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Nigerian soldiers killed 79 militants and suspected kidnappers in the past week, army says
The army says Nigerian soldiers have killed 79 militants and suspected kidnappers over the past week in an operation targeting a decades-long insurgency by Islamic militants in the northeast and ...ABC News - 2d -
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Gunmen kill 2 soldiers, wound 12 others deployed to secure a UN project in the southern Philippines
Gunmen have killed two soldiers and wounded 12 others who were deployed to secure a U.N. livelihood project in the southern PhilippinesABC News - 4d -
Innit innit boys and Super Eagles: how Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football
For the children of the Nigerian diaspora, displaced by war and split between two worlds, footballers from John Fashanu to Jay-Jay Okocha were a first glimpse of themselves in Britain’s mainstream. ...The Guardian - 4d -
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Ghana soldiers kill at least 7 people described as illegal gold miners
Ghana's military says that soldiers have killed at least seven people at a gold mineABC News - Jan. 20 -
At least 86 dead, 55 injured in Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion
The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said Sunday.NBC News - Jan. 20 -
Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with 55 others injured
The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency saidABC News - Jan. 19 -
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Nigerian army says it killed 76 extremists during a weeklong operation in Borno State
Nigeria's military says it has killed 76 Islamic militants in the country’s northeast during operations conducted in various parts of Borno stateABC News - Jan. 16 -
Why do civilians often die in Nigerian military strikes that target rebels?
The Nigerian military has mistakenly killed hundreds of civilians in airstrikes targeting armed groups in the nation’s conflict-battered north over the yearsABC News - Jan. 15 -
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Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers
One of the soldiers thought he was going to Russia for "training", Kyiv's security service said.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
Diary of a Dead North Korean Soldier Reveals Grisly Battlefield Tactics
The troops are exposed, green, loyal—and dying by the thousands in front-line combat against Ukraine.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 11 -
Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit to recruit English-speaking soldiers
Azov, a volunteer brigade, plans to form international battalion to boost numbers as Ukraine heads into fourth year of war. The Britons killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia Ukraine’s ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Nigerian authorities round up street children seen as "security threat"
Sharia police in Nigeria's Kano state say they've "mopped up 300 of these boys from the streets" and put them in a camp for "rehabilitation."CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Taiwan's Lock-Kneed Soldiers Kick Up a Fuss Over Tabooed Tradition
Goose-stepping has a bad rap in the West, thanks to Nazi Germany. In Taiwan, it’s a beloved tradition that army veterans are fighting to keep.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 10 -
‘To confront the anti-gay law is to trouble waters’: the young Nigerian novelist refusing to go by the book
Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s first novel, Blessings, about love in a hostile climate, was written after a life-changing encounter with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Shortly after his 18th birthday, Chukwuebuka ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
UK charity that raised funds for Israeli soldier given warning
Regulator acts over complaints about fundraising activity as trustees fail to explain how IDF individual spent the donationFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Military doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing dozens of soldiers
Maj. Michael Stockin faced 52 charges involving claims of abusive sexual contact with 41 victims, the Army said.CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Israeli Soldiers on Vacation Are Being Investigated for War Crimes in Gaza
The Israeli military will no longer identify its forces by name in the media, “fearing the arrest of soldiers abroad.”The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
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‘Flat packing them’: soldier says SAS described killing Afghans in casual way
Inquiry hears elite forces had a ‘kill all males on target whether they posed a threat or not’ policy in Afghanistan. Afghans who were killed by members of the SAS in Afghanistan were described ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Man charged with helping ex-British soldier in London prison getaway
London police say a man has been charged with assisting a former British soldier later convicted of spying for Iran in his escape from prisonABC News - Jan. 6 -
Soldier’s Struggles Began Before Las Vegas Tesla Explosion, Nurse Says
A Green Beret who had served several combat tours fatally shot himself in a Cybertruck that exploded outside a Trump hotel on New Year’s Day.The New York Times - Jan. 5 -
Hamas Releases Video of Teenage Israeli Soldier Held Hostage in Gaza
Liri Albag, 19, is one of about 100 hostages believed to remain held in the enclave nearly 15 months after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
Biden awards Medal of Honor to 7 US Army soldiers
President Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to seven U.S. Army soldiers, most of whom received it posthumously for service during the Korean War, in his last ceremony as commander in chief ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Ex-Army soldier indicted for plan 'to join Hezbollah, kill Jews'
Jake Danaher Molloy attempted to join Hezbollah, which is designated by the US as a "terrorist organization."The Hill - Jan. 3 -
New Orleans attacker transformed from a model soldier into an ISIS supporter
BEAUMONT, Texas — Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s high school friends knew him as “Sham” — a good student with a quiet disposition and a bright future.NBC News - Jan. 3 -
Man in exploded Cybertruck was elite soldier who shot himself before blast
Las Vegas police say the driver of the burned vehicle is US Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger of Colorado.BBC News - Jan. 3 -
Las Vegas Cybertruck driver identified as Army soldier
The man who died in a Cybertruck explosion Wednesday outside the Las Vegas Trump International Hotel has been identified as Matthew Alan Livelsberger, a law enforcement source told NewsNation. ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
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Ecuador orders the detention of 16 soldiers charged with the disappearance of 4 children
An Ecuadorean judge has ordered the arrest of 16 soldiers charged with the disappearance of four children who went missing three weeks ago in the coastal city of GuayaquilABC News - Dec. 31
