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Middle East
IS Attack West of Baghdad Kills 11: Security, Medical Sources
An Islamic State group attack on a lookout point west of Baghdad manned by a state-sponsored tribal force left 11 people dead late Sunday.
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Africa
France Said to Plan Cuts in Sahel Force
France is hoping to cut back its military presence in the restive Sahel region to make room for a stronger European commitment, army sources say.
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Africa
Abiy Says ‘Clear, Limited’ Aims to Ethiopia Military Operation in Tigray
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Friday that military operations launched in the northern region of Tigray had limited objectives, as concern mounts over a possible slide into war.
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Africa
Libyan Parliamentarians Meet for Peace Talks in Morocco
Libyan politicians from the war-ravaged North African nation's rival administrations met for the latest round of peace talks in Morocco on Thursday.
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Africa
Ethiopia at ‘War’ With Tigray Ruling Party: Military
Ethiopia's military said Thursday it was at "war" with the ruling party of the country's northern Tigray region, as fighting continued for a second day and troops reportedly amassed at the region's borders.
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Europe
France Steps up Border Security After Attacks
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed to step up border security after a spate of attacks, including a knife rampage in a Nice church blamed on a Tunisian migrant.
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Africa
Four Schools Attacked in Cameroon, Teachers Kidnapped: Govt
The Cameroon government said Wednesday that four schools in the conflict-ridden anglophone regions of the country had been attacked over the past two days and six teachers kidnapped.
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Africa
Insurgents Behead at Least 20 During Mozambique Initiation Ceremony
Suspected militants beheaded over a dozen men and teenagers participating in a male initiation ceremony in northern Mozambique, local sources said Wednesday.
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Africa
Elite European Anti-Jihadist Task Force Takuba Takes First Steps in Sahel
The Task Force Takuba's first mission was a sweep operation conducted in the lawless Mali-Burkina Faso border region last month, alongside local troops and French regulars.
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Middle East
Kurdish Militants Kill Iraqi Kurdish Soldier: Sources
Kurdish militants opposed to Turkey killed a member of the Kurdish peshmerga units in northern Iraq on Wednesday, officials said, in a new escalation between the rival forces.
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