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Nov- 2019 -6 NovemberAfrica
French troops in Mali kill ‘second most-wanted terrorist in the Sahel’
French troops in Mali last month killed Ali Maychou, a senior figure in the al-Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims (JNIM)
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5 NovemberEurope
UK to extend Ukraine training mission Operation Orbital by 3 years
Operation Orbital, the United Kingdom's security training mission to Ukraine, has been extended by three years
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1 NovemberAfrica
US begins ISR flight operations from Air Base 201 in northern Niger
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance flight operations from Nigerien Air Base 201 have begun, United States Africa Command said
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Oct- 2019 -25 OctoberAfrica
UN says will not support ‘foreign forces’ in DR Congo as Great Lakes military chiefs meet
The UN ruled out giving any support to the armed forces of neighboring countries if they intervene militarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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23 OctoberAfrica
Central African Republic asks Russia to ‘intervene’ on UN arms embargo
CAR's Faustin-Archange Touadera asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to extend military aid and work to overturn a UN arms embargo
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3 OctoberAfrica
France seeks international support for Sahel military coalition
France is asking European partners to send special forces to the Sahel for a coalition to shore up local forces increasingly targeted by jihadist attacks
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Sep- 2019 -19 SeptemberEurope
Italy ‘willing to join’ European military intervention initiative, government says
Italy's government said that it is ready to join the 10-member European military coalition to react to crises near the continent's borders
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Aug- 2019 -22 AugustAsia Pacific
South Korea to end military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan
South Korea said it will terminate its military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid intensifying trade and diplomatic disputes
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Jul- 2019 -29 JulyAsia Pacific
Cambodia to spend $40 million more on Chinese military equipment
Cambodia will spend an additional $40 million on Chinese weapons to further modernize its military, in the latest sign of increased defense ties
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22 JulyMiddle East
UK seeks to form Europe-led Gulf maritime protection force
The UK is prepared to form a Europe-led maritime protection force in the Gulf, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said as tensions increase with Iran
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