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Jun- 2018 -27 JuneAfrica
Weekend attacks in central Nigeria kill more than 200, governor says
More than 200 people were killed in violence against farming communities in central Nigeria's Plateau state, according to the governor
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26 JuneBusiness
Australia to buy six MQ-4C Triton drones, first to be in service in 2023
Australia is to invest Au$1.4 billion ($1.04 billion) to procure the first of six Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial systems for maritime surveillance, the government said
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26 JuneAfrica
UN investigation concludes Mali soldiers “executed” 12 civilians in Boulikessi
Malian soldiers deployed to the G5 Sahel Joint Force "summarily and/or arbitrarily" executed 12 civilians in retaliation for the death of one of their own, the U.N.'s Minusma mission said
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26 JuneCommentary
Russia’s poisoned chalice in southern Syria
Russia has few good options for curtailing the behavior of its Iranian and Hezbollah allies against Israel in Syria
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26 JuneAfrica
UN peacekeeper killed in South Sudan aid convoy ambush
A Bangladeshi peacekeeper in South Sudan was killed on Tuesday, June 26 when an aid convoy was ambushed in the west of the country, the United Nations mission said
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26 JuneBlog
Here’s photos of US and Turkish vehicles patrolling Manbij (but not together)
The Pentagon has posted photos of U.S. military vehicles in Manbij, the Syrian city until recently at the heart of a dispute between Turkey and America.
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26 JuneCommentary
Quad 2.0 rests on India embracing Australia and the United States
Nishtha Sharma argues India should overcome enduring mistrust of the US and Australia and revive the Quad with Japan as a credible response to China in the Indo-Pacific
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25 JuneEurope
Six EU states sign declaration on PESCO cyber rapid response
Six European Union states signed a declaration of intent to create rapid response teams to help countering cyber attacks under the EU PESCO pact
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25 JuneCommentary
Libya: more violence to come as groups jockey for control leading up to elections
Clashes between a weakened General Haftar and immensely unpopular Ibrahim Jadhran’s men raise the possibility of Libya’s complete destruction, The Atlantic Council's Erin A. Neale says
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25 JuneEurope
Nine EU states sign off on joint European military intervention force
Nine EU member states agreed to form the European Intervention Initiative, a joint military intervention force designed to rapidly deploy troops around the world
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