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Muslim communities in northern Nigeria, where they are the majority population, have largely borne the brunt of attacks by Islamist militants like Boko Haram and heavily armed gangs.

From BBC

While funded and armed by Iran in recent years, the Houthis have their own domestic constituency to tend to.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is also the home of Astute-class nuclear powered but conventionally armed attack submarines.

From BBC

The former general said the shift aimed to roll back two decades of cooperation with Russia and Cuba, whose advisers helped reshape the armed forces and supplied weapons from rifles to Sukhoi fighter jets.

From Barron's

In a statement to AFP news agency, the French armed forces said the reported incident did "not comply with the current instructions" and appropriate measures would be taken if the report was true.

From BBC