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UN investigating whether DR Congo peacekeeper killed protester in Beni

The UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo said it was launching a probe after gaining evidence that one of its troops had killed a protester

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Denmark offers to lead NATO training mission in Iraq

Denmark's government offered to lead the NATO mission to train Iraqi forces, saying it was prepared to send 200 personnel to Iraq next year

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Niger: German C-160 tests new runway at Niamey air base

A Transall C-160 ESS cargo aircraft took off and landed to test a new runway in Niger's capital Niamey, the Bundeswehr said

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Iraqi air force drops Paveway II laser-guided bombs on ISIS positions near Tikrit

Iraqi Air Force F-16 fight jets dropped GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bombs on Islamic State positions in northern Iraq

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Saudi-led coalition to release 200 Houthi rebels amid Yemen peace push

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels said it will release 200 insurgents, as efforts pick up pace to end the conflict in the impoverished country

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Mali helicopter collision kills 13 French soldiers with Operation Barkhane

Thirteen soldiers from France's anti-terrorist Barkhane force in Mali were killed after two helicopters collided during an operation in the country's north

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Contempt and violence spiral in al-Hol camp, where ISIS women dread regime’s return

With winter approaching and tensions in Syria's al-Hol camp at a boiling point, some ISIS-affiliated women said they intend to escape

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DR Congo protesters storm MONUSCO camp, accuse peacekeepers of inaction after Beni attacks

Eight DR Congo civilians died in a fresh militant attack in Beni and angry residents partly burnt the town hall and accused MONUSCO of inaction

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed in new Saudi-led coalition airstrikes near Hodeidah

Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed eight Yemeni Houthi rebels near the port of Hodeidah, triggering fierce battles around the flashpoint city

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US deployment to Syria’s oilfields won’t halt further Turkish attacks, Kurdish official says

US forces guarding northeast Syria's oilfields will not prevent an expansion of Turkey’s incursion, TEV-DEM official Aldar Xelil said

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