War
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Dec- 2018 -11 December
Yemen government and Houthi rebels list 15,000 names for prisoner swap
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels announced plans for a mass prisoner swap, exchanging some 15,000 names, as UN entered their seventh day
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11 December
Nine killed in eastern DR Congo raid blamed on ADF
Suspected ADF militants killed nine civilians in an attack in Oicha in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled Beni region
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11 December
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets security forces convoy near Kabul, killing 4
At least four people were killed and another six injured after a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Afghan security forces in Kabul
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10 December
UN proposes Yemen’s Houthis leave Hodeidah, place city under joint control
The United Nations has proposed Yemen's Houthi rebels withdraw from Hodeidah as part of a ceasefire deal placing the flashpoint port city under joint control
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9 December
Boko Haram kills two Nigeria soldiers in Gulumba suicide bomb and gun attack
Two Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters loyal to factional leader Abubakar Shekau attacked a military base in Gulumba, security sources told AFP
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8 December
Civilians killed as Nigeria troops battle Boko Haram in Jakana
Three civilians were killed after Nigerian soldiers intercepted Boko Haram fighters near a military base in Jakana in Borno state, triggering a gun battle
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7 December
Turkey asks US to abandon northern Syria observation posts
Turkey asked the US to abandon its observation posts in northern Syria during meetings in Ankara, where they agreed to accelerate progress on Manbij
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7 December
South Sudan armed groups continue to recruit fighters, UN says
All sides in South Sudan's conflict continue to recruit fighters despite a peace deal signed earlier this year, UN rights investigators said
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7 December
DR Congo: 17 killed in suspected ADF attacks in Beni
Seventeen people were killed during two attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces in the troubled Beni region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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7 December
Boko Haram attacks Nigeria army bases in Bama and Rann
Soldiers have fought off attempts by Boko Haram fighters to overrun two army bases in northeast Nigeria, in the latest attacks to hit the region
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