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Iraq will pay Popular Mobilization militias the same as their army counterparts

Iraq announced that the Hashd al-Shaabi militias, also called the Popular Mobilization Units, will receive a salary equal to their equivalents in the Iraqi military

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Israel defense minister resigns after Gaza ceasefire announcement

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned and called for early elections after a sharp disagreement over a Gaza ceasefire deal

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South Sudan military denies UN report of arms embargo violations

UN experts found violations of the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan, reporting "alarming levels" of sexual violence, hunger and human rights abuses in the war-scarred country

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Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian groups begins following worst Gaza violence in years

An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Palestinian groups and Israel took effect, putting an end to a brief yet intense flare-up with Gaza

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Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in renewed Gaza violence

Renewed violence in Gaza threatened to thwart efforts to end unrest as Israeli airstrikes killed five Palestinians and destroyed a TV building while a barrage of rocket fire from the enclave left one dead

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SDF resumes offensive operations against ISIS in eastern Syria

The Syrian Democratic Forces said that it was resuming its offensive against Islamic State in eastern Syria

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Nigeria: Hundreds flee Boko Haram raid after video suggests reconciliation between factions

Hundreds of villagers fled their homes after a Boko Haram attack in Nigeria's borno state, two days after a video hinted at reconciliation between factions

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Saudi coalition ends US fueling of planes for Yemen airstrikes

Saudi Arabia ended a controversial refueling arrangement between the United States and the coalition that is bombing Yemen

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Norway suspends military export licences to Saudi Arabia

Norway's foreign minister said the state was freezing all defense material export licences to Saudi Arabia over recent developments in the country and the war in Yemen

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Dozens killed and injured in Mogadishu car bomb blasts claimed by al-Shabaab

At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured after three car bombs exploded near a hotel and a police headquarters in the Somalia capital Mogadishu

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