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Sep- 2019 -15 SeptemberAfrica
Cameroon soldiers killed in ‘Boko Haram’ attack near Fotokol
Six Cameroon soldiers were killed in Soueram near Fotokol in the Lake Chad area near the border with Nigeria in an attack blamed on "Boko Haram"
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15 SeptemberMiddle East
Syrian government labels SDF ‘separatist terrorist militias’ ahead of Ankara talks
In a rare shift of rhetoric, Syria's foreign ministry called the Syrian Democratic Forces "terrorists" ahead of a Russia-Iran-Turkey summit in Ankara
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13 SeptemberAfrica
Nigerian soldiers, CJTF leader killed as ISWAP attacks Gubio, Gajigana, Gajiram and Magumeri
Islamic State fighters killed at least six soldiers and a civilian militia leader when they attacked 4 towns in Nigeria's Borno state
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13 SeptemberMiddle East
UAE soldiers killed in military vehicle collision in ‘operations field’
The UAE, a key member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, said six of its soldiers were killed in a "collision of military vehicles" while on duty
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13 SeptemberAfrica
Ahead of ECOWAS counter-terror summit, JNIM targets ‘G5 Sahel’ forces in Mali
Dioungani ambush targeted 'G5 forces', al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims, ahead of west Africa summit on countering terrorism in the Sahel and Lake Chad
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13 SeptemberAfrica
Central African Republic arms embargo eased by UN
The UN Security Council unanimously approved the easing of an arms embargo on the Central African Republic for the first time since 2013
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12 SeptemberMiddle East
UN report details possible ‘war crimes’ by many sides in Syrian war
The US rejected a UN report alleging complicity in possible "war crimes" in Syria's civil war, including during airstrikes and raids
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12 SeptemberBusiness
Morocco cleared for $985 million TOW missile and F-16 bomb purchases
The US State Department approved the $985 million sale to Morocco of 2,400 anti-tank guided missiles and more than 6,000 bombs for its F-16 aircraft
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12 SeptemberCommentary
Is the F-35 program a waste of money?
The F-35 is expensive but its benefits as a 5th Generation Fighter that could replace other costly platforms outweighs the price, David Daly argues
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12 SeptemberAfrica
Nearly 22,000 people missing in decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria
Nearly 22,000 people, mostly children, are missing as a result of the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, the ICRC said
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