Year: 2019
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Feb- 2019 -2 FebruaryAfrica
Boko Haram kills 6 in Toumour near Niger-Nigeria border
Boko Haram militants shot dead six people in Toumour commune in the Diffa region of southern Niger, near the border with Nigeria, a local official said
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2 FebruaryTechnology
Iran successfully flight tests Hoveizeh long-range cruise missile
Iran announced the successful flight test of its new 1,350 km-range Hoveizeh long-range cruise missile
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2 FebruaryMiddle East
IRGC member killed in attack on Basij base in southeast Iran
A member of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed and five were wounded in an armed attack in the restive southeast
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1 FebruaryBlog
Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa … or both?
What is Boko Haram called, and how should we refer to its two factions?
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1 FebruaryEurope
Irish police find mortar tube and ammunition near border
A mortar tube and a "substantial" quantity of ammunition have been discovered during search near the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, police said.
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1 FebruaryAfrica
Nigeria: Boko Haram killed at least 60 people in Rann, Amnesty says
Boko Haram militants killed at least 60 people in a January 28 attack on Rann in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, Amnesty International said
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1 FebruaryAmericas
US to pull out of Cold War INF missile treaty, Trump says
US President Donald Trump said the US was withdrawing from the Cold War INF missile treaty with Russia, saying Moscow was in violation
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1 FebruaryAsia Pacific
India Air Force pilots killed in Mirage 2000 fighter jet crash
Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed when their French-built Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed minutes after take-off in Bangalore
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1 FebruaryAfrica
Nigeria troops kill 5 Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state
Nigerian troops "neutralized" five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a suspected militant in the northeast Borno state, close to the Cameroon border
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1 FebruaryAfrica
Romania to replace Canada peacekeepers in UN’s Mali mission
Romania will deploy transport helicopters to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), replacing the Canadian deployment
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