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Asia Pacific
Two US Special Forces soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two US Special Forces soldiers with the NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan were killed in combat in Faryab province
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Middle East
Houthi rebels down US Reaper drone over Yemen
An American drone was shot down over Houthi rebel territory in Yemen, US officials said. The Houthis claimed credit
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Middle East
Hashd al-Shaabi ammunition cache explodes in Iraq, fourth in recent months
The head of Iraq's Civil Defense said that a "materiel stockpile" belonging to a Hashd al-Shaabi militia exploded at an airbase in northern Iraq
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Middle East
Syria: Airstrikes hit Turkish military convoy moving towards Idlib front
Aircraft supporting the Syrian army struck a Turkish military convoy attempting to resupply an outpost in Syria’s embattled Idlib province
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Middle East
Turkey, US agree on northern Syria buffer zone airspace control, Akar says
The US and Turkey agreed on airspace control over the Syria-Turkey border zone, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said
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Middle East
Yemen’s southern separatists expose cracks in Saudi-UAE alliance
A Saudi-Emirati delegation met with Yemen's Southern Transitional Council separatists who seized control of Aden
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Middle East
Syrian regime advances on Khan Sheikhoun in embattled Idlib
Syrian government forces advanced on the strategic town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, threatening to encircle a pocket of Islamist rebels
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Americas
US SOCOM commander orders ethics review in wake of scandals
US Special Operations Command commander General Richard D. Clarke ordered an internal ethics review in the wake of recent public scandals
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Middle East
Turkey and US agree to jointly administer northern Syria border zone
The US and Turkey agreed to establish a joint operations center to administer a proposed buffer zone on Syria’s northeastern border
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Africa
US signals shift to Africa in counter-ISIS Coalition campaign
The United States will seek additional international cooperation to fight Islamic State on a global scale, with a particular focus on Africa
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