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Jan- 2019 -31 JanuaryAsia Pacific
US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan – good news for peace?
Ambassador James Dobbins, former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said three factors explain why Afghanistan remains reliant on the United States for security
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30 JanuaryAfrica
UN set to move toward easing Central African Republic arms embargo
The UN Security Council is set to move towards an easing of the arms embargo on the Central African Republic
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30 JanuaryBusiness
Raytheon and Lockheed joint venture awarded initial Javelin-F missile production contract
The Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Javelin Joint Venture was awarded an initial full-rate production contract for 2,100 Javelin-F model missiles
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30 JanuaryBlog
Was the Philippines cathedral bombing a suicide attack?
Comments made by Philippines President Duterte and other officials about whether ISIS was behind suicide attacks in a Jolo church were contradictory
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30 JanuaryBusiness
US approves $2.15 billion sale to Japan of Aegis systems
The US State Department approved the sale to Japan of two AEGIS Weapon Systems and associated equipment for an estimated cost of $2.15 billion
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30 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria military kills 21 ‘bandits’ in operations in Zamfara and Katsina states
Troops in northwest Nigeria killed 21 'bandits,' detained 17 others and freed 89 people who had been kidnapped, as Operation Sharan Daji continues
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29 JanuaryAfrica
Ugandans detained in Mozambique over attacks in gas-rich Cabo Delgado province
Mozambique police said they had arrested three Ugandans on suspicion of leading attacks in the country's gas-rich Cabo Delgado province
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29 JanuaryAfrica
Two Mali soldiers killed in complex attack in Tarkint, Gao region
Two members of the Armed Forces of Mali (FAMa) were killed and 10 injured in a "complex" attack on a base in Tarkint in the Gao region
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29 JanuaryAfrica
Three Kamuina Nsapu rebel leaders surrender in support for new DR Congo president Tshisekedi
Three militia leaders, including one accused of murdering 39 police officers, surrendered in a show of support for DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi
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29 JanuaryAfrica
Somalia: 2 killed in car bomb explosion near petroleum ministry in Mogadishu
Two people were killed and five wounded when a car packed with explosives was detonated near the ministry of petroleum in the Somali capital Mogadishu
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