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Feb- 2021 -17 FebruaryAmericas
NATO Eyes Post-Trump Reset as Afghanistan Call Looms
NATO defense ministers meet Wednesday for their first talks since US President Joe Biden took over from Donald Trump with a vow to soothe tensions between Washington and its closest partners.
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17 FebruaryAfrica
Gunmen Kidnap ‘Hundreds’ of Schoolboys in Central Nigeria
Gunmen believed to belong to a criminal gang stormed a school in central Nigeria, killing one student and kidnapping hundreds of others along with some teachers, sources said Wednesday.
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17 FebruaryAfrica
France Maintains Sahel Force to ‘Decapitate’ Al-Qaeda Groups
President Macron pledged to keep French troops in the Sahel region of western Africa, to help "decapitate" Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent groups that local governments are struggling to hold back.
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16 FebruaryAfrica
At Least 10 Killed in Fresh DR Congo Attack, ADF Blamed
Suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces militia killed at least 10 people in eastern DR Congo overnight, sources said Tuesday.
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16 FebruaryEurope
UK Ran Cyber Op to Cripple ISIS Communications: Services Chiefs
UK intelligence and military chiefs revealed details of a classified cyber operation they ran to weaken ISIS in 2016-17.
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16 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Iran, Russia Start Joint Naval Drill in Indian Ocean
Iran's armed forces launched a joint naval drill with Russia in the north of the Indian Ocean designed to "enhance security" of maritime trade, state television reported.
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16 FebruaryAfrica
Chad to Send Troops to Sahel Jihadist Flashpoint
Chad will send 1,200 troops to combat jihadists in a flashpoint Sahel border zone as France looks to reduce its longstanding military presence in the region.
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16 FebruaryAsia Pacific
30 Taliban Fighters Die in Explosion During Bomb-Making Class
Thirty Taliban militants were killed when a bomb exploded during a bomb-making class at a mosque in Afghanistan’s Balkh province.
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16 FebruaryMiddle East
Iraq Rocket Attack Kills Foreigner, Wounds Several US Contractors
A volley of rockets targeting an airbase in Iraq's Kurdistan region killed a foreign civilian contractor and wounded five others and a US soldier, the US-led coalition said.
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15 FebruaryAsia Pacific
NATO Will Not Leave Afghanistan Before ‘Time Is Right’
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said the alliance will not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan "before the time is right," ahead of a discussion by defense ministers on the deployment.
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