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Apr- 2018 -12 AprilAmericas
Pompeo says ‘couple of hundred’ Russians killed in February Syria clash
The outgoing head of the CIA appeared to confirm reports that around 200 Russian mercenaries were killed in February during a clash with US Coalition-backed Syrian Democratic Forces near Deir Ezzor in Syria
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10 AprilAfrica
UN peacekeeper killed, 8 wounded in Central Africa Republic operation
A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and eight others wounded in clashes with armed groups in the mainly Muslim PK5 neighbourhood in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic
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7 AprilAfrica
UN peacekeeper from Niger shot dead in northern Mali
A U.N. peacekeeper from Niger was shot dead by militants in Gao in northern Mali on Friday, the latest in a spate of deadly attacks on Blue Helmets in the conflict-torn country
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5 AprilAfrica
Two UN peacekeepers killed, 10 wounded in Mali mortar attack
Two U.N. peacekeepers were killed and 10 others wounded during an attack on their camp in northeastern Mali, the U.N.'s mission there said.
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3 AprilAsia Pacific
Pilot dies in Myanmar military plane crash
A Myanmar pilot died on Tuesday after a "technical failure" caused his military jet fighter to plummet into a paddy field in the center of the country, the army said
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1 AprilAsia Pacific
At least 16 killed as fighting rages across Indian Kashmir
At least 16 people were killed in Indian Kashmir in some of the fiercest fighting this year, police said Sunday, as authorities braced for more violence
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Mar- 2018 -30 MarchMiddle East
Bomb kills 2 Coalition personnel, injures 5 in Manbij, Syria
A car bomb in the northern Syrian town of Manbij killed two personnel from the U.S.-led Coalition against Islamic State and injured five others on Thursday, March 29.
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2 MarchAfrica
Four aid workers killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Four aid workers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Rann, in northeast Nigeria, the United Nations said on Friday, in the latest violence to hit the remote town.
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Feb- 2018 -27 FebruaryAmericas
Five Colombian soldiers killed in suspected ELN rebel attack
Bogota (AFP) – Five Colombian soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded in a bomb attack near the Venezuelan border blamed on National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas, the head of the army said Tuesday. The attack comes a day after the ELN announced a temporary ceasefire to coincide with next month’s legislative elections. Army General Ricardo Gomez said the soldiers were on highway security duty in a rural area near Tibu, in the Norte de Santander department, when a blast hit the first vehicle of their convoy. “We have five of our men assassinated and 10 wounded,” Gomez told W Radio station, blaming ELN guerrillas active in the region. The survivors have been hospitalized, one of them in serious condition, Gomez said. “Absolute repudiation of the cowardly attack against our heroes,” tweeted President Juan Manuel Santos, vowing to “go after those responsible” – without mentioning the ELN by name. Stalled peace talks The ELN, which took up arms in 1964, began peace talks with the Colombian government a year ago in the Ecuadoran capital Quito. Talks however broke down in January. Santos is hoping to reach a peace deal with the 1,500-strong rebel force similar to the one he struck …
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19 FebruaryMiddle East
Three Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai campaign
Egypt said Monday three of its soldiers had been killed in the Sinai Peninsula during a wide-ranging operation against the local branch of the Islamic State group.
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