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Middle East
Syria: Russia military police begin patrols around Manbij
Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, moving into an area once held by US-backed forces
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Africa
Armed men kill 8 civilians in eastern DR Congo’s Beni region
At least eight civilians including relatives of soldiers were killed in an overnight incursion by armed men in the volatile eastern DR Congo, the army said
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Europe
Sweden starts terrorism trial of 6 men accused of financing ISIS, plotting attack
Six Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals went on trial in Sweden accused of financing ISIS, three of them also charged with planning a terror attack
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Middle East
Israel carries out airstrikes in Gaza after rocket intercepted
The Israeli army said it had carried out further air raids against Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket being fired over its border
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Middle East
Deal with Syria regime ‘inevitable,’ senior SDF official Redur Xelil says
A deal between the Syrian government and the de facto autonomous administration in northern Syria is "inevitable," senior Kurdish military official Redur Xelil said
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Middle East
James Jeffrey assumes role of US envoy to defeat-ISIS Coalition
US Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey has assumed the additional role of US envoy to the Global Coalition Against ISIS
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Africa
Nigeria soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on convoy near Banki, close to Cameroon border
At least two Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a convoy near Banki, close to the border with Cameroon
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Africa
Death toll in Burkina Faso ethnic clashes rises to 46
Forty-six people were killed in central-northern Burkina Faso this week when a suspected jihadist attack was followed by ethnic clashes, the government said
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Middle East
UN Yemen envoy to hold new round of peace talks with Houthis and Hadi
The UN envoy for Yemen will hold a new round of talks with Houthi rebels and the government as the UN said the Hodeidah ceasefire was holding
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Europe
Croatia threatens to cancel F-16 purchase from Israel over months of delays
Croatia threatened to cancel its purchase of F-16 fighter jets from Israel after months of stalling due to a lack of US approval
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