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Middle East
Jordan: 4 security force members killed in shootout during raid on ‘terrorist’ cell in Salt
Four members of Jordan's security forces were killed in a shootout during a raid on a "terrorist" cell a day after an officer died in a bomb blast
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Asia Pacific
Taliban and Afghan government both claim control over Ghazni city
Both Taliban and Afghanistan government forces claimed control of the eastern city of Ghazni after insurgents stormed the provincial capital
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Middle East
Saudi-led coalition announces investigation into Yemen airstrike that killed 29 children
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels announced a probe into an airstrike on a bus that killed at least 29 children
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Business
Raytheon awarded $110 million contract for Paveway laser-guided bombs
Raytheon was awarded a $110 million contract for Paveway precision-guided bombs, including foreign military sales to the Philippines and other states
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Air
Philippine Navy test-fires first Spike missile from MPAC gunboat
The Philippine Navy tested its first Spike short-range surface-to-surface missile from a gunboat during an exercise in Bataan
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Business
Lockheed awarded $218 million contract for 18 HIMARS launchers for Romania
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $218 million contract for the procurement of 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers for Romania
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Asia Pacific
US carries out airstrikes, Afghan special forces deploy after Taliban attack Ghazni
US forces launched airstrikes and Afghanistan special forces deployed to counter a major Taliban assault on the provincial capital of Ghazni
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Africa
Mali: At least 11 Fulani people kidnapped and killed in ethnic attack in Mopti
Eleven Fulani civilians were kidnapped and killed in the latest bout of ethnic violence to hit Mali's restive central region of Mopti, an attack to hunters from the Dogon community
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Africa
Boko Haram militants kill 17 Nigerian soldiers in attack on Borno state base
At least 17 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a fresh Boko Haram attack on a military base in the country's northeast, the third assault on military bases in less than a month
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Middle East
Syrian military shells rebel positions in Idlib, drops leaflets urging ‘reconciliation’
Syrian regime forces shelled rebel and jihadist positions in the Idlib province and dropped leaflets warning of an apparent impending assault
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