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Jun- 2019 -24 JuneMiddle East
Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport kills 1, wounds 21
A Yemeni rebel attack on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other people, the coalition fighting the Houthis said
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23 JuneAfrica
Chad soldiers killed in apparent Islamic State attack near N’Gouboua
At least seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in an apparent Islamic State ambush in the N'Gouboua area near Lake Chad
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23 JuneMiddle East
New Syrian military councils are the SDF’s latest push for decentralization
Military councils in Tal Abyad, Kobane, Tabqa, Raqqa, Qamishli and al-Hol are part of the SDF’s transition to a “new organizational structure” in northeast Syria
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23 JuneAfrica
Ethiopia army chief killed in failed coup attempt, Abiy’s office says
Ethiopia's army chief Seare Mekonnen was shot dead by his bodyguard just hours after an attempted coup in Amhara state left the regional president and another top adviser dead
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22 JuneAfrica
Nigeria: Chad soldier killed in MNJTF counter-ISWAP operation in Baga area
At least one Chadian was killed and 12 other soldiers injured in Nigeria during a MNJTF operation against Islamic State fighters in the Baga area of Borno state
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22 JuneAfrica
Burkina Faso adopts law restricting media coverage of military operations
Lawmakers in Burkina Faso adopted a controversial new law providing for jail terms of up to 10 years for divulging details of military operations
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21 JuneMiddle East
Iraq: Suicide bomber targets Shiite mosque in Baghdad, killing 2
A suicide explosion at a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad killed two civilians and wounded nine other people, Iraqi police said
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21 JuneAfrica
France-led cross-border Operation Aconit kills 18 more Islamic State fighters in Niger
Niger's defense minister said 18 Islamic State fighters were killed near the Mali border in the joint Operation Aconit involving US, French, Nigerien and Malian troops
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20 JuneAmericas
US Senate votes to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The US Senate voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, as legislators outraged with the kingdom delivered a symbolic rebuke to President Donald Trump
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20 JuneWar
UN Security Council passes resolution on protection of disabled people during conflicts
The UN Security Council approved its first resolution calling for protection of disabled people during armed conflicts
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