational exercise and that through the last decade, this exercise enabled the U.S. Naval Force, the Maur
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US strike kills 30 Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The strike occurred about 260 kilometers northeast of the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, near Galcad. US Africa Command assessed that no civilians were injured or killed due to the remote location.
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US deploys additional troops to base in Kenya after attack
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Nairobi (Kenya), Jan 07 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States deployed additional troops to augment the defenses of its base in Kenya recently attacked by a local terrorist group, US Africa Command said in a statement on Monday.
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1 US Soldier, 2 Pentagon contractors killed in attack on Kenya Military Ba
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], Jan 06 (Sputnik/ANI): One US soldier and two Pentagon contractors were killed in the attack by Al-Shabaab group (part of al-Qaeda terrorist organization, banned in Russia) on a military base in Kenya used by US forces, US Africa Command said on Sunday.
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ISIS-Somalia's 'second in command' killed in US airstrike
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], Apr 16 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) said that a high-ranking ISIS-Somalia terrorist was killed in an air strike which targeted a vehicle near Xiriiro in the Bari Region here.
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US Airstrike Slays 60 Al-Shabaab Terrorists in Somalia: AFRICOM
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mudug [Somalia], Oct 17 (ANI/Sputnik): United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced that an American airstrike coordinated with the Somalian federal government killed "approximately 60 terrorists" from Al-Shabaab, the most destructive air raid against the militant Salafi group since Nove
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US airstrike kills over 100 militants in Somalia
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [United States], November 22 (ANI): The United States military has confirmed that over 100 Islamist militants were killed in an airstrike launched against the al-Shabaab group in Somalia.
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Niger ambush investigation likley to get over in Jan, says Pentagon
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], November 9 (ANI): The Pentagon officials have said that the investigation of the four U.S. soldiers killed in the ambush last month in Niger is likely to conclude in January.
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