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Feb- 2020 -12 FebruaryMiddle East
US forces clash with locals at Syrian regime checkpoint in Qamishli
US troops clashed with civilians near Qamishli in northeast Syria near the Turkish border following a confrontation over an American patrol convoy
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12 FebruaryAfrica
AFRICOM shifts strategy from degrading to containing West Africa insurgents, OIG report says
United States Africa Command has shifted its strategy from degrading violent extremist organizations in West Africa to simply containing their spread
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12 FebruaryAfrica
Somali troops still vulnerable to al-Shabaab outside Mogadishu, Pentagon says
A US-backed Somali operation to secure areas south of Mogadishu from Islamist al-Shabaab militants has made little progress in recent months
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12 FebruaryAsia Pacific
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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11 FebruaryAfrica
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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11 FebruaryAsia Pacific
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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10 FebruaryBusiness
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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10 FebruaryAfrica
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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10 FebruaryAfrica
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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10 FebruaryBusiness
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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