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Apr- 2020 -7 April
US airstrike kills Al Shabaab leader in Somalia, AFRICOM says
A US airstrike near the Somali capital Mogadishu killed top al-Shabaab leader Yusuf Jiis, Africa Command said
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6 April
US targets al-Shabaab with 3 airstrikes near Mubaraak, Somalia
The US conducted three airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle region of southern Somalia, AFRICOM said
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Mar- 2020 -11 March
Pakistan Air Force F-16 figher jet crashes during parade rehearsal in Islamabad
A Pakistani F-16 fighter jet crashed in Islamabad in an apparent accident during a rehearsal for an upcoming military parade
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10 March
A French A400M airdropped 40 tonnes of supplies to troops in the Sahel
A French Airbus A400M transport aircraft airdropped almost 40 tonnes of supplies to troops operating in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa
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6 March
Myanmar army helicopter crashes in Shan state
A Myanmar army helicopter crashed in Shan state in the east of the country
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Feb- 2020 -27 February
Airstrike kills 3 Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib offensive
Three Turkish soldiers were killed Thursday in an airstrike in Syria's Idlib province, where Ankara backs rebels against the Assad regime
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27 February
US approves sale to Tunisia of 4 AT-6 Wolverine light attack aircraft
The US State Department approved an estimated $325.8 million sale of four Beechcraft AT-6C Wolverine light attack aircraft to Tunisia
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26 February
US airstrike kills al-Shabaab leader involved in Manda Bay attack, AFRICOM says
A US airstrike in Somalia killed a senior al-Shabaab official believed to have planned a January raid on Manda Bay Airbase in Kenya
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24 February
Israel strikes Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza and Syria, killing 2 fighters
Israeli aircraft struck the Islamic Jihad militant group in both the Gaza Strip and Syria, killing two fighters after the group fired a barrage of rockets at Israel
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20 February
Russia conducts airstrikes against Turkey-backed forces in Idlib
Russia urged Turkey to stop "supporting terrorists" in Syria, saying Su-24 warplanes had carried out airstrikes against armed groups backed by Ankara
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