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Business
US approves $911 million sale to Bahrain of 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters
The U.S. State Department approved the sale to Bahrain of 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters along with missiles, rockets, guns and other equipment at an estimated cost fo $911.4 million
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Africa
Sahel: Dozens of Tuareg killed on Mali-Niger border; 100 arrested, explosives seized in Burkina Faso
43 Tuareg were killed in attacks on Mali's border with Niger, while Burkina Faso authorities arrested 100 people and seized explosives near its Mali border
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Business
Two more A-29 Super Tucano aircraft delivered to US Air Force Afghanistan Program
Two more A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft were delivered this week to the U.S. Air Force for its Afghanistan Program, five months earlier than expected
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Africa
Ivory Coast to send 450 peacekeepers to Central African Republic
Ivory Coast will send 450 troops to the Central African Republic to serve as peacekeepers in one of the United Nations' most demanding missions, the foreign minister said Thursday.
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Middle East
French special forces have ‘reinforced’ US troops in Syria, Mattis says
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that French special forces arrived in Syria to help boost US-led efforts, and that a "re-energized effort" in southeast Syria would shortly begin
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Africa
Central African Republic: Ex-Seleka militias regroup as president urges shift in UN posture
President Touadera said he wants the UN's Minusca mission to shift from peacekeeping to peace enforcement as militias regroup in the wake of a controversial military operation in Bangui
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Africa
Four killed as UN peacekeepers and militia clash in Central African Republic
Four people were killed in clashes between UN peacekeepers and an armed group in Central African Republic's southwest, an area spared much of the violence that has ravaged the country since 2013
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Europe
Serbia receives 4 MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus
Serbia has received four MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus, Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said, adding that he recently had talks in Moscow about helicopters, armoured vehicles and missile defense systems.
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Africa
15 militants, 1 soldier killed in Mali counter-terror op, while al-Qaeda-linked JNIM claims Timbuktu attack
Mali's armed forces said 15 militants and one soldier were killed in a counter-terror operation, while the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM claimed an April 14 attack on an international military camp at Timbuktu's airport
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Business
US approves $1.2 billion sale to Mexico of 8 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
The US State Department approved the sale of eight MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters along with Hellfire missiles, rockets, guns and other equipment for an estimated cost of $1.20 billion
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