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Sep- 2018 -24 September
Syria to get S-300 missile defense system within weeks, Russian defense minister says
Russia will provide Syria with an S-300 missile defense system within the next two weeks, days after Syrian air defenses accidentally downed a Russian electronic signals aircraft.
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23 September
Israel ‘misled’ Russia in Il-20 plane downing over Syria, defense ministry says
Russia's military blamed "misleading" information from Israel's air force for the downing of a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 electronic signals intelligence aircraft in Syria
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23 September
Democratic Republic of Congo: Rebels kill at least 16 in Beni
At least 16 people, including 12 civilians, were killed in a rebel attack in Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive east, witnesses said
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22 September
US forces in Somalia attacked for second time in a month
US troops in Somalia came under attack for a second time in two weeks by al-Shabaab northwest of Kismayo in Lower Juba Province, Africom said
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21 September
UN resolution aims to reinforce response to peacekeeper misconduct
The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution aimed at toughening the response to peacekeeper misconduct following failures to protect civilians
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21 September
At least 12 killed in attacks in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province
At least 12 people were killed and 14 injured in an attack on a village in Mozambique's gas-rich Cabo Delgado province, while a senior army officer was killed in a separate attack
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20 September
Sudan takes custody of woman accused of belonging to ISIS in Syria
Syria's Kurds said they handed over a Sudanese woman accused of belonging to Islamic State and her baby to a Sudanese diplomat
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20 September
Hezbollah ‘owns precision missiles,’ leader Nasrallah says
The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah said it had acquired "precision missiles" despite efforts by Israel to prevent it developing this capability
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20 September
Boko Haram kills 9 in attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Borno state
Nine people were killed and nine others injured when Boko Haram fighters raided two villages near Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, the civilian militia said
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20 September
Israel air force commander to brief Russia on Il-20 downing in Syria
Israel's air force commander led a delegation to Russia to share the military's findings on the downing of an Il-20 plane in Syria
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