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AFRICOM cancels North Africa multinational training exercise Phoenix Express over COVID-19 concerns

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US Africa Command cancelled the Phoenix Express joint naval security exercise as a precaution to limit the spread of COVID-19
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Africa

Somali National Army launches action to oust al-Shabaab from Janaale

Jared Szuba -
The Somali National Army and elite Danab forces launched an operation to capture the town of Janaale from al-Shabaab militants
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Rockets hit Iraq’s Besmaya base housing Coalition and NATO troops

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A pair of rockets hit the Iraqi Besmaya base hosting U.S.-Led coalition and NATO troops, Iraq's military said
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Africa

Sweden’s government proposes to send 150 troops and helicopters to Mali for Task Force Takuba

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The Swedish government plans to send 150 special forces personnel and helicopters to join the new France-led Task Force Takuba in Mali
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Americas

Here’s how the US military is preparing for COVID-19

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The US military is adopting broader measures to protect personnel from the global coronavirus pandemic. Here are the latest updates.
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Europe

French judges order 20 terrorism suspects to stand trial over 2015 Paris attacks

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French judges have ordered 20 people to stand trial over the 2015 Paris attacks, including Salah Abdeslam, the only suspected assailant still alive
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Americas

US Navy reports first suspected shipboard coronavirus case on USS Boxer

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The US Navy reported its first suspected case of the new coronavirus aboard a ship, saying a sailor on the USS Boxer had tested positive for the disease
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New rocket barrage hits Iraq’s Camp Taji where US and UK soldiers killed

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A fresh spate of rockets targeted Iraq's Camp Taji base, injuring Iraqi forces and troops from the US-led Coalition against ISIS
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Africa

UN Mali peacekeepers find Canadian and Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018

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A Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 were found alive in the northwest of Mali by UN Minusma peacekeepers
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US extends carrier strike group Middle East mission, sends Patriot missile defense system to Iraq

Jared Szuba -
The US is moving Patriot air defense systems into Iraq and deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East for the first time since 2012 amid tensions with Iran
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Middle East

Turkey and Russia agree to start joint patrols in northwest Syria

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Turkey and Russia agreed to start joint patrols in Syria's Idlib province at the weekend, Turkey's defense minister Hului Akar said
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US and UK identify soldiers killed in Camp Taji, Iraq rocket strikes

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The US and UK identified military personnel killed in a rocket attack on Camp Taji airbase in Iraq, and the Polish armed forces said a soldier was injured
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Middle East

Iraqi military says US airstrikes in response to base attack kill security forces, civilian

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US airstrikes targeting Hashd al-Shaabimilitary factions in Iraq killed one civilian and five security personnel, the Iraqi military said
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US strikes Kataib Hezbollah militia across Iraq in retaliation for Taji rocket attack

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US airstrikes targeted Iran-linked Kataib Hezbollah militia across Iraq in retaliation for a rocket attack on Taji air base that killed three Coalition personnel
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Europe

US to ‘reduce participation’ and adjust showcase Exercise Defender-Europe 20 over coronavirus concerns

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EUCOM is to reduce the number of US participants in its showcase Exercise Defender-Europe 20 over coronavirus concerns
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Americas

US-Brazil defense cooperation could help counter China’s space ambitions, general says

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A US-Brazil defense research agreement offers the US a leg up over China's space infrastructure ambitions in the Western Hemisphere, SOUTHCOM commander Admiral Craig Faller said
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