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Sep- 2018 -15 SeptemberMiddle East
British ex-soldier Joe Robinson sentenced in Turkey over YPG ‘terror’ links
A Turkish court sentenced former British soldier Joe Robinson to seven-and-a-half years in jail for alleged links to the Syria Kurdish YPG militia
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15 SeptemberAfrica
Twin attacks in Burkina Faso’s Kompienga province leave at least 8 dead
At least eight civilians were killed in twin attacks in eastern Burkina Faso's Kompienga province, where jihadists have been gaining ground in recent months
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15 SeptemberAfrica
Boko Haram attacks on villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno state leave 8 dead
Boko Haram gunmen killed eight people when they attacked two villages to steal livestock in restive Borno state in northeast Nigeria, local militia said
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15 SeptemberBusiness
Estonia and Portugal procure AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft systems
AeroVironment has been awarded two contracts for small unmanned aerial systems – RQ-20B Puma for Estonia and RQ-11B Raven for Portugal
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15 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Afghan military helicopter crash in Farah province kills at least four
An Afghan military helicopter carrying weapons and ammunition burst into flames during an "emergency landing" in western Afghanistan's Farah province, killing at least four people
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14 SeptemberMiddle East
Alleged Italian ISIS member captured in Syria may match known foreign fighter profile
Kurdish fighters in northern Syria detained an alleged Italian member of Islamic State as he was trying to flee across the border to Turkey with his wife and children
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14 SeptemberAir
Netherlands to pull F-16 fighter jets from ISIS mission in Iraq and Syria
Dutch F-16 fighter jets will end bombing missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria at the end of the year, the Netherlands government said
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14 SeptemberBusiness
US approves $2.6 billion sale to South Korea of P-8A patrol planes and Patriot missiles
The US State Department has approved the sale to South Korea of six P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft and 64 Patriot missiles at an estimated cost of $2.6 billion
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14 SeptemberMiddle East
UK gives Jordan £5 million in equipment originally destined for Syria’s moderate opposition
The UK is reallocating more than £5 million in vehicles and equipment to Jordan that was planned for the Syria moderate armed opposition
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14 SeptemberAsia Pacific
South Korea launches its first missile-capable attack submarine
South Korea launched its first ever missile-capable attack submarine, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North
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