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Dec- 2017 -28 DecemberMiddle East
US-led Coalition in Iraq and Syria acknowledges 16 more civilian deaths, bringing total to at least 817
The U.S.-led Coalition fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq acknowledged 16 more civilian deaths in air or artillery strikes, increasing the number killed to at least 817
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28 DecemberTechnology
India’s Advanced Air Defence missile system destroys target ballistic missile in test
India's indigenously developed Advanced Air Defence missile system successfully intercepted a target ballistic missile in the third test of the system this year
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28 DecemberAfrica
Nigeria says US agrees sale of 12 A-29 light attack aircraft in $593 million deal delayed by Obama
Nigeria's air force said the United States agreed to sell 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft, re-activating a deal stalled by Obama over human rights concerns
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28 DecemberMiddle East
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill 68 Yemen civilians in a single day – UN
68 Yemeni civilians were killed in two air raids by the Saudi-led Arab coalition, the UN humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Jamie McGoldrick said
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28 DecemberAfrica
US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia kills four and destroys a car bomb, Africom says
A US airstrike in Somalia targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab killed four people and destroyed a car bomb, the US military’s Africa Command said
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27 DecemberWar
ISIS moves with ‘impunity’ in Syria regime-held areas – Coalition
The US-led Coalition accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of allowing ISIS jihadists to move through territory he controls "with impunity."
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27 DecemberAfrica
US air strike targeting Al Shabaab kills 13 in Somalia
The United States carried out an air strike on Christmas Eve against the Shabaab Islamist group that left 13 dead.
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26 DecemberTechnology
Russia’s Strategic Missile Force tests perspective armament for Topol ICBM
A combat team of the Russian Strategic Missile Force test-fired on Tuesday an RS-12M Topol intercontinental ballistic missile.
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26 DecemberMiddle East
Syrian rebels reject Russia-led peace initiative
More than three dozen Syrian rebel groups have rejected a Russian-led initiative for talks next month in Sochi on ending Syria's war.
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23 DecemberEurope
Russia warns US decision to arm Ukraine encourages ‘new bloodshed’
Moscow warned Saturday that Washington was encouraging "new bloodshed" in eastern Ukraine by its decision to provide Kiev with lethal weapons.
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