Year: 2019
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Aug- 2019 -5 AugustMiddle East
UK joins US in new Persian Gulf maritime security mission
The UK said it would join the US in a "maritime security mission" to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran
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5 AugustMiddle East
Syria resumes military operations in Idlib province
Syria's army said it would resume operations against the Idlib region, just days after it agreed to a truce ending months of deadly airstrikes
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5 AugustAsia Pacific
Myanmar military’s powerful business interests fund atrocities, UN says
Tougher sanctions are needed against Myanmar's military as economic interests generate a fortune that helps fund atrocities, UN investigators said
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3 AugustAmericas
US police investigate ‘potential hate crime’ after 20 killed in El Paso mass shooting
US police are investigating a "potential hate crime" after a gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 20 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas
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3 AugustMiddle East
A ticking time bomb: Meeting the ISIS women of al-Hol
Mutlu Civiroglu found al-Hol camp in Syria to be a "ticking time bomb" – overcrowded, too large to control, and full of children deeply at risk
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2 AugustAmericas
Russia urges moratorium on missile deployment after US quits INF treaty
Russia called on the US to implement a moratorium on deploying intermediate-range nuclear missiles, as Washington withdrew from the INF treaty
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1 AugustAfrica
US signals shift to Africa in counter-ISIS Coalition campaign
The United States will seek additional international cooperation to fight Islamic State on a global scale, with a particular focus on Africa
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1 AugustMiddle East
Dozens of Yemen police killed in twin attacks in Aden
Separate attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels and an ISIS suicide bomber killed at least 49 people in Aden, many of them newly trained police cadets
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1 AugustMiddle East
Israeli rocket hits southern Syria near Golan Heights, no injuries reported
An Israeli rocket hit near Bariqa in southern Syria without causing any casualties, Syrian state media said
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1 AugustAfrica
Renamo signs historic peace pact with Mozambique government
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo opposition leader Ossufo Momade signed a landmark agreement to end decades of hostilities
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