counter-terrorism
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Sep- 2019 -20 SeptemberEurope
Northern Ireland police recover mortar ‘component’ in Castlewellan after day-long operation
Police in Northern Ireland recovered part of a mortar after a day-long search in Castlewellan near the border with Ireland
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18 SeptemberAfrica
US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip
US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents
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13 SeptemberAfrica
Ahead of ECOWAS counter-terror summit, JNIM targets ‘G5 Sahel’ forces in Mali
Dioungani ambush targeted 'G5 forces', al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims, ahead of west Africa summit on countering terrorism in the Sahel and Lake Chad
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3 SeptemberAfrica
Guterres again calls for UN to fund G5 Sahel counter-terrorism force
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres again pushed for funding for the G5 Sahel force, warning "we are not winning the war against terrorism"
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2 SeptemberMiddle East
Tunisia national guard officer killed in counter-terrorism operation
A national guard officer and three suspected jihadist militants were killed in a gunbattle in northwest Tunisia
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Aug- 2019 -1 AugustAfrica
US signals shift to Africa in counter-ISIS Coalition campaign
The United States will seek additional international cooperation to fight Islamic State on a global scale, with a particular focus on Africa
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Jul- 2019 -10 JulyAfrica
Sahel states need more support to fight extremism, UN chief Guterres says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged international support for the G5 Sahel to help West Africa's fight against violent extremism
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10 JulyAfrica
EU pledges €138 million more to support G5 Sahel Joint Force
The EU is to give €138 million more to support the G5 Sahel Joint Force, including its police component, a joint statement said
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8 JulyAfrica
UK extends helicopter deployment to France-led Operation Barkhane in the Sahel
The British military deployment to the France-led counter-terrorism Operation Barkhane in the Sahel region will be extended, UK Prime Minister Theresa May said
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Jun- 2019 -28 JuneAsia Pacific
Philippines counter-terrorism soldiers killed in Jolo ‘firefight’
An attack on a special Philippine army counter-terrorism unit left three soldiers dead and nine others wounded in the southern Philippines
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