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Egypt executes special forces officer turned militant Hisham al-Ashmawy

Egypt executed an ex-special forces officer turned top Islamist militant, Hisham Ashmawy, over involvement in several high-profile attacks

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US conducts airstrike to defend Afghan forces against Taliban in Helmand

The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces in Helmand as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents

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US approves $239 million sale to Morocco of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles

The US approved the possible sale of $239 million sale of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles to Morocco

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Taliban launch more than a dozen attacks on Afghanistan army bases

The Taliban carried out more than a dozen attacks on Afghan army bases hours after ending a partial truce and throwing into doubt peace talks

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Turkey shoots down 3rd Syrian warplane over Idlib, defense ministry says

Turkish fighters shot down a Syrian warplane over the northwest Idlib province, the third such downing in three days

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US to begin Afghanistan drawdown as Kabul, Taliban deadlock ahead of peace talks

Afghanistan's government and the Taliban are deadlocked on a prisoner swap ahead of peace talks, but the US will start pulling out troops anyway

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Syria’s regime re-enters key Idlib town ahead of Russia-Turkey talks

Syrian pro-regime troops re-entered the Idlib province town of Saraqeb amid a blitz of Turkish strikes against Bashar al-Assad's forces

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NATO urges de-escalation in Syria after airstrike kills dozens of Turkish soldiers in Idlib

NATO called on Syria and Russia to return to a ceasefire in Idlib after an airstrike killed dozens of Turkish soldiers

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France declares Strait of Hormuz military mission fully operational

France declared the military component to its EMASOH maritime patrol mission in the strategic Strait of Hormuz fully operational

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African Union plans to send 3,000 troops to the Sahel

The African Union said that it expected to send 3,000 troops to West Africa's Sahel region for six months 'during the course of the year'

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