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Dec- 2019 -17 December
Esper wants to cut US troop numbers in Afghanistan to focus on China
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he wants to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan to give higher priority to competition with China
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16 December
Somalia conducts airstrike on al-Shabaab ‘operative’ near Dujumma
Somalia's government conducted an airstrike with the US military against a suspected al-Shabaab operative near Dujumma
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16 December
ADF blamed for weekend DR Congo attacks that killed 32
At least 32 people were killed in eastern DR Congo over the weekend, where ADF attacks on civilians have sparked protests against UN peacekeepers
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13 December
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb in Ghazni kills 10 civilians
Ten civilians, including four women and a child, were killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan
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12 December
Iraq suicide bomber kills 7 Saraya al-Salam fighters
Seven Iraqi fighters were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a base of Saraya al-Salam near Samarra
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12 December
Fearing conscription into Assad’s army, Syrian Kurds flee to Iraq
Syrian Kurdish men in Iraq say they fled not only Turkey's military offensive but the possibility of conscription into Assad's army
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12 December
Al-Shabaab attacks Somali army base in Hilweyne, killing 5
Four civilians and a Somali Army soldier were killed when al-Shabaab attacked an army base in Hilweyne, north of the capital
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11 December
‘At least 60’ killed in attack on Niger military camp in Inates
At least 60 people were killed in a militant attack on a military camp in Inates in the Tillaberi region of western Niger near the Mali border
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11 December
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets US airbase in Bagram
A suicide car bombing at the largest US base in Afghanistan injured at least five people, just days after talks between the Trump administration and the Taliban resumed
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10 December
VIDEO: Somali security forces retake Mogadishu hotel from Shabaab militants, at least 10 dead
Gunmen opened fire outside a hotel near Mogadishu's presidential palace on Tuesday night, as police fought back the attackers
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