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Jul- 2018 -1 July
UN peacekeeping budget of $6.7 billion agreed
U.N. member countries on Sunday, July 1 agreed to a peacekeeping budget of just under $6.7 billion, according to diplomatic sources.
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1 July
Mali: French forces targeted in Gao attack
Forces deployed to France's Sahel Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in Mali were attacked in Gao
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1 July
UAE pauses assault on Yemen’s Hodeidah as UN pushes for Houthi withdrawal
The UAE announced it halted the offensive it is backing against Houthi rebels in Yemen's port city of Hodeidah, to give a chance to UN efforts
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Jun- 2018 -30 June
Afghanistan: Ghani orders resumption of operations against the Taliban
Afghan security forces resumed operations after President Ashraf Ghani declared an end to the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban
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29 June
Mali headquarters of G5 Sahel joint force attacked
An attack was reported on the headquarters of the G5 Sahel Joint Force in Sevare in the Mopti region of Mali
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29 June
UN Security Council extends Mali peacekeeping mission
The UN Security Council unanimously renewed its peacekeeping mission in Mali for a year, urging the country to make progress toward peace
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27 June
South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar agree ‘permanent’ ceasefire
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and arch-foe Riek Machar agreed to a "permanent" ceasefire to the civil war, to take effect within 72 hours
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26 June
UN investigation concludes Mali soldiers “executed” 12 civilians in Boulikessi
Malian soldiers deployed to the G5 Sahel Joint Force "summarily and/or arbitrarily" executed 12 civilians in retaliation for the death of one of their own, the U.N.'s Minusma mission said
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26 June
Russia’s poisoned chalice in southern Syria
Russia has few good options for curtailing the behavior of its Iranian and Hezbollah allies against Israel in Syria
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26 June
UN peacekeeper killed in South Sudan aid convoy ambush
A Bangladeshi peacekeeper in South Sudan was killed on Tuesday, June 26 when an aid convoy was ambushed in the west of the country, the United Nations mission said
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