Year: 2019
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Sep- 2019 -3 SeptemberMiddle East
ISIS revival in Aden further complicates war in Yemen’s south
After 15 months inactive, Islamic State fighters in Yemen carried out attacks in Aden as government forces and STC separatists fought for control
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3 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Death toll rises after Taliban attack on Kabul’s Green Village
A massive blast in a residential area of Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed at least 16 people following yet another Taliban attack
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2 SeptemberMiddle East
Tunisia national guard officer killed in counter-terrorism operation
A national guard officer and three suspected jihadist militants were killed in a gunbattle in northwest Tunisia
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2 SeptemberAsia Pacific
US and 10 ASEAN navies begin first joint military exercises in Southeast Asia
The US and 10 ASEAN countries kicked off navy drills as part of a joint exercise extending into the flashpoint South China Sea
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2 SeptemberTechnology
Iran unveils Kian reconnaissance and attack drone
Iran unveiled the jet-propelled reconnaissance and attack "Kian" drone it said can find and attacking targets far from the country's borders
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1 SeptemberMiddle East
Hezbollah, Israel trade fire as UN peacekeeping mission calls for ‘restraint’
Hezbollah struck Israeli military positions with anti-tank rockets in an exchange of fire as tensions soared between the two sides
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1 SeptemberMiddle East
Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen prison, scores dead
The Red Cross said that more than 100 people may be dead in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a Houthi detention center in Yemen
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Aug- 2019 -31 AugustAfrica
Nigeria soldiers killed in ISWAP ambush near Monguno
Eight Nigerian soldiers were killed near Monguno in the Lake Chad area of Borno state in an ambush blamed on Islamic State West Africa Province
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30 AugustAmericas
Colombia troops kill 9 FARC dissidents in San Vicente del Caguan raid
Colombian troops killed nine FARC dissidents in a raid in what the president said was "a clear message" to their leaders
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30 AugustAsia Pacific
US service member killed in combat in Afghanistan
US Special Forces soldier Sgt. 1st Class Dustin B. Ard was killed in combat in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province, the NATO Resolute Support mission said
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