Latin America
El Salvador sends special forces to Haiti after four troops go missing
A rescue deployment followed a gang ambush in Croix-des-Bouquets, the first major attack on the new international security force.
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Africa
Reported Nigeria–Boko Haram truce pauses attacks but leaves wider conflict intact
A secret ceasefire reportedly began after 360 abducted villagers were released, but Nigeria has not confirmed the arrangement, the alleged ransom remains disputed and the agreement excludes rival armed group ISWAP.
Africa
Nigeria approves military pay increases of up to 80% for 250,000 personnel
The tiered salary structure will take effect on September 1 and add 264 billion naira to the annual armed-forces wage bill as Abuja confronts insurgency, banditry and kidnapping.
Africa
Gunmen kill 12 and abduct women and children in Nigeria's Sokoto state
The four-hour night raid on Lajinge village left six members of one family burned to death, four people wounded and an unspecified number of women and children missing after livestock was stolen.