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Indonesia says it won’t repatriate nearly 700 ISIS fighters from Syria

Indonesia has said it will not bring home nearly 700 hundred nationals who joined ISIS over security fears, but added it would still consider repatriating young children

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Sudan to hand over ex-president Bashir to ICC over Darfur war crimes allegations

Sudan has agreed to hand ousted president Omar al-Bashir and others to the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur

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Suicide attack targets top Afghanistan military academy in Kabul

A suicide attack targeting a military academy in the Afghan capital killed at least five people, the first major assault in the city in months

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US Army wants $111 million for new NGSW rifle platform to boost firepower, range

The US Army is requesting $112 million to replace the M4A1 Carbine, M16 and M249 SAW with Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) by 2021

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Mali deploys forces to former rebel bastion Kidal, as Keita seeks ‘dialogue’ with insurgents

Malian troops began deploying to Kidal as President Keita said he sent an envoy to discuss talks with insurgents

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Family says teenage girl killed in US airstrike that targeted Al Shabaab in Somalia

US Africa Command said no civilians were killed in a Febrary 2nd strike, but relatives say one young woman was killed and two badly injured

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US approves $1.9 billion sale to India of Integrated Air Defense Weapon System

The US Department of State approved a possible sale to India of a medium-range Integrated Air Defense Weapon System (IADWS) for $1.9 billion

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France receives second Lockheed KC-130J, completing delivery of 4 Super Hercules aircraft

The second of two Lockheed Martin KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refueling aircraft has arrived in France

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Turkish soldiers killed by Syrian army artillery fire near Idlib outpost

Five Turkish soldiers were killed and five others injured in artillery fire at an outpost in Idlib province in northwest Syria

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Egyptian delegation arrives in Gaza after latest Israeli airstrikes

An Egyptian delegation arrived in Gaza seeking to ease tensions after Israel again attacked the enclave with airstrikes in response to projectiles fired by militants

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