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16 July

Exercises

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US Navy Carries Out Second ‘Freedom of Navigation’ Op off Venezuela Coast

The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney challenged Venezuela's excessive maritime claim in the Caribbean Sea.

16 July

Africa

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‘Influx of Foreign Fighters’ in Central African Republic: UN Report

UN experts charged with monitoring the arms embargo in the Central African Republic cited an influx of foreign fighters.

15 July

Africa

Libyan Ministry of Justice employees dig at the site of a suspected mass grave in Tarhouna, Libya on June 23, 2020.

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US Says Russia Group Laid Mines Around Tripoli

The US military accused Russian-backed mercenaries of laying landmines and other devices in and around Tripoli, violating a UN arms embargo.

15 July

Europe

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Azerbaijan Police Crack Down on Rally Demanding War With Armenia

Azerbaijani police cracked down on thousands of protesters who rallied in the capital Baku on Tuesday night in support of the army after 11 troops were killed in border clashes with Armenia.

15 July

Africa

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Senegal Builds Military Camp Near Border With Troubled Mali

Senegal began building a military camp near its border with violence-torn Mali to address "cross-border threats (and) trafficking," the defense ministry said.

15 July

Asia Pacific

A Pakistani army soldier stands guard at a market in Miran Shah, a town in North Waziristan, near the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2019

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Three Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Militant Attack

Militants on Tuesday opened fire on Pakistani security forces, killing three soldiers and wounding eight others in the Balochistan Province.

15 July

Africa

Al Hassan Ag Abdoul-Aziz during a hearing in the preliminary phase of the case at the International Criminal Court, in The Hague, on 8 July 2019

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Timbuktu Jihadist Police Chief on Trial For ‘Unimaginable Crimes’

Al Hassan, a Malian jihadist, committed "unimaginable crimes" during a reign of terror as put forth in the International Criminal Court.

14 July

Europe

An Armenian soldier of the self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabagh walks in a trench at the frontline on the border with Azerbaijan near the town of Martakert.

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Nine Soldiers Dead in New Fighting on Armenia-Azerbaijan Border

At least nine soldiers were killed Tuesday as fighting broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia for a third day despite international calls for restraint.

14 July

Middle East

Freeing of Taliban prisoners from Bagram prison

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US Pushes Taliban to Reduce Violence as Deal Enters ‘Next Phase’

The United States has said its landmark deal with the Taliban has entered the 'next phase' while urging the militants to reduce rising violence to allow Afghan peace talks to begin.

14 July

Commentary