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12 December

Afghan Air Force pilots begin UH-60A Black Hawk flight training class

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Afghan forces to launch operation against ISIS in the north

Afghanistan's military plans to launch a major operation to stop the Islamic State group making inroads into the country's northern provinces, officials said Tuesday

11 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Putin orders partial Russia troop withdrawal from Syria during surprise visit to Hmeimim air base

President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria during a surprise visit to the country en route to Egypt

9 December

Haider al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq, at the Munich Security Conference

Staff Writer With AFP

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Prime Minister Abadi declares ‘end of war’ against ISIS in Iraq

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday declared victory in the three-year war by Iraqi forces to expel Islamic State

8 December

Fergus Kelly

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Pakistan Air Force ordered to shoot down foreign UAVs, including US drones

Pakistan's Air Force chief said he ordered the service to shoot down foreign drones in Pakistani airspace, including UAVs operated by the United States.

8 December

Joanne Stocker

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US airstrikes kill 5 al-Qaeda militants in Yemen’s al-Bayda – Pentagon

U.S. military airstrikes in Yemen killed five al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants in the al-Bayda governorate, the Department of Defense said on Friday.

8 December

Joanne Stocker

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UN peacekeepers killed in DR Congo base attack

Fourteen peacekeepers from the United Nations Democratic Republic of the Congo mission (MONUSCO) and five Congolese soldiers were killed in an attack on a base in North Kivu, the U.N. said on Friday.

7 December

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura

Staff Writer With AFP

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Syrian government to rejoin Geneva talks on Sunday

Syrian government negotiators will return to Geneva this weekend to rejoin United Nations-backed peace talks, after leaving the city in protest last week, U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said.

6 December