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Sep- 2018 -18 September
Russia says Syria air defense shot down Il-20 military aircraft after Israeli airstrikes
A Russian spy plane that disappeared from radar was shot down by Syrian air defense systems responding to Israeli strikes, Russia's Ministry of Defense said
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17 September
Russian Il-20 military aircraft disappears off Syria coast with 14 people on board
A Russian Ilyushin Il-20 military aircraft with 14 personnel aboard disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea while returning to Hmeimim air base, as Israel attacked targets in Latakia province
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17 September
Russia and Turkey agree to create Idlib demilitarized zone, Putin says
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to implement a 15 km demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib province
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17 September
Former US-backed Syrian opposition group Liwa Shuhada al-Qaryatayn relocating to Aleppo province
Former US-backed vetted Syrian opposition militia Liwa Shuhada al-Qaryatayn (ShQ) is relocating from the Tanf area to the north along with hundreds of civilians after striking a deal with Russia
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17 September
Top militia chief and 600 ‘fighters’ surrender in DR Congo’s central Kasai region
Chief Ndaye Kalonga Nsabanga, who led a coalition of armed militia groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has surrendered in the Kasai region with hundreds of youth fighters
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17 September
Burkina Faso armed forces conduct air strikes, clearing operations near Pama and Gayeri
Burkina Faso's armed forces conducted air strikes and clearance operations in the Pama and Gayeri areas in the country's east, the Chief of the General Staff said
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15 September
British ex-soldier Joe Robinson sentenced in Turkey over YPG ‘terror’ links
A Turkish court sentenced former British soldier Joe Robinson to seven-and-a-half years in jail for alleged links to the Syria Kurdish YPG militia
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15 September
Twin attacks in Burkina Faso’s Kompienga province leave at least 8 dead
At least eight civilians were killed in twin attacks in eastern Burkina Faso's Kompienga province, where jihadists have been gaining ground in recent months
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15 September
Boko Haram attacks on villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno state leave 8 dead
Boko Haram gunmen killed eight people when they attacked two villages to steal livestock in restive Borno state in northeast Nigeria, local militia said
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15 September
Afghan military helicopter crash in Farah province kills at least four
An Afghan military helicopter carrying weapons and ammunition burst into flames during an "emergency landing" in western Afghanistan's Farah province, killing at least four people
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