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Niger
Ambush
Five Nigerien and three US special forces (Green Berets) were killed in an ambush on a joint patrol near the Mali-Niger border. Two other US soldiers were also injured in the attack, which occurred on Wednesday night, marking the first US combat casualties in Niger. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack but the area is largely controlled by militants belonging to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) – an affiliate of Al-Qaeda.This map depicts region in Niger where the ambush took place. Click on the map to learn more about the story.

Further Reading: NY Times, CNN, Al Jazeera
Graphic Source: BBC
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Iraq
Hawija Retaken
On Thursday, the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, announced that Iraqi forces had retaken the town of Hawija from ISIS. Hawija was one of the last major strongholds held by terrorist group. ISIS still controls large parts of a valley in a neighboring Syrian province but the area is under pressure from Syrian pro-government forces and a US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters.This map shows the location of Hawija in Iraq. Click on the map to learn more about the story.

Further Reading: Washington Post, Al Jazeera, CNN, Guardian

Graphic Source: BBC
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United States
Nate
On Wednesday morning, a mass of thunderstorms in the southwestern Caribbean was declared the 16th tropical depression of Atlantic hurricane season by the National Hurricane Center. The depression will likely become the season’s 14th tropical storm, called Nate, over the coming days. It is expected that Nate will make landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast between Louisiana and Florida’s west coast late Sunday as a hurricane. New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola, Apalachicola, and Tampa are among the population centers which Nate could directly impact.This map the probable path of the storm center. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: Fox, Independent, USA Today
Graphic Source: Washington Post

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GeoQuestion

Yesterday’s Answer

Q: What highway in Romania is often closed from October through June due to snow?

A: Transfagarasan Highway

Built in the early 1970’s and at a length of 56 miles long, the highway runs trough the Fagaras mountains and connects the Romanian regions of Transsylvania with Muntenia.

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