War
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Apr- 2018 -5 April
Two UN peacekeepers killed, 10 wounded in Mali mortar attack
Two U.N. peacekeepers were killed and 10 others wounded during an attack on their camp in northeastern Mali, the U.N.'s mission there said.
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5 April
US Syria mission ‘has not changed,’ Pentagon says
The U.S. military's Syria mission has not changed and troops will remain for now, the Pentagon said, days after President Donald Trump said he wants U.S. forces to leave the country
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5 April
Taliban vows ‘serious revenge’ over Afghan airstrike that reportedly killed civilians
The Taliban has vowed to "take serious revenge" after an Afghan airstrike in an area controlled by the militant group killed or wounded dozens of people, many of them children
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5 April
Dozens of militants killed in joint operation in Mali, French military says
Thirty militants were killed in a clash with French and Malian troops in Akabar near Mali's border with Niger, the French military said
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5 April
Saudi-led alliance turns focus on north Yemen rebel zone
The battle for the Yemeni province of Saada is heating up, military leaders said, as a Saudi-led alliance turns its focus on the rebel bastion used to fire missiles at the kingdom.
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4 April
Trump decides to keep US troops in Syria for now, signaling Pentagon win
President Donald Trump has decided to keep US troops in Syria, the White House announced, an apparent win for military commanders who warned against drawing down the American presence while pockets of ISIS fighters still remain in the country
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4 April
Hodeidah: The strategic port at the center of Yemen’s war
An airstrike and a mysterious fire may indicate that the Saudi-led coalition is preparing to attack Yemen's strategic port of Hodeidah, controlled by the Houthis
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3 April
Trump wants to ‘get out’ of Syria, bring US troops back home
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants American troops to "get out" of Syria, even as some of his top officials stressed the need to stay for the long term.
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3 April
Kurdish fighters’ withdrawal will not resolve Manbij conundrum, US envoy says
Kurdish fighters' withdrawal east of the Euphrates river in Syria is not going to resolve "incredibly complex" situation in the Manbij area, US-led Coalition Envoy Brett McGurk said.
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3 April
ISIS mines have killed about 200 civilians returning to Syria’s Raqqa
US-led Coalition Envoy Brett McGurk said improvised explosive devices have killed about 200 civilians returning to the Syrian city of Raqqa upon its liberation from Islamic State.
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