Pakistan's military says insurgents have killed 18 police officers who were abducted earlier this week, while 11 soldiers were killed in a separate attack in the country's troubled southwestern region. The deadly incidents mark a significant escalation in violence as insurgent groups intensify attacks on security forces and civilians. The latest bloodshed has renewed concerns over security and stability in the region, where armed groups have become increasingly active in recent years.

Pakistan insurgency escalates: 18 abducted policemen and 11 soldiers killed

Around 40 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base in Chad's Lake region over the weekend, the central African country's presidency said on Monday (Oct 28).

At least 40 soldiers killed in attack on Chad's military base: Presidency

Five soldiers died after their tank met with an accident while they were crossing a river during an exercise near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Leh's Daulat Beg Oldi area on Saturday (June 29) morning.

Five Indian soldiers killed in tank accident near LAC in Ladakh

A bomb blast targeting a military truck killed seven soldiers on Sunday in northwestern Pakistan along the border with Afghanistan, the army said. The incident took place in the Lakki Marwat district which is on the edge of a lawless tribal region divided on both sides of the border. The improvised explosive device exploded near the military vehicle, killing seven soldiers including an officer, the army said in a statement.

Pakistan's army says bomb blast in Northwestern region kills seven soldiers

Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defence ministry said on Monday night, declaring a three-day national mourning period.

29 Niger soldiers killed by suspected jihadists near border: Defence ministry

A militant attack on an army base in central Mali on Friday killed at least 27 soldiers and wounded 33 more, the government said. Seven soldiers are still missing following the complex attack in the rural commune of Mondoro, which involved car bombs, according to a government statement.

At least 27 killed, 33 wounded in militant attack in central Mali

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia on Thursday for a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss the mounting tensions in Syria, his office said Monday.

Turkish President Erdogan to meet Putin in Russia for Syria talks: Turkish presidency

At least 10 soldiers have been killed in separate attacks within hours on Pakistan security forces. A military vehicle was ambushed and six soldiers killed in the country`s mountainous northern areas bordering Afghanistan on Saturday.

Attacks on security forces in Pakistan kill 10 soldiers

They are the first casualties in Turkey's two-week offensive against IS in northern Syria

Two Turkish soldiers killed by IS rocket attack

This is the latest in a series of of assaults on security forces in Mali. The government condemned it as a 'coordinated terrorist attack'

Mali opens terrorism inquiry after 17 soldiers killed

Northern Mali has seen violence escalate since Tuareg-led rebels, allied with groups linked to Al-Qaeda, took control of the area in 2012

Armed group kills 17 soldiers at Mali base

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