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Oct- 2018 -18 OctoberAfrica
French soldier killed in accident in Mali
A French soldier has died in accident while performing maintenance on a truck while deployed to Operation Barkhane in Mali, the army said
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18 OctoberAsia Pacific
Five Czech soldiers injured in attack near Afghanistan’s Bagram base
Five Czech soldiers were injured in an attack in Afghanistan, two months after three others were killed, the Czech defence ministry said
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17 OctoberAfrica
Tunisia F-5 fighter jet crashes in Mediterranean Sea, pilot unharmed
A Tunisian F-5 fighter jet crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during an exercise but its pilot was unharmed, the defence ministry said
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17 OctoberMiddle East
UN Syria envoy de Mistura announces he will step down
UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced that he will step down next month
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17 OctoberAfrica
Mali: More than a dozen killed in fresh violence in Mopti and Menaka
Eleven people were shot dead in central Mali, while in the east, an explosion killed one person and injured two, and two others were killed by armed men on motorcycles.
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17 OctoberAsia Pacific
Kashmir police and militants killed in shootout in tourist area of Srinagar
A gun battle near a 14th Century Muslim shrine killed at least four in the Kashmir capital and sparked protests in the city, police said.
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17 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan election candidate targeted in Helmand bombing, 10th killed ahead of vote
A bomb under a sofa killed four Afghans including an election candidate, as deadly violence escalates ahead of the parliamentary ballot
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16 OctoberMiddle East
Foreign fighters continue to join ISIS in Syria, US Joint Chiefs chair says
Foreign fighters continue to flow into Syria to join ISIS despite its forces being largely decimated, US Joint Chiefs chairman Joe Dunford said
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16 OctoberAfrica
Dozens killed in joint Niger-Nigeria military crackdown on criminal gangs
At least 30 "bandits" have been killed during a military crackdown by Niger and Nigeria along their troubled frontier where kidnappings and cattle rustling are rife, Niger's interior minister said
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16 OctoberAfrica
Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Polisario Front agree to UN-brokered Western Sahara talks
Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario Front accepted a UN invitation to hold talks on ending the conflict in Western Sahara
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