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Mar- 2021 -16 MarchAfrica
US to Train Mozambique Forces Fighting Jihadists
American military personnel will spend two months training soldiers in Mozambique to help the country fight a jihadist insurgency in its northeast, US embassy officials said.
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16 MarchAfrica
Sudan and Ethiopia Border Clashes Fuel Wider Tensions
A decades-old border dispute over fertile farmland between Sudan and Ethiopia is feeding regional rivalry — and even sparking fears of broader conflict, analysts say.
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16 MarchMiddle East
Yemen’s Al-Qaeda Regenerates Amid Battle for the North
Years of setbacks have weakened the once-mighty Yemeni branch of Al-Qaeda, but the militants are seizing the opportunity to regenerate while the government and Houthi rebels are locked in a fight to the death in the north.
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15 MarchMiddle East
Israel Unveils Laser-Guided ‘Precision’ Mortar System
Israel unveiled a laser-guided mortar system that it said could reduce civilian collateral damage.
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15 MarchAfrica
15 Massacred in East DR Congo, ADF Militia Suspected
At least 15 civilians were massacred overnight in eastern DR Congo, a monitoring group in the region said Monday, saying the notorious ADF militia were suspected.
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15 MarchAfrica
Eastern Libya Forces Say Arrested ‘Prominent IS Leader’ Abu Omar
Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar announced Sunday the arrest of a top Islamic State group figure in the south of the North African country.
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15 MarchMiddle East
Civilians Wounded in Syrian Missile Strike: Turkish Ministry
A missile strike in Turkish-controlled northern Syria wounded several civilians, Turkey's defense ministry and a monitoring group said Monday.
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12 MarchExercises
France Runs Satellite War Game in European First
France on Friday prepared to simulate an attack by a hostile power on one of its satellites in a war game scenario the government said is less outlandishly futuristic than it may seem.
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12 MarchAsia Pacific
Russia Backs Plans for Afghanistan Interim Rule With Taliban
Russia said Friday it was in favor of Afghanistan forming an interim government including members of the Taliban, ahead of talks next week in Moscow aiming to resolve the conflict.
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12 MarchAfrica
Gangs Kill 31 in Nigeria Attacks: Local Sources
Criminal gangs have killed a total of 31 people in three separate attacks in northwest and central Nigeria, local residents said Thursday, in the latest violence in the volatile regions.
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