Year: 2019

Burkina Faso adopts law restricting media coverage of military operations

Lawmakers in Burkina Faso adopted a controversial new law providing for jail terms of up to 10 years for divulging details of military operations

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Iraq: Suicide bomber targets Shiite mosque in Baghdad, killing 2

A suicide explosion at a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad killed two civilians and wounded nine other people, Iraqi police said

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France-led cross-border Operation Aconit kills 18 more Islamic State fighters in Niger

Niger's defense minister said 18 Islamic State fighters were killed near the Mali border in the joint Operation Aconit involving US, French, Nigerien and Malian troops

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US Senate votes to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia

The US Senate voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, as legislators outraged with the kingdom delivered a symbolic rebuke to President Donald Trump

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UN Security Council passes resolution on protection of disabled people during conflicts

The UN Security Council approved its first resolution calling for protection of disabled people during armed conflicts

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UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia unlawful, court rules

A UK court handed a partial victory to campaigners trying to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the kingdom's bombing campaign in Yemen

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Houthis recruit 50,000 Yemen child soldiers in 3 months, minister says

About 50,000 children have recently been recruited by the Houthi rebels to fight in Yemen’s bloody civil war, information minister claims

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Germany and Qatar push for Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks

Germany and Qatar are working to organize an "inter-Afghan dialogue," in an effort to start formal talks between the government and Taliban

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‘Terrorists’ kill 17 civilians in Belehede, northern Burkina Faso, minister says

Militants killed 17 civilians in a nighttime attack in Belehede village in the Department of Tongomayel in the Sahel region of northern Burkina Faso

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Iran shoots down US RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone

Iran said it had shot down a US surveillance drone that violated its airspace near the Strait of Hormuz

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