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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ukraine Su-27 fighter jet crashes during NATO exercise

A Ukraine Air Force Su-27 fighter jet crashed during large-scale NATO aerial exercises, the Ukrainian military said.

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60 killed in largest US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia since 2017

US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike against al-Shabaab near Harardere in eastern Somalia, killing approximately 60 fighters

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30 people killed in two months near Bria, Central African Republic’s diamond hub

The UN said at least 30 civilians were killed in August and September by armed groups near Bria in Central African Republic, adding that some could constitute crimes against humanity

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