Kenyan police arrest man accused of trafficking fighters for Russia’s war in Ukraine
Police in Kenya have arrested a man named in the alleged scheme that duped Kenyans with promises of skilled work in Russia, only for them to end up on the ...
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US air strikes in Nigeria targeted IS group fighters trying to enter from Sahel, govt says
US-backed air strikes in Nigeria hit two camps linked to the Islamic State group (also known as ISIS) in the Bauni forest of Sokoto State, targeting foreign fighters infiltrating from the Sahel, the Nigerian government ...
DR Congo: Rwanda-backed fighters say they’ve seized Uvira in east
In Eastern DRC, Rwanda-backed fighters claim to have seized Uvira, though the Congolese government has not confirmed losing control of the city. The situation is rapidly deteriorating in and around ...
How Nigeria is reintegrating repentant former Boko Haram fighters
Tens of thousands of voluntary or forced members of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa have surrendered over the past 10 years. Nigeria is drawing on transitional ...
Sudan's RSF says it arrested fighters accused of El-Fasher abuses
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they had arrested several of their fighters accused of committing abuses during the capture of the city of El-Fasher. Although the goal is to ...
Putin’s French soldiers: A lot of noise over a handful of fighters
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed in April that there were French soldiers fighting for Russia on the Ukrainian frontlines in a unit dubbed "Normandie-Niemen". Our investigation showed these fighters are, ...
At least eight pro-Iran fighters killed in fresh US strikes on Syria
At least eight pro-Iran fighters were killed in US strikes on eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday, after Washington carried out raids a day earlier in response to attacks ...