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Oct- 2018 -18 October
Afghanistan: Taliban gunman attacks high-level security meeting in Kandahar governor’s office
Three top officials were killed when a Taliban gunman attacked a high-level security meeting at the governor's office in Afghanistan's Kandahar province
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18 October
French soldier killed in accident in Mali
A French soldier has died in accident while performing maintenance on a truck while deployed to Operation Barkhane in Mali, the army said
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18 October
Five Czech soldiers injured in attack near Afghanistan’s Bagram base
Five Czech soldiers were injured in an attack in Afghanistan, two months after three others were killed, the Czech defence ministry said
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17 October
Mali: More than a dozen killed in fresh violence in Mopti and Menaka
Eleven people were shot dead in central Mali, while in the east, an explosion killed one person and injured two, and two others were killed by armed men on motorcycles.
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17 October
Afghanistan election candidate targeted in Helmand bombing, 10th killed ahead of vote
A bomb under a sofa killed four Afghans including an election candidate, as deadly violence escalates ahead of the parliamentary ballot
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16 October
Foreign fighters continue to join ISIS in Syria, US Joint Chiefs chair says
Foreign fighters continue to flow into Syria to join ISIS despite its forces being largely decimated, US Joint Chiefs chairman Joe Dunford said
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16 October
60 killed in largest US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia since 2017
US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike against al-Shabaab near Harardere in eastern Somalia, killing approximately 60 fighters
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16 October
30 people killed in two months near Bria, Central African Republic’s diamond hub
The UN said at least 30 civilians were killed in August and September by armed groups near Bria in Central African Republic, adding that some could constitute crimes against humanity
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16 October
Iran claims 700 drone strikes against ISIS in Syria
Iran's IRGC has carried out 700 drone strikes against ISIS in Syria, its aerospace chief Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said
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15 October
Jordan reopens main border crossing with Syria
Jordan reopened its Jaber border crossing with war-torn Syria, a key Middle East trade route, after a three year closure
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