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Jul- 2021 -9 July
France to Start Closing Military Bases in Mali by Year-End: Macron
President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that France would start closing its bases in northern Mali before the end of the year, part of a drawdown of French troops fighting Islamist extremists in the Sahel.
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9 July
Rwanda Sends 1,000 Troops to Insurgency-Hit Mozambique
Rwanda will send a thousand troops to Mozambique to help the country battle extremist militants wreaking havoc in the north of the gas-rich nation.
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9 July
Biden Says Kabul’s Fall to Taliban ‘Not Inevitable’ as Fighting Rages
Joe Biden on Thursday defended the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, saying it was "not inevitable" that the country would fall to the emboldened Taliban, and confirmed the US exit would be completed by August 31.
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7 July
Syria Kurds Say Thwarted Drone Attacks Near Coalition Base
Syrian Kurdish forces said they repelled drone attacks Wednesday near a major base of the US-led coalition battling Islamic State group remnants, in the second such attack in days.
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7 July
Indian Air Force Moves to Acquire Anti-Drone Systems to Secure Air Bases
The Indian Air Force has moved to acquire counter-drone systems to secure its air bases in the wake of an armed drone attack at the Jammu Air Force Station last month.
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7 July
Taliban Launch Assault on Afghan Provincial Capital Qala-i-Naw
The Taliban launched their first assault on a provincial capital in Afghanistan, since waging a major offensive against government forces.
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6 July
US Pullout From Afghanistan Over 90% Complete: Pentagon
The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan is more than 90 percent completed, the Pentagon's Central Command announced Tuesday.
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5 July
More Than 1,000 Afghan Troops Flee Taliban Into Tajikistan
More than 1,000 Afghan troops fled into neighboring Tajikistan in the early hours of Monday after clashes with the Taliban, the Central Asian country's national security committee said.
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2 July
All US and NATO Troops Leave Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan: US Defense Official
All US and NATO troops have left Bagram Air Base, signaling the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan was imminent.
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1 July
Russia Says Foiled IS Attacks in Moscow, South
Russia said it had killed an alleged member of the Islamic State jihadist group and arrested another, accusing them of planning simultaneous attacks in Moscow and the southern region of Astrakhan.
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