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Oct- 2018 -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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16 OctoberEurope
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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16 OctoberAfrica
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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16 OctoberAfrica
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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16 OctoberMiddle East
Iran claims 700 drone strikes against ISIS in Syria
Iran's IRGC has carried out 700 drone strikes against ISIS in Syria, its aerospace chief Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said
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16 OctoberAsia Pacific
Iran security personnel kidnapped in Pakistan border region
Fourteen Iranian security personnel, including IRGC intelligence officers, were abducted in Sistan and Balochistan on the volatile southeastern border with Pakistan
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16 OctoberMiddle East
Saudi Hawk trainer jet crashes on training mission, killing pilots
A Saudi military Hawk crashed while on a training mission in the northwest of the kingdom, killing the crew, the defense ministry said
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15 OctoberMiddle East
Egypt and Russia invite 13 countries to observe counter-terrorism exercises
Egypt and Russia invited defense officials from 13 countries to observe joint aerial counter-terrorism exercises
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