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French prosecutors charge 14 people over 2015 Paris attacks

French prosecutors indicted 14 people and called for 20 suspects to go on trial over the 2015 ISIS attacks in Paris

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France’s military chief of staff rejects ISIS claim for deadly Mali helicopter crash

An ISWAP ambush did not cause a collision between two French army helicopters which left 13 soldiers dead in Mali, General Francois Lecointre said

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Mortar fire kills 2 Turkish soldiers in Akcakale on Syria border

Two Turkish soldiers died when a mortar hit their post in Akcakale on the Syrian border, the defense ministry said

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Airstrikes hit Libya’s el-Feel oil field after Tripoli-based government seizes control

Western Libyan forces seized control of el-Feel oil field from forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, prompting retaliatory airstrikes

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UN investigating whether DR Congo peacekeeper killed protester in Beni

The UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo said it was launching a probe after gaining evidence that one of its troops had killed a protester

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Denmark offers to lead NATO training mission in Iraq

Denmark's government offered to lead the NATO mission to train Iraqi forces, saying it was prepared to send 200 personnel to Iraq next year

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Coalition drives to build Iraqi Kurdistan’s Peshmerga into a self-sustaining force

Personnel from seven European Coalition nations will soon transition from direct training to mentoring the Kurdistan region’s iconic Peshmerga force

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Niger: German C-160 tests new runway at Niamey air base

A Transall C-160 ESS cargo aircraft took off and landed to test a new runway in Niger's capital Niamey, the Bundeswehr said

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Iraqi air force drops Paveway II laser-guided bombs on ISIS positions near Tikrit

Iraqi Air Force F-16 fight jets dropped GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bombs on Islamic State positions in northern Iraq

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US officials meet Haftar in bid to end offensive against Libyan government

US officials met with rogue Libyan field marshal Khalifa Haftar in an effort to halt his offensive against Tripoli's UN-backed government

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