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Jun- 2018 -21 JuneAfrica
Female suicide bombers target army base in northeast Nigeria
Fifteen people were injured when two female suicide bombers targeted the edge of a military barracks in northeast Nigeria, a police spokesperson said
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20 JuneMiddle East
No warring party acted to protect civilians in the siege of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, UN says
Both pro-Syrian government forces attacking Eastern Ghouta and armed groups defending the besieged enclave committed what amounted to war crimes, a UN report said
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20 JuneAfrica
Mali troops implicated in mass killings of civilians, defense minister says
Mali's defense minister has admitted that soldiers may have been involved in killings in the country's unstable center, after the discovery of a mass grave backed up accusations
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20 JuneMiddle East
Yemeni government forces take control of Hodeidah airport
Emirati-backed Yemeni government forces seized Hodeidah airport from Houthi rebels, the coalition said, in a major step towards retaking the key Red Sea port city
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19 JuneAsia Pacific
China pledges $100 million to modernize Cambodia’s military
China has pledged around $100 million to help modernize Cambodia's military, the latest largesse showered on the country amid a crackdown on dissent before national elections.
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19 JuneAsia Pacific
Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban attack after ceasefire ends
Afghan police and soldiers were killed in an overnight Taliban attack in Kunduz province after an unprecedented ceasefire between the government and militants ended.
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19 JuneMiddle East
Saudi and UAE coalition forces enter Yemen’s Hodeidah airport
Yemeni troops backed by the Saudi and UAE-led coalition entered the airport compound in the port city of Hodeidah after days of fighting with Houthi rebels
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18 JuneAir
Syrian army position bombed south of Al Bukamal
A Syrian military position in a village southeast of the city of Bukamal was bombed overnight, leaving casualties, state news agency SANA reported
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17 JuneAsia Pacific
Taliban orders fighters to avoid ceasefire celebrations after deadly attack
The Taliban ordered its fighters in Afghanistan to avoid gatherings, a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of people celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire
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15 JuneBusiness
Neutral Switzerland wants to sell weapons to states in ‘internal conflict’
Switzerland, a country famous for its neutrality, announced on June 15 that it wants to allow the sale of arms in countries in the grip of an "internal armed conflict," under certain conditions
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