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Tel Tamer’s hectic hospital belies northern Syria ceasefire

Jared Szuba -
Near the front line town of Tel Tamer, Syrian rebels backed by Turkish airpower and artillery capture a new village nearly every day
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Americas

Esper says $10bn Pentagon JEDI contract awarded fairly after Amazon claims ‘bias’

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The U.S. Defense Secretary said a $10 billion cloud computing contract was awarded to Microsoft fairly after Amazon alleged "bias" in the process
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Africa

US seeks Coalition meeting on ISIS threat in West Africa and the Sahel

Fergus Kelly -
The United States is seeking a meeting of the Global Coalition Against ISIS early in 2020 to focus on threats in West Africa and the Sahel
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“The sky is against us” – Syrian Christian fighters struggle to hold their lines in Tel Tamer

Joanne Stocker -
Syriac Military Council's Aram Hanna says resisting Turkey-backed rebels in northern Syria is impossible without heavy weapons
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Middle East

Russia moves helicopters to new Syria base in Qamishli near Turkey border

Staff Writer With AFP -
Russia has begun moving helicopters and other equipment to a new base in Qamishli in northeastern Syria near the Turkey border
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Africa

Estonia special forces to join France-led Takuba mission in Mali, defense ministry says

Fergus Kelly -
Estonian special operations forces are set to join the new France-led Task Force Takuba in the Mali in the second half of 2020
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Air

Germany’s Luftwaffe refuses delivery of two Airbus A400M transport aircraft

Staff Writer With AFP -
Germany's air force said it had refused delivery of two Airbus A400M transport aircraft over technical faults on some already operational planes
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Africa

UN says G5 Sahel needs more support to battle terrorism, as Macron signals force revamp

Fergus Kelly -
The G5 Sahel Joint Force faces persistent training and equipment shortfalls as violence spirals in the region, according to a new UN report
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Middle East

SDF secures ‘ticking time-bomb’ ISIS prisoners in Syria against alarming odds

Joanne Stocker -
The Syrian Democratic Forces struggles to contain ISIS prisoners in northeast Syria as the US warns their conditions are a ticking time-bomb
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Africa

EU to ‘increase presence and improve support’ for Sahel partners fighting terrorism

Fergus Kelly -
The EU will increase its presence and the level of support it gives to its partners fighting terrorism in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa
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Asia Pacific

Suspected suicide bomber in Indonesia injures 6 at police compound in Medan

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A suspected suicide bombing outside a police station left at least one attacker dead and six other people injured in Medan on Indonesia's Sumatra island
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Business

Czech Republic to buy 12 Bell military helicopters for $630 million

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NATO member the Czech Republic said it would buy 12 Bell aircraft – 8 UH-1Y Venom multi-purpose and 4 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters
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EU launches 13 new PESCO defense cooperation projects

Fergus Kelly -
The European Council formally adopted 13 new collaborative projects under PESCO, the Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defence and Security
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Europe

Turkey begins deporting ‘foreign terrorist fighters’ to Europe and the US

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Turkey's government intends to deport at least 25 citizens of Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland and the US
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Middle East

US and SDF resume joint operations against ISIS sleeper cells in Syria

Joanne Stocker -
US forces and the SDF have begun operations against ISIS sleeper cells in northern Syria, foreign affairs official Aldar Xelil said
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Air

A familiar adversary emerges in Israel’s proxy war with Iran

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An old enemy – anti-aircraft missile systems – features again in Israel's latest proxy war with Iran in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq
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