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Libya: Haftar’s LNA captures Sirte as UN envoy expresses anger at foreign meddlingLibya: Haftar’s LNA captures Sirte as UN envoy expresses anger at foreign meddling

Libya: Haftar’s LNA captures Sirte as UN envoy expresses anger at foreign meddling

LNA forces loyal to rogue Libyan general Khalifa Haftar seized control the coastal city of Sirte as Turkey said it…

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‘Draft’ letter saying US forces to leave Iraq was sent by ‘mistake,’ Milley says‘Draft’ letter saying US forces to leave Iraq was sent by ‘mistake,’ Milley says

‘Draft’ letter saying US forces to leave Iraq was sent by ‘mistake,’ Milley says

Troops from US-led Coalition against ISIS are preparing to leave Iraq in the wake of an airstrike that killed an…

Joanne Stocker
Five Mali soldiers killed by roadside bomb near AlatonaFive Mali soldiers killed by roadside bomb near Alatona

Five Mali soldiers killed by roadside bomb near Alatona

Five Malian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in Alatona in the central Segou region

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NATO ambassadors to meet in Brussels over Iran concernsNATO ambassadors to meet in Brussels over Iran concerns

NATO ambassadors to meet in Brussels over Iran concerns

NATO ambassadors will meet at their Brussels headquarters as Middle East tensions mount after US forces killed a top Iranian…

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US-led Coalition pauses training of Iraqi forces, ISIS operations over force protection concernsUS-led Coalition pauses training of Iraqi forces, ISIS operations over force protection concerns

US-led Coalition pauses training of Iraqi forces, ISIS operations over force protection concerns

The US-led Coalition against ISIS paused training of Iraqi forces and operations against the militants due to a barrage of…

Joanne Stocker
Al Shabaab attacks Kenya military base in LamuAl Shabaab attacks Kenya military base in Lamu

Al Shabaab attacks Kenya military base in Lamu

Fighters from Somalia's Al-Shabaab group launched an attack on a military base used by US and Kenyan forces in coastal…

Joanne Stocker
Chad troops leave Nigeria with Boko Haram mission ‘finished’Chad troops leave Nigeria with Boko Haram mission ‘finished’

Chad troops leave Nigeria with Boko Haram mission ‘finished’

Chad has ended a months-long mission fighting Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria and withdrawn its 1,200-strong force across the border

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US designates major Iraqi PMU Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq a terror groupUS designates major Iraqi PMU Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq a terror group

US designates major Iraqi PMU Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq a terror group

The US designated Iraqi Shiite PMU militia Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq as a terrorist organization, one day after killing a senior…

Jared Szuba
AFRICOM responds to al-Shabaab ambush on Somalia troops with airstrikeAFRICOM responds to al-Shabaab ambush on Somalia troops with airstrike

AFRICOM responds to al-Shabaab ambush on Somalia troops with airstrike

AFRICOM carried out an airstrike against suspected al-Shabaab militants who attacked Somali government troops west of Mogadishu

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Sri Lanka air force crew killed in Y-12 plane crash near WirawilaSri Lanka air force crew killed in Y-12 plane crash near Wirawila

Sri Lanka air force crew killed in Y-12 plane crash near Wirawila

A Sri Lankan air force plane crashed in a tea-growing mountainous region, killing the four crew on board

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