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Africa
ISWAP Fighters Kill 14 in Nigeria-Cameroon Border Over ‘Blockade’
ISWAP jihadists have killed 14 people on a Cameroonian island on Lake Chad near the border with Nigeria after their town decided to block food supplies to the insurgents, security sources said.
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Africa
DR Congo Militia Kills 24 in Troubled Beni Region
At least 24 civilians were killed over two days by a notorious militia in the Beni region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the army is battling armed groups, a local source said.
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Europe
France Offers Surveillance Help for Iraq War on IS
French Defense Minister Florence Parly held talks in Baghdad on Thursday, pledging continued support for Iraq's fight against remnants of the Islamic State group.
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Americas
Russia Blames US for Syria Confrontation
Russia on Thursday blamed the United States for a tense confrontation in Syria in which Russian military vehicles and helicopters surrounded US armored vehicles, leaving US troops injured.
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Middle East
US Troops Injured in Tense Confrontation With Russians in Syria
Russian military vehicles and attack helicopters surrounded two US armored cars in a tense confrontation in northeastern Syria Wednesday, leaving US troops injured.
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Middle East
Turkey Says ‘No Concessions’ in East Mediterranean Row
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday warned Turkey would make "no concessions" in the eastern Mediterranean and told Greece to avoid taking steps that could lead to its "ruin."
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Middle East
Yemen’s Southern Separatists Withdraw From Peace Talks
Yemen's southern separatists have withdrawn from talks over a Saudi-sponsored power-sharing deal with the internationally recognized government, in the latest setback for the troubled process.
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Exercises
Greece, Cyprus, Italy, France to Hold Military Exercises From Wednesday
Greece said it will launch military exercises Wednesday with France, Italy, and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, the focus of escalating tensions between Athens and Ankara.
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Middle East
Israeli Army Claims Air Strikes on Hezbollah Positions in Lebanon
Israel's army said it had conducted air strikes on Hezbollah observation posts in Lebanon in response to fire from across the border directed at its troops.
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Africa
Gunmen Kidnap Students in Northern Nigeria: Locals
Gunmen have kidnapped seven students along with their female teacher from a secondary school in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, killing a vigilante and vandalizing a church.
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