Nigeria's military said attacks by militants from Boko Haram and a splinter group affiliated with Daesh had "necessitated the contiguous nations of the Lake Chad basin to jointly launch this massive onslaught."
A six-year-old child was among the 25 victims of Wednesday's attack, claimed by a group affiliated with Daesh terror group.
A single gunman held worshippers hostage at the gurdwara in Kabul for several hours as Afghan special forces, helped by international troops, tried to clear the building. At least one of the dead is a child.
Insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades at a lorry carrying troops as it travelled near Gorgi village in Borno state, two military officers said without giving their names.
Militant groups linked to Daesh and al Qaida in West Africa “are neither degraded nor contained,” new report warns as US considers cutting troops on the continent to counter China and Russia elsewhere in the world.
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) ruled that the government decision to strip 20-year-old Shamima Begum of her citizenship "did not make her stateless" as she was a citizen of Bangladesh by descent.
Contrary to the claims of Turkey's critics, a US Defense Department report says that the Turkish military operation in northern Syria has limited Daesh's organisational capabilities.
While the attack on the pipeline was one the first in many years, its timing suggests that security concerns underline any energy agreement.
Four terrorists were sent back to their home country as Turkey ramps up efforts to deport foreign terrorist fighters.
The UN Commission of Inquiry for Syria noted the experience of children was "deeply gendered" and girls are “disproportionally affected” by sexual violence.
The proxy wars are being fought by countries over land that doesn't belong to them and its the Iraqis who are paying with their lives.
Meanwhile, Turkish security forces launched the eighth phase of a domestic anti-terror operation in the rural areas of eastern Bitlis and Siirt provinces, the Interior Ministry said.
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