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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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Israeli Forces Kill 2 Palestinian Militants Wanted in Deadly Attack
The men were affiliated with a militant group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which carried out an attack earlier this month, the military said.The New York Times - 3d -
Middle East latest: Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian militants who carried out West Bank bus attack
Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants who carried out a deadly attack on a bus in the West Bank earlier this monthABC News - 4d -
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 -
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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 -
Palestinian security forces crack down on West Bank militants
Authorities launch operation as they seek a role in postwar GazaFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
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At least 40 farmers were killed by Boko Haram militants during a weekend attack in northeast Nigeria, an official says
At least 40 farmers were killed by Boko Haram militants during a weekend attack in northeast Nigeria, an official saysABC News - Jan. 13 -
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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 -
Battling Militants Backed by Islamic State in Mozambique
For more than seven years, an insurgency backed by the Islamic State has raged across Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, completely upending life in this coastal province rich with natural resources. John ...The New York Times - Jan. 12 -
Ukraine says it captured 2 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine's forces have captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops in Russia’s Kursk border regionABC News - Jan. 11 -
Ukraine says it captured two injured North Korean soldiers in Russia
President Zelensky says the two men are receiving "necessary medical assistance".BBC News - Jan. 11 -
Ukraine Says It Captured 2 North Korean Soldiers Fighting for Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the soldiers were captured in the western Kursk region, where Ukraine has been fighting to hold on to territory it seized last summer.The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
Ukraine says 2 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were captured
Moscow's counterattack has left Ukrainian forces outstretched and demoralized, killing and wounding thousands and retaking more than 40% of the 380 square miles of Kursk Ukraine had seized.CBS News - Jan. 11 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Militants abduct 16 laborers working on a mining project in restive northwestern Pakistan
Pakistani officials say militants ambushed a vehicle in the restive northwest and abducted 16 laborers working on a mining projectABC 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 -
‘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 -
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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 -
‘This is basically a civil war’: West Bank in fear as Palestinian Authority battles militant groups
PA seeking to prove it will be able to handle governing the Gaza Strip when the war there ends. Amid the echo of gunfire and explosions, 23-year-old Mariam picked her way through puddles on the ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
Israel kills a member of the Palestinian security forces who it says was a militant
Israeli forces have killed a member of the Palestinian security services in the occupied West Bank whom they accused of being militantABC News - Jan. 5 -
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 -
The Palestinian Authority Takes on Hamas Militants in West Bank Power Struggle
Weeks of deadly fighting have marked the most serious clashes between Palestinian factions in years.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 2 -
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
