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Dec- 2017 -22 December
Major powers seek to hold Sochi congress for Syria in late January
Powerbrokers agreed to hold a peace congress for Syria in Russia's Sochi in late January to speed up a political settlement for the war
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22 December
INTERVIEW: Coalition General Felix Gedney on preparing Iraq for life after ISIS
Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney, Coalition Deputy Commander, Strategy and Support talks policing, searching for ISIS leaders and IEDs in Iraq and Syria
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21 December
South Sudan warring parties agree ceasefire, African Union chair says
South Sudan's government and several armed groups agreed a ceasefire from December 24, the latest push to end a four year war
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21 December
New peace talks on Syria begin in the Kazakh capital
A new round of Syria peace talks backed by powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey kicked off in Kazakhstan's capital Astana Thursday, the Central Asian country's foreign ministry said.
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20 December
US licenses export of lethal arms to Ukraine – State Dept. official
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has approved commercial sale of lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine.
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19 December
Saudi Arabia claims it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh
Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile Tuesday over Riyadh fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
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19 December
UN renews aid to Syria opposition areas as Russia abstains
The UN Security Council on Tuesday voted to renew cross-border aid deliveries to Syria's opposition-held areas but Russia, China and Bolivia abstained.
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18 December
US airstrike targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 8
A U.S. airstrike targeting Al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab conducted on Friday, December 15, killed eight people, the U.S. military's Africa Command said
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18 December
Militants storm spy training center in Afghan capital
Militants stormed an intelligence agency training center in Kabul on Monday in an attack claimed by Islamic State.
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17 December
Saudi-led strike ‘kills at least three Yemen civilians’
A Saudi-led air strike has killed at least three civilians in Yemen's Marib province, a local official said on Sunday.
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