Burkina Faso: 14 civilians killed in attack in Yatenta near Mali border
The attack in the town of Kain in the Yatenta province bordering Mali, is one of the most serious recorded…
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Germany pledges €110 million to boost NATO battalion infrastructure in Lithuania
Germany will invest €110 million (US$127 million) in military infrastructure in Lithuania until 2021, its defense minister said on a…
US gives control center to Niger for Boko Haram operations
The US turned over a communications and operations center to the Niger army to help the African nation battle Boko…
Jordan to hold new talks on Yemen prisoner swap deal
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French Mirage 2000 jets strike vehicles that entered Chad from Libya
French Mirage 2000 fighter jets carried out air strikes to halt an armed group that entered northern Chad from Libya…
US withdrawal from INF treaty fires the starting pistol on a new arms race
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‘Strong’ explosion at busy market in Somalia capital, police say
A powerful blast rocked a busy market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, which is regularly targeted by Al-Shabaab, police said
Pentagon orders 3,750 more troops to US-Mexico border
The US will send an additional 3,750 troops to its frontier with Mexico, the Pentagon said, as President Donald Trump…
Roadside bomb kills one, injures four in Manbij, Syria
A roadside bomb struck a minibus carrying teachers in Manbij in northern Syria, killing one and injuring four others
Five Philippines troops killed battling Abu Sayyaf on Jolo
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