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Sep- 2019 -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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17 SeptemberMiddle East
Syrian tribes call for Coalition help after Rukban aid convoy met with ‘aggression’
Tribal representatives in Syria's Rukban camp asked the US-led Coalition to take control after the UN and SARC were forced to cut short an aid mission
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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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11 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria: Islamic State claims ‘tens’ of military casualties in 2 Borno attacks
An ISWAP ambush near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad area of Borno state killed "several" Nigerian soldiers, although an AFP source spoke of "huge" casualties
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5 SeptemberMiddle East
US begins talks with Houthi rebels in bid to end Yemen’s civil war
The United States has begun talks with Yemen's Houthi rebels in an effort to end the country's four-year civil war
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4 SeptemberMiddle East
‘We can trust no one’: Syrians cast doubt on Idlib ceasefire
A Russian-brokered ceasefire is in place in Idlib province, but civilians and rebels in northwest Syria are skeptical it will last
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3 SeptemberMiddle East
ISIS revival in Aden further complicates war in Yemen’s south
After 15 months inactive, Islamic State fighters in Yemen carried out attacks in Aden as government forces and STC separatists fought for control
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Aug- 2019 -27 AugustMiddle East
YPG begins withdrawal from Syria-Turkey border
YPG forces have begun withdrawing from the Syria-Turkey border area as part of an agreement with the US and Turkey
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22 AugustTechnology
Iran officially unveils Bavar-373 air defense system
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani inducted the Bavar-373 air defense system at an official unveiling ceremony in Tehran
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21 AugustMiddle East
Military escalation in Syria’s Idlib province tests Turkey’s resolve
Turkey warned the Syrian government not to “play with fire” following a strike on one of its military convoys and the regime advance in Idlib
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