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Feb- 2019 -4 FebruaryAfrica
‘Strong’ explosion at busy market in Somalia capital, police say
A powerful blast rocked a busy market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, which is regularly targeted by Al-Shabaab, police said
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4 FebruaryAmericas
Pentagon orders 3,750 more troops to US-Mexico border
The US will send an additional 3,750 troops to its frontier with Mexico, the Pentagon said, as President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for a border wall
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2 FebruaryMiddle East
Roadside bomb kills one, injures four in Manbij, Syria
A roadside bomb struck a minibus carrying teachers in Manbij in northern Syria, killing one and injuring four others
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2 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Five Philippines troops killed battling Abu Sayyaf on Jolo
A "fierce firefight" killed five Philippine soldiers and three militants from the Abu Sayyaf group suspected of the deadly cathedral bombing in Jolo
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2 FebruaryAfrica
Central African Republic peace deal ‘secured’ in Khartoum
The government of Central African Republic struck a peace deal with 14 armed groups at African Union-brokered talks in Khartoum
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2 FebruaryAfrica
Boko Haram kills 6 in Toumour near Niger-Nigeria border
Boko Haram militants shot dead six people in Toumour commune in the Diffa region of southern Niger, near the border with Nigeria, a local official said
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2 FebruaryTechnology
Iran successfully flight tests Hoveizeh long-range cruise missile
Iran announced the successful flight test of its new 1,350 km-range Hoveizeh long-range cruise missile
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2 FebruaryMiddle East
IRGC member killed in attack on Basij base in southeast Iran
A member of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed and five were wounded in an armed attack in the restive southeast
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1 FebruaryBlog
Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa … or both?
What is Boko Haram called, and how should we refer to its two factions?
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1 FebruaryEurope
Irish police find mortar tube and ammunition near border
A mortar tube and a "substantial" quantity of ammunition have been discovered during search near the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, police said.
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