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May- 2019 -15 MayMiddle East
US orders non-emergency personnel to leave Baghdad and Erbil missions
The US State Department ordered a partial evacuation of its embassy in Iraq and consulate in Erbil amid increased tensions with Iran
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14 MayBlog
US and Iran sound the retreat after beating drums of war
US and Iranian leadership displayed rare agreement in comments as officials sought to publicly downplay the possibility of military conflict
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14 MayMiddle East
Spain recalls frigate from US Navy strike group over Gulf tensions
Spain has recalled a frigate accompanying a US aircraft carrier to the Middle East because of rising tensions between the US and Iran
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14 MayAfrica
Niger soldier wounded in Koutoukalé prison attack dies
A Niger soldier injured in what officials say was a terrorist attack on the high-security Koutoukale prison has died of his wounds, authorities said
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14 MayMiddle East
Yemen’s Houthi rebels target Saudi Arabia oil facilities in drone attacks
Yemen's Houthi rebels said they carried drone attacks in Saudi Arabia that halted the pumping of crude oil along a major pipeline in response to "crimes" in Yemen
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14 MayAfrica
Roadside bomb blast kills 3 Nigeria soldiers near Damboa
At least three Nigerian soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed when their truck was struck by an IED planted by Boko Haram militants
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13 MayAfrica
‘Terrorist’ attack on Niger high-security Koutoukalé prison foiled
Authorities in Niger on Monday foiled a "terrorist" attack on a high-security prison near the capital Niamey, Interior Minister Mohamed Bazoum said
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13 MayAsia Pacific
Four Pakistan police officers killed in Quetta bombing
Four police were killed and nine people wounded when militants detonated a bomb hidden under a motorbike in the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta
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13 MayAfrica
Haftar’s Libya offensive threatens peace and stability, EU says
Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's offensive against Tripoli represents a threat to international peace, the European Union warned
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13 MayExercises
Turkey begins large-scale naval exercise Denizkurdu in 3 seas
Turkey's navy launched large-scale Denizkurdu exercises at a time of rising tensions over its plans to explore for gas off the Cyprus coast
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