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15 December

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Cameroon army repels attack by ‘anglophone separatists’

Armed separatists in Cameroon's troubled anglophone region attacked a village before being repelled by soldiers, security officials said Friday.

14 December

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura

Staff Writer With AFP

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‘Golden opportunity missed’ at Syria peace talks – UN mediator

The latest round of Syria peace talks in Geneva was a "golden opportunity missed," the country's U.N. mediator lamented Thursday.

14 December

PG-9 rockets in an ISIS propaganda video

Joanne StockerFergus Kelly

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Did ISIS kill Iraqis with weapons the US gave to Syrian fighters?

ISIS captured European weapons given by the US to Syrian rebels and later used them against the Iraqi Security Forces in the battles of Mosul and Fallujah

13 December

The remains of an ISIS vehicle after an attack on At Tanf deconfliction zone

Fergus Kelly

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UPDATED ISIS attack on Tanf deconfliction zone repelled by MaT

The U.S.-backed vetted Syrian opposition group Jaysh Maghawir al-Thawra (MaT) repelled ISIS attacks on the deconfliction zone near At Tanf in southern Syria

13 December

Joanne Stocker

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German parliament extends Afghanistan mission until March

Germany's parliament has agreed to extend the mandate for German troops in Afghanistan until March 2018, backing the three-year-old NATO Resolute Support mission in the country.

13 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Israel hits Gaza after rocket fire, three wounded

The Israeli air force hit the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Wednesday lightly wounding three people, after Palestinians fired at southern Israel, the military and Gaza security officials said.

12 December

Minibus said to be hit by a US airstrike near Mogadishu, Somalia

Joanne Stocker

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US drone strike targets Al Shabaab in Somalia

A US Africa Command drone strike in Somalia targeted al-Shabaab near the capital Mogadishu, the latest US airstrike against al-Qaeda and ISIS militants in the country.

12 December

Afghan Air Force pilots begin UH-60A Black Hawk flight training class

Staff Writer With AFP

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Afghan forces to launch operation against ISIS in the north

Afghanistan's military plans to launch a major operation to stop the Islamic State group making inroads into the country's northern provinces, officials said Tuesday

11 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Putin orders partial Russia troop withdrawal from Syria during surprise visit to Hmeimim air base

President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria during a surprise visit to the country en route to Egypt

9 December