War

Israeli drone strike targets Hezbollah members in Syria near Lebanon border

An Israeli drone targeted a car of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement just inside Syria near the border with Lebanon without casualties

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Haftar’s Libyan National Army forces fire on Tripoli after losing western towns

Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army forces rained rockets on the capital Tripoli after being ousted by government loyalists from a string of towns to its west

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US envoy Khalilzad lauds Afghanistan-Taliban prisoner releases

The US special envoy who negotiated a deal with the Taliban said that an initial prisoner exchange between the insurgents and the Afghan government was an "important step" toward peace

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US airstrike targets al-Shabaab near Kismayo, covering Somali troops

A US airstrike is said to have killed 10 al-Shabaab militants in defense of Somali National Army troops near Kobon in the country's south

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First Yemen COVID-19 case reported in Hadhramaut province

War-torn Yemen reported its first case of coronavirus in the southern Hadhramaut province, raising fears of an outbreak in a country

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels reject ceasefire with Saudi-led coalition

Yemen's Houthi rebels rejected a ceasefire declared by the Saudi-led coalition against the northern faction, accusing Riyadh of violations

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Saudi-led coalition declares Yemen ceasefire due to coronavirus

The Saudi-led coalition against Yemen's Houthi rebels declared a two-week ceasefire to slow the spread of coronavirus

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OPCW team blames Syrian government for chemical weapons attacks

The global chemical weapons watchdog on for the first time explicitly blamed the Syrian government for sarin and chlorine gas attacks

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Afghanistan government to release 100 Taliban prisoners in bid to save peace deal

The Afghan government will release 100 Taliban prisoners, a day after the insurgents said they were walking out of peace talks

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DR Congo: Attack blamed on ADF kills 6 near Beni

Five men and a child were killed in an attack blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces militia near the DR Congo city of Beni, cut off because of the coronavirus pandemic

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