War
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Apr- 2018 -9 April
Former South Sudan military chief Paul Malong launches new rebel group
South Sudan's former army chief of staff Paul Manlong announced the formation of a rebel movement to "arrest the carnage" in the country, saying President Salva Kiir could not be trusted to lead the nation to peace.
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9 April
Gun battle near Central African Republic president’s residence after joint UN operation in Bangui
UN and FACA operation targeted armed groups in the mainly Muslim PK5 district; 2 people were killed and dozens wounded, including 11 peacekeepers
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9 April
Syria and Russia accuse Israel of missile strikes on T4 airbase in Homs
Syria and Russia accused Israel of conducting missile strikes on the T4 airbase in Homs from Lebanese airspace
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8 April
Ghouta gassed: Dozens killed, hundreds affected by suspected Syria chemical attack
At least 70 people were killed by a suspected chemical weapons attack in Douma, the last opposition-held town in Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, first responders, medics and activists said.
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7 April
Car bomb kills at least 8 people in Al Bab, Syria
At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured on Saturday after a car bomb exploded near the Grand Mosque in the northern Syrian town of Al Bab
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7 April
US aircraft strike 11 Taliban narcotics production facilities in western Afghanistan
U.S. Forces-Afghanistan and Afghan National Defense and Security Forces conducted strikes on 11 Taliban narcotics production facilities in Farah and Nimroz provinces between April 3-5
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7 April
Airstrike kills senior ISIS commander Qari Hekmat in northern Afghanistan
Qari Hekmat, the top commander of Islamic State – Khorasan Province in the northern Afghanistan province of Jowzjan, was killed in an airstrike
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7 April
UN peacekeeper from Niger shot dead in northern Mali
A U.N. peacekeeper from Niger was shot dead by militants in Gao in northern Mali on Friday, the latest in a spate of deadly attacks on Blue Helmets in the conflict-torn country
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6 April
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 3, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed three people on April 5, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said
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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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