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Russia conducts airstrikes against Turkey-backed forces in Idlib

Russia urged Turkey to stop "supporting terrorists" in Syria, saying Su-24 warplanes had carried out airstrikes against armed groups backed by Ankara

US links Saudi Aramco attack to Iran weapons ships seized off Yemen

Iran-made weapons components seized off Yemen's coast resemble those found at the site of an attack on Saudi oil facilities, the US said

Saudi coalition airstrikes in Yemen kill 31, including 19 children, UNICEF says

Nineteen children were among at least 31 civilians killed in air strikes on rebel-held northern Yemen last week, the United Nations said

Chad soldiers repel CCMSR rebel incursion from Libya, army says

Chadian soldiers repelled an incursion into the Tiibesti region from neighbouring Libya by CCMSR rebels, the army said

Russia warns Turkey against attacking Syrian forces in Idlib

Russia warned Turkey against attacking Syrian forces after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to launch an operation in Idlib

Mali: French actions near Hombori ‘neutralize several terrorist fighters’

A series of actions near Hombori in Mali conducted by the France-led Operation Barkhane 'neutralized' insurgents and destroyed important logistical assets

12 FPRC militia fighters killed in clashes with Central African and UN troops in Birao, government says

Twelve members of an armed group were killed in clashes with UN peacekeepers and government troops in northeastern Central African Republic

Syria: Iran IRGC member killed in Aleppo rocket strike

A member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hamidreza Babelkhani, was killed in bombardment in Syria's Aleppo

Turkey arrests suspected former ISIS executioner in Bursa

Turkish police have arrested a suspected former executioner for ISIS in Syria, who became a gas repairman when he returned to civilian life

EU agrees naval mission to enforce Libya arms embargo

European Union foreign ministers on agreed to a naval operation to enforce an arms embargo on war-torn Libya, replacing Operation Sophia

Sudan government and rebels extend peace talks by 3 weeks

The Sudanese government and a coalition of rebel groups extended peace talks for another three weeks after missing a deadline for a final peace deal

German police launch nationwide raids against right-wing terror cell

German police arrested twelve men with alleged ties to an extreme-right group suspected of planning attacks on politicians and asylum-seekers

Syrian helicopter shot down over western Aleppo, second in days to be downed in northwest

A Syrian regime helicopter crashed in western Aleppo, reportedly shot down by rebel fighters just days after a similar incident killed an Mi-17 crew

US Navy seizes Iranian anti-tank missiles in Arabian Sea, command says

The US Navy boarded a boat in the Arabian Sea and confiscated a shipment Iran-made anti-tank missiles it says were illegally bound for Yemen

Saudi-led coalition members will prosecute those behind deadly Yemen airstrikes, spokesperson says

The Saudi-led coalition against Yemen's Houthi rebels said it began proceedings to prosecute those who may have violated rules of engagement

DR Congo forces captured 40 ADF fighters near Makeke, UN says

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo captured 40 Allied Democratic Forces fighters in a joint operation with the UN near Makeke