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US approves $3.5 billion sale to Turkey of Patriot missile systems

The US State Department cleared a possible $3.5 billion sale of Patriot air defense systems to Turkey, the DSCA said

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UN Mali inquiry blames Dogon hunters for June massacre of Fulani

A UN investigation blamed Dogon hunters for massacres in central Mali that killed at least 24 members of the Fulani…

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Nigeria soldier killed in Boko Haram attack near Monguno

One Nigerian soldier was killed and another injured in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Mairari, near…

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Russia cuts military flights over Syria by more than 90%

Russia has cut its military flights in Syria from more than 100 per day to fewer than four a week,…

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Trump orders US military to create ‘Space Command’

US President Donald Trump ordered the creation of "Space Command," a new structure within the Pentagon that will control military…

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Yemen ceasefire monitors to deploy in Hodeidah

A team including members of Yemen's warring sides will be dispatched within a day to monitor a truce in Hodeidah,…

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Somalia: 6 US airstrikes kill 62 al-Shabaab militants in Gandarshe

The US military said 62 al-Shabaab militants were killed in six airstrikes in the vicinity of Gandarshe, Somalia

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Two DR Congo troops killed by Rwandan Hutu FDLR rebels

Two DR Congo soldiers were killed in clashes with Rwandan pro-Hutu FDLR rebels after two leaders were arrested in the…

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Ceasefire in Yemen’s Hodeidah to begin at midnight

A ceasefire in Yemen's battleground port city of Hodeidah will start at midnight, a UN official said, after renewed fighting…

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Mali to create border guard corps, send reinforcements to Timbuktu region

Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga announced Mali will send reinforcements to the northern Timbuktu region and create a new border…

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