Tunisia
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Mar- 2020 -17 MarchExercises
AFRICOM cancels North Africa multinational training exercise Phoenix Express over COVID-19 concerns
US Africa Command cancelled the Phoenix Express joint naval security exercise as a precaution to limit the spread of COVID-19
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10 MarchExercises
African Lion multinational exercises scaled back over coronavirus threat
The size and scope of annual African Lion exercise will be reduced this year to reduce the exposure of forces to novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Feb- 2020 -27 FebruaryBusiness
US approves sale to Tunisia of 4 AT-6 Wolverine light attack aircraft
The US State Department approved an estimated $325.8 million sale of four Beechcraft AT-6C Wolverine light attack aircraft to Tunisia
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Sep- 2019 -26 SeptemberBusiness
BAE awarded $2.7 billion APKWS laser-guided rocket production contract
BAE Systems was awarded an almost $2.7 billion contract to procure Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System precision guidance units for 2.75-inch rockets
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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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Jul- 2019 -3 JulyAfrica
Suspected Tunis suicide bombing plotter killed, ministry says
The suspected mastermind of twin suicide bombings in Tunis was killed when he blew himself up during a police manhunt outside the capital
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Jun- 2019 -27 JuneAfrica
Suicide bombers target police in Tunis
Suicide bombers targeted police on Tunisia's capital Tunis, injuring civilians and police personnel
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Apr- 2019 -27 AprilAfrica
Tunisia soldier killed in IED explosion on Mount Chambi
A Tunisian soldier was killed and three others were wounded in a mine blast in an attack claimed by al-Qaeda-linked militants
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Jan- 2019 -4 JanuaryAfrica
Two militants killed and a police officer injured during raid in Tunisia
Two suspected militants were killed in the Sidi Bouzid region of Tunisia when they detonated an explosive device during a counter-terrorism operation targeting a group linked to ISIS
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Nov- 2018 -30 NovemberAfrica
Tunisia arrests 12 members of suspected ISIS cell
Authorities have arrested 12 suspected members of Islamic State and seized bomb making materials since a suicide attack last month
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