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Aug- 2018 -24 AugustAfrica
Human rights campaigners oppose general amnesty for Central African Republic armed groups
Five organizations that campaign for human rights oppose an amnesty for fighters in armed groups in Central African Republic as a trade-off for peace
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24 AugustMiddle East
Slowly rising from the rubble, Raqqa rebuilds in the face of funding uncertainty
Raqqa faces obstacles to rebuild, Sirwan Kajjo reports from Syria, as Saudi Arabia pledges to fill the gap left by Trump’s stabilization funding cut
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24 AugustBusiness
Bell to build 29 AH-1Z Viper helicopters for US Marine Corps
Bell Helicopter was awarded a nearly $510 million contract to manufacture 29 AH-1Z Viper helicopters for the US Marine Corps, the Department of Defense said
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23 AugustBlog
French desert troops take to boats in Mali
French desert troops recently took to boats to patrol the Niger River in Mali, the first time that they have been used in France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in the Sahel
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23 AugustEurope
Ukraine soldiers killed in separatist forces attack in rebel east
Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven wounded in the country’s rebel east in an attempt to hold back an assault by separatist forces, the defense ministry said
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22 AugustAfrica
Central African Republic armed groups present peace demands to African Union panel
Armed groups in the Central African Republic have presented nearly 100 demands to an African Union panel seeking to broker peace in the country
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22 AugustMiddle East
Canadian Major-General Fortin named head of NATO training mission in Iraq
Canadian Armed Forces Major-General Dany Fortin will lead the new NATO training and capacity-building mission in Iraq
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22 AugustAfrica
Congo ‘Ninja’ leader Pastor Ntumi calls for disarmament under December ceasefire deal
The leader behind an insurgency in the Republic of Congo said he accepted the principle of laying down arms in his first public appearance since a ceasefire last December
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22 AugustBlog
‘No frills, no elitism’: Popular Front’s Jake Hanrahan promises just the details (all the details) of modern war
Jake Hanrahan spoke about his plans for Popular Front, his new podcast on the niche details of modern warfare
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22 AugustBusiness
Insitu awarded RQ-21 Blackjack drone contract for US Marines and Poland
Boeing subsidiary Insitu was awarded an almost $54 million contract for RQ-21 Blackjack drones for the US Marines and Poland
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