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Middle East
Trump approves Turkish incursion into northern Syria
US President Donald Trump looks set to allow a Turkish incursion into northeast Syria after announcing that US troops will pull back from the border
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Africa
Al Shabaab attacks US and European troops in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region
Al-Shabaab militants attacked a US base in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia with EU troops hit in a separate bombing near Mogadishu
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Africa
US carries out airstrike against ISIS fighters in Libya, Africa Command says
US forces carried out an airstrike against Islamic State fighters in southwest Libya, Africa Command said
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Europe
Northern Ireland police recover mortar ‘component’ in Castlewellan after day-long operation
Police in Northern Ireland recovered part of a mortar after a day-long search in Castlewellan near the border with Ireland
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Asia Pacific
US carried out airstrike in Nangarhar accused of killing 30 Afghan civilians
US forces were behind an airstrike in eastern Afghanistan that is blamed for the deaths of at least 30 civilians
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Africa
US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip
US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents
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Asia Pacific
Dozens killed in twin Taliban attacks ahead of Afghanistan presidential election
People were killed in explosions in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and at an election rally in Parwan province after US and Taliban talks failed
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Europe
Northern Ireland police recover IED in Derry city search
Northern Ireland police recovered a command wire initiated IED in Derry city following the weekend discovery of a mortar nearby
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Middle East
US drops 80,000 pounds of bombs to clear ISIS from Iraqi island
US and Iraqi forces dropped 36,000 kg (80,000 pounds) of bombs on Qanus island along the Tigris river occupied by ISIS fighters
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Europe
Northern Ireland police believe New IRA planted mortar in Strabane
Northern Ireland police said the dissident Irish republican group known as the New IRA was likely to blame for a mortar in the border town of Strabane
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