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Africa
UK Sends 300 Troops to Mali on UN Peacekeeping Mission
Britain is deploying 300 troops to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali to help strengthen security and human rights there, its defense ministry said Thursday.
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Africa
G5 Sahel Chief Cautions Against Early French Troop Cut
The head of a five-nation force in the Sahel has warned against any early move by France to scale back its anti-jihadist mission in the troubled region.
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Africa
ISWAP Jihadists Abduct Aid Worker and Local Officials in Nigeria
Islamic State West Africa Province fighters have abducted a humanitarian aid worker and two local officials in conflict-plagued northeastern Nigeria.
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Middle East
Israel Gets New Missile Boat as Iran Tensions Surge
Israel received the first of its new missile boats, with a top naval officer saying the fleet upgrade "dramatically" improves the country's ability to counter regional rivals, including Iran.
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Europe
More Than 900 Syrian Fighters Return Home From Karabakh: Monitor
More than 900 pro-Turkish Syrian fighters have returned to Syria after the end of fighting in the disputed area of Nagorno Karabakh.
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Africa
Boko Haram Claims Nigeria Farm Massacre as Toll Rises to 76
Boko Haram claimed responsibility for a brutal massacre of farm workers in northeast Nigeria over the weekend as the death toll rose to 76.
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Africa
Algeria Says Three Islamists Killed in Army Clash
Three Islamists were killed Tuesday in a clash with the Algerian army in the country's northeast, the defense ministry said, adding that an operation was ongoing.
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Middle East
Rebel Shelling Kills Seven Yemen Children: Medics
Rebel shelling of government-held districts of Yemen has killed seven children over the past two days, medics and relief agencies said.
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Asia Pacific
Azerbaijani Forces Raise Flag in Last District Handed Back by Armenia
Azerbaijani soldiers on Tuesday hoisted their country's flag in the final district given up by Armenia under a peace deal that ended weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region.
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Africa
Niger Wants to Double Size of Army to Fight Jihadists: Minister
Niger's army, locked in a battle with jihadist groups in several regions, should double in size to "at least 50,000" soldiers in the next five years, Defense Minister Issoufou Katambe has told parliament.
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