War
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Jun- 2018 -19 June
Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban attack after ceasefire ends
Afghan police and soldiers were killed in an overnight Taliban attack in Kunduz province after an unprecedented ceasefire between the government and militants ended.
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19 June
Saudi and UAE coalition forces enter Yemen’s Hodeidah airport
Yemeni troops backed by the Saudi and UAE-led coalition entered the airport compound in the port city of Hodeidah after days of fighting with Houthi rebels
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18 June
Syrian army position bombed south of Al Bukamal
A Syrian military position in a village southeast of the city of Bukamal was bombed overnight, leaving casualties, state news agency SANA reported
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15 June
Neutral Switzerland wants to sell weapons to states in ‘internal conflict’
Switzerland, a country famous for its neutrality, announced on June 15 that it wants to allow the sale of arms in countries in the grip of an "internal armed conflict," under certain conditions
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15 June
France, US and UK put hold on China arms deliveries to Central African Republic
France, the US and the UK put a hold on a request from Central African Republic for UN Security Council approval of weapons shipments from China
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15 June
US airstrike targets Pakistani Taliban leader in Afghanistan
The US military said it carried out a strike targeting a senior militant leader in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, where Pakistani Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah is believed to be hiding
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14 June
First UK troops arrive in Africa to support France’s Barkhane mission in the Sahel
The first troops from a 100-member British contingent that will include three Chinook helicopters and will work with French counter-terrorism forces in the Sahel have arrived, the French military said
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14 June
SDF denies exchanging ISIS families for Syrian Kurdish prisoners
Syrian Democratic Forces denies allegations it swapped the foreign wives and children of ISIS fighters for Kurdish prisoners in Syria
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13 June
There are no Italian troops in Syria, defense ministry says
Italian troops are not in Syria, a spokesperson for the Italian Ministry of Defense said, refuting Turkish media reports that Italian forces were deployed to Deir Ezzor province
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13 June
€10.5 billion EU peace fund could pay for weapons for Sahel countries
The EU wants to pay for military equipment, including lethal weaponry, for partner countries in crisis zones such as Africa's Sahel region as part of a €10.5 billion European Peace Facility
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