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Rheinmetall and BAE to create UK-based land vehicle joint venture

Germany's Rheinmetall and British BAE Systems will create a joint military vehicle design, manufacturing and support business based in the UK

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Nigeria troops repel Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Yobe states, army says

Nigerian soldiers have fought off a series Boko Haram attacks in Baga, Buni Yadi and Kajeri Maye, the army said

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ISIS targets Coalition-SDF convoy in Hasakah suicide attack

US-led Coalition and SDF personnel were reported to be killed and injured in a suicide attack on a convoy in northeastern Syria's Hasakah governorate

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Taliban kill Afghanistan security forces in Wardak military compound attack

At least 12 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on a military compound in central Afghanistan's Wardak province

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Israel fighter jets strike Iranian targets in Syria

Israel carried out airstrikes on Iranian targets inside Syria, the Israeli Defense Forces and Syrian state news agency said

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Mali: 10 UN peacekeepers killed in attack on Aguelhok base

Gunmen killed at least ten UN peacekeepers from Chad in an attack on a base in Aguelhok in northern Mali

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Six Nigeria soldiers killed in Boko Haram raid in Kamuya

Six Nigerian soldiers were killed and 14 injured when Boko Haram militants raided Kamuya, near the family home of the army's chief of staff

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Police investigate ‘suspected car bomb’ in Derry, Northern Ireland

Police are investigating a suspected car bomb explosion near a courthouse in the the city of Derry in the northwest of Northern Ireland

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Last battlefield: The future of Syria’s Idlib after HTS militant takeover

After Syria's Idlib province was taken over by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham alliance of jihadist groups, residents fear the possibility of a regime offensive

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New Ethiopian offensive suggests difficulty in managing peace process

The Ethiopian government announced a new offensive against the Oromo Liberation Front, which suggests the challenges the government faces in implementing the peace process

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