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Aug- 2018 -29 AugustMiddle East
Iraq court clears German-Turkish woman of ISIS ties
An Iraqi judge on Wednesday cleared a German-Turkish woman of having ties to Islamic State, more than a year after she was detained
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29 AugustAfrica
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 3 militants, Africom says
US forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 3 militants associated with the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, US Africa Command said
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29 AugustAfrica
Kenyan soldiers killed in roadside IED blast near Somalia border
Five Kenyan soldiers were killed and 10 injured when their vehicle hit a landmine on a road near the Somalia border
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29 AugustMiddle East
Suicide car bomber attacks western Iraq town of Qaim
A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle in the town of Al-Qaim in western Iraq, killing at least 11 people, five of them security personnel
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29 AugustAfrica
South Sudan rebel leader Machar agrees to sign peace deal
South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar has agreed to sign a final peace deal with the government to end a brutal civil war after initially refusing to sign
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28 AugustAsia Pacific
Philippines: Three killed, dozens injured in Isulan festival bombing
A bomb blast at a festival in Isulan in the southern Philippines killed one person and wounded dozens more in the second deadly attack in under a month
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28 AugustAfrica
Burkina Faso security forces personnel killed in roadside bomb blast
At least six members of the Burkina Faso security forces were killed after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb between Pama and Fada in the eastern Kompienga province
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28 AugustBusiness
Leidos awarded $27 million US Army contract for Saturn Arch ISR aircraft
Leidos was awarded a $26,798,950 US Army contract for Saturn Arch Quick Reaction Capability aircraft, the US Department of Defense said
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28 AugustMiddle East
UN plans second Syria constitution meeting for September
The UN envoy for Syria will host senior officials from a range of countries for talks on drafting a new constitution in September
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28 AugustAfrica
South Sudan rebels, including SPLM-IO leader Machar, refuse to sign peace deal
South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar and other rebel leaders efused to sign a final peace deal with the government that aims to end a brutal civil war
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