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Africa
Cameroon Army Launches Operation in Anglophone Regional Capital
Cameroon's army launched a "special operation" against anglophone separatists in Bamenda, the capital of the English-speaking northwest region, bringing the city to a halt.
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Africa
Four Soldiers Killed in Central Mali Attack: Officials
Four Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in the country's restive central region on Wednesday.
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Africa
Will Sudan’s Peace Deal With Rebels Work?
Sudan's government and rebel forces have agreed on a landmark deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands of people have been killed.
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Middle East
Trump to Announce US Troop Withdrawals From Iraq, Afghanistan
Trump is expected to announce further troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq, where several thousand US troops hunting down jihadist sleeper cells have faced increasing attacks blamed on pro-Iran factions.
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Middle East
Afghanistan VP Lightly Wounded in Deadly Kabul Blast, Six Dead
Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh sustained minor injuries Wednesday when his convoy was targeted in Kabul in an explosion that killed at least six people and wounded a dozen more.
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Africa
Car Bomb Kills 5 Somali Troops, Wounds US Adviser: Officials
A suicide bomber killed five Somali soldiers and seriously wounded an American military adviser in Somalia on Monday in an attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab group.
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24 Killed in Clashes in Yemen’s Northern Al-Jawf Province
More than 20 people were killed in clashes in Yemen's northern province of Al-Jawf late Sunday as government troops tried to reclaim positions lost months ago to Houthi rebels.
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Europe
Georgia Hosts Major Drills With 2,800 NATO Forces
Georgia on Monday launched large-scale joint military exercises with NATO forces as part of its longstanding bid to join the alliance, which has angered Tbilisi's Soviet-era master Russia.
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Africa
Tunisian Officer Stabbed to Death, 3 ‘Terrorists’ Killed in Firefight
Attackers with knives killed a Tunisian National Guard officer and wounded another Sunday before three assailants were shot dead in a firefight, the security force said, labeling it a "terrorist" act.
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Africa
Niger Soldiers Executed Dozens of Civilians, Probe Says
Soldiers in Niger executed dozens of civilians during the counterinsurgency campaign against jihadists in the country's troubled Tillaberi region earlier this year, a probe into the deaths reported.
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