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Libya to UN: Lift arms embargo to fight ISIS

Libya’s foreign minister on Wednesday demanded that the UN Security Council lift an arms embargo so his country can fight the Islamic State group as it establishes a presence in north Africa and moves closer to Europe. Foreign Minister Mohammed al Dairi spoke to an emergency session of the council …

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Ansaru leader arrested in Nigeria

The leader of Nigeria’s Ansaru jihadist group, Khalid al-Barnawi, one of three Nigerians listed by Washington in 2012 as “specially designated global terrorists”, has been arrested, an army spokesperson told AFP on Sunday. “Security agents made a breakthrough on Friday in the fight against terrorism by arresting Khalid al-Barnawi, the …

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Up to 73 000 civilians flee fighting in Sudan's Darfur: UN

As many as 73 000 civilians have fled the Marra mountains in the heart of Sudan’s Darfur region since the army launched an offensive against rebels on January 15, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The world body said the displacement was the largest in the district in a decade …

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