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8 November

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Al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali claims attacks as France pledges more aid for Sahel

An Al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali claimed responsibility for attacks on Malian and UN troops, while France pledged to increase aid to the Sahel by one third

7 November

Joanne Stocker

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Coalition moving to ‘consolidate gains’ against ISIS in Iraq and Syria

The U.S.-led Coalition is preparing to fight an insurgent ISIS as the military battle winds down in Iraq and Syria

7 November

Staff Writer With AFP

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Sahel anti-terror force faces logistical problems in first mission

The maiden mission of the G5 Sahel counterterrorism force experienced "logistical problems" but they are not "insurmountable"

7 November

Fergus Kelly

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NATO to deploy 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan, half from US – Stoltenberg

NATO will deploy 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan in an attempt to help "break the stalemate", Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said

6 November

Joanne Stocker

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US finds no evidence of civilian casualties in Afghanistan after Kunduz reports

The U.S. military said investigators found no evidence of civilian casualties amid reports that airstrikes killed more than a dozen people in Afghanistan's Kunduz province last week.

6 November

President Barack Obama watches mission against Osama Bin Laden

Maria Ryan

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“You’ve got to tell us more”: The 9/11 blank check, 16 years on

Sixteen years after the US Congress authorized the president to go after terrorists in Afghanistan, the AUMF exists as a blank check to wage war

6 November

A guard on the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia

Staff Writer With AFP

Saudi Arabia seals Yemen borders, accuses Iran over missile strike

The Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi rebels in Yemen closed the country's air, sea and land borders and accused Iran of being behind a weekend missile attack on Riyadh

5 November