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Europe
Nine EU states sign off on joint European military intervention force
Nine EU member states agreed to form the European Intervention Initiative, a joint military intervention force designed to rapidly deploy troops around the world
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Asia Pacific
Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban attack after ceasefire ends
Afghan police and soldiers were killed in an overnight Taliban attack in Kunduz province after an unprecedented ceasefire between the government and militants ended.
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Air
Syrian army position bombed south of Al Bukamal
A Syrian military position in a village southeast of the city of Bukamal was bombed overnight, leaving casualties, state news agency SANA reported
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Business
BAE lands $347 million US Army contract to produce upgraded Bradley Fighting Vehicles
BAE Systems was awarded a $347.9 million contract to produce and procure component repair packages for up to 473 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, the U.S. Department of Defense said
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Africa
Netherlands to end Mali peacekeeping contribution in May
The Netherlands will end its troop contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali next year and will send troops to Afghanistan instead, the Dutch defense ministry said.
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Middle East
Yemeni and coalition forces launch assault on critical port city Hodeidah
Yemeni forces backed by a Gulf coalition launched an assault to recapture the key Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, despite attempts by the United Nations to broker a ceasefire between the armed forces and Houthi rebels.
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Middle East
UN pulls staff from Yemen’s Hodeidah ahead of expected imminent assault
The UN has begun evacuating staff from Hodeidah ahead of an expected assault by a coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as the Yemeni army advances
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Middle East
Turkish military launches operations against PKK in Iraq’s Qandil and Sinjar, Erdogan says
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkish military operations against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Qandil and Sinjar in Iraqi Kurdistan had begun
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Middle East
US gave guarantees to protect Manbij after Turkey deal, MMC spokesperson says
Shervan Derwish says the US and Coalition gave Manbij Military Council assurance that Manbij would not be attacked
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Africa
US finds civilian casualty reports in Somalia raid not credible, Africom says
A review of a U.S.-Somalia joint raid last month on suspected al-Shabaab fighters in Bulcida found that civilian casualty allegations were not credible, U.S. Africa Command said.
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