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Yemen separatists seize two government military camps outside Aden

Yemeni separatists seized two government military camps days after agreeing to partially withdraw from government buildings in the capital

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US tests medium-range cruise missile after INF treaty pullout

The US announced the test of a medium-range ground-launched cruise missile after tearing up the INF deal eliminating such potentially nuclear-capable weapons

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Nigeria soldiers ambushed in Mogula near Cameroon border

Four Nigerian troops were killed in an ambush in Borno state carried out by fighters suspected to be from Islamic State West Africa Province

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Syria: Airstrikes hit Turkish military convoy moving towards Idlib front

Aircraft supporting the Syrian army struck a Turkish military convoy attempting to resupply an outpost in Syria’s embattled Idlib province

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Northern Ireland police thought targeted in bomb explosion near border

Northern Ireland police investigating a hoax bomb escaped injury when a device exploded near the Irish border in County Fermanagh

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Turkey, US agree on northern Syria buffer zone airspace control, Akar says

The US and Turkey agreed on airspace control over the Syria-Turkey border zone, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said

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Khan Sheikhoun a ghost town as Syrian regime advances

As the Syrian government inches closer to rebel-held Khan Sheikhoun, scores of people have fled the once-vibrant town in Idlib province

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Pakistan: IED explosion at Balochistan mosque kills 2

At least two people were killed and more than two dozen injured after a blast at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan during Friday prayers

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‘Boko Haram’ attacks Nigeria military base in Molai, near Maiduguri

Three Nigerian soldiers were killed during a gun battle with insurgents in a village on the outskirts of Borno state capital Maiduguri

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Yemen’s southern separatists expose cracks in Saudi-UAE alliance

A Saudi-Emirati delegation met with Yemen's Southern Transitional Council separatists who seized control of Aden

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