War
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Dec- 2017 -28 December
US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia kills four and destroys a car bomb, Africom says
A US airstrike in Somalia targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab killed four people and destroyed a car bomb, the US military’s Africa Command said
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27 December
ISIS moves with ‘impunity’ in Syria regime-held areas – Coalition
The US-led Coalition accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of allowing ISIS jihadists to move through territory he controls "with impunity."
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27 December
US air strike targeting Al Shabaab kills 13 in Somalia
The United States carried out an air strike on Christmas Eve against the Shabaab Islamist group that left 13 dead.
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26 December
Syrian rebels reject Russia-led peace initiative
More than three dozen Syrian rebel groups have rejected a Russian-led initiative for talks next month in Sochi on ending Syria's war.
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23 December
Russia warns US decision to arm Ukraine encourages ‘new bloodshed’
Moscow warned Saturday that Washington was encouraging "new bloodshed" in eastern Ukraine by its decision to provide Kiev with lethal weapons.
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22 December
Australia to end air strike campaign in Iraq and Syria
Australia is to end its air strike campaign in Iraq and Syria, with the country's six F/A-18F Super Hornets jets heading home after a three-year mission
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22 December
Ugandan army says it attacked rebel camps in eastern DR Congo
Uganda's army said it attacked a rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where militants killed 14 UN peacekeepers earlier this month
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22 December
Major powers seek to hold Sochi congress for Syria in late January
Powerbrokers agreed to hold a peace congress for Syria in Russia's Sochi in late January to speed up a political settlement for the war
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22 December
INTERVIEW: Coalition General Felix Gedney on preparing Iraq for life after ISIS
Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney, Coalition Deputy Commander, Strategy and Support talks policing, searching for ISIS leaders and IEDs in Iraq and Syria
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21 December
South Sudan warring parties agree ceasefire, African Union chair says
South Sudan's government and several armed groups agreed a ceasefire from December 24, the latest push to end a four year war
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