War
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Aug- 2019 -29 August
Yemen’s southern separatists retake control of Aden from government forces
Yemeni separatists have regained full control of the interim capital Aden following clashes with government forces who withdrew from the southern port city
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28 August
Nigeria: ISWAP blamed for killing construction workers in Wajirko
ISWAP insurgents were blamed for killing 11 construction workers in the village of Wajirko in Borno state in northeast Nigeria
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28 August
Yemen government claims recapture of Aden from southern rebels
The Yemeni government announced it has assumed control of the de facto capital Aden from southern separatists
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28 August
Gaza police killed in overnight bomb attacks
Hamas said that two overnight bomb attacks killed three police officers in the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian enclave was placed under a state of alert
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27 August
Chad court jails 243 rebels over incursion from Libya in February
Chad jailed to 243 rebels who crossed into the northeast of the country from Libya in February before their incursion was halted by French air strikes
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27 August
YPG begins withdrawal from Syria-Turkey border
YPG forces have begun withdrawing from the Syria-Turkey border area as part of an agreement with the US and Turkey
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26 August
Iraq investigating strike on Kataib Hezbollah near Syria border
The Iraqi military is investigating an alleged airstrike that killed a Hashd al-Shaabi fighter near a desert border crossing with Syria
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26 August
Clashes between Myanmar army and insurgents force thousands to flee in Shan state
Fighting in northeast Myanmar's Shan state escalated after rebel attacks on an army academy and police outposts
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25 August
Israel claims preemptive strike on Iranian drone operation in Syria
The IDF said it launched preemptive airstrikes against Iranian positions southeast of Damascus, thwarting a planned drone attack on Israel
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22 August
Iraq PMU leaders blame ‘external’ forces for mysterious base explosions
The deputy leader of Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi militias said the US bore responsibility for a series of recent explosions at their bases
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