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Tel Tamer’s hectic hospital belies northern Syria ceasefire

Near the front line town of Tel Tamer, Syrian rebels backed by Turkish airpower and artillery capture a new village nearly every day

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Esper says $10bn Pentagon JEDI contract awarded fairly after Amazon claims ‘bias’

The U.S. Defense Secretary said a $10 billion cloud computing contract was awarded to Microsoft fairly after Amazon alleged "bias" in the process

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US seeks Coalition meeting on ISIS threat in West Africa and the Sahel

The United States is seeking a meeting of the Global Coalition Against ISIS early in 2020 to focus on threats in West Africa and the Sahel

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“The sky is against us” – Syrian Christian fighters struggle to hold their lines in Tel Tamer

Syriac Military Council's Aram Hanna says resisting Turkey-backed rebels in northern Syria is impossible without heavy weapons

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Russia moves helicopters to new Syria base in Qamishli near Turkey border

Russia has begun moving helicopters and other equipment to a new base in Qamishli in northeastern Syria near the Turkey border

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Estonia special forces to join France-led Takuba mission in Mali, defense ministry says

Estonian special operations forces are set to join the new France-led Task Force Takuba in the Mali in the second half of 2020

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Germany’s Luftwaffe refuses delivery of two Airbus A400M transport aircraft

Germany's air force said it had refused delivery of two Airbus A400M transport aircraft over technical faults on some already operational planes

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UN says G5 Sahel needs more support to battle terrorism, as Macron signals force revamp

The G5 Sahel Joint Force faces persistent training and equipment shortfalls as violence spirals in the region, according to a new UN report

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SDF secures ‘ticking time-bomb’ ISIS prisoners in Syria against alarming odds

The Syrian Democratic Forces struggles to contain ISIS prisoners in northeast Syria as the US warns their conditions are a ticking time-bomb

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EU to ‘increase presence and improve support’ for Sahel partners fighting terrorism

The EU will increase its presence and the level of support it gives to its partners fighting terrorism in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa

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