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Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’ after attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure

Staff Writer With AFP -
President Donald Trump said the US is "locked and loaded" to respond to attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure sent oil prices soaring
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Africa

Cameroon soldiers killed in ‘Boko Haram’ attack near Fotokol

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Six Cameroon soldiers were killed in Soueram near Fotokol in the Lake Chad area near the border with Nigeria in an attack blamed on "Boko Haram"
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Middle East

Syrian government labels SDF ‘separatist terrorist militias’ ahead of Ankara talks

Jared Szuba -
In a rare shift of rhetoric, Syria's foreign ministry called the Syrian Democratic Forces "terrorists" ahead of a Russia-Iran-Turkey summit in Ankara
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Africa

Nigerian soldiers, CJTF leader killed as ISWAP attacks Gubio, Gajigana, Gajiram and Magumeri

Fergus Kelly -
Islamic State fighters killed at least six soldiers and a civilian militia leader when they attacked 4 towns in Nigeria's Borno state
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Middle East

UAE soldiers killed in military vehicle collision in ‘operations field’

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The UAE, a key member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, said six of its soldiers were killed in a "collision of military vehicles" while on duty
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Africa

Ahead of ECOWAS counter-terror summit, JNIM targets ‘G5 Sahel’ forces in Mali

Fergus Kelly -
Dioungani ambush targeted 'G5 forces', al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims, ahead of west Africa summit on countering terrorism in the Sahel and Lake Chad
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Africa

Central African Republic arms embargo eased by UN

Fergus Kelly -
The UN Security Council unanimously approved the easing of an arms embargo on the Central African Republic for the first time since 2013
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Middle East

UN report details possible ‘war crimes’ by many sides in Syrian war

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The US rejected a UN report alleging complicity in possible "war crimes" in Syria's civil war, including during airstrikes and raids
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Africa

Morocco cleared for $985 million TOW missile and F-16 bomb purchases

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The US State Department approved the $985 million sale to Morocco of 2,400 anti-tank guided missiles and more than 6,000 bombs for its F-16 aircraft
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Air

Is the F-35 program a waste of money?

David Daly -
The F-35 is expensive but its benefits as a 5th Generation Fighter that could replace other costly platforms outweighs the price, David Daly argues
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Africa

Nearly 22,000 people missing in decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria

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Nearly 22,000 people, mostly children, are missing as a result of the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, the ICRC said
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Air

US approves $6.5 billion sale to Poland of 32 F-35 stealth fighters

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The US State Department approved the sale to Poland of 32 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and support at an estimated cost of $6.5 billion
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Asia Pacific

Suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militant killed in Kashmir, India police say

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A militant in Indian-administered Kashmir affiliated to a Pakistani-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba was killed by security forces
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Africa

Nigeria: Islamic State claims ‘tens’ of military casualties in 2 Borno attacks

Fergus Kelly -
An ISWAP ambush near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad area of Borno state killed "several" Nigerian soldiers, although an AFP source spoke of "huge" casualties
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Europe

Northern Ireland police recover IED in Derry city search

Joanne Stocker -
Northern Ireland police recovered a command wire initiated IED in Derry city following the weekend discovery of a mortar nearby
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Air

US drops 80,000 pounds of bombs to clear ISIS from Iraqi island

Joanne Stocker -
US and Iraqi forces dropped 36,000 kg (80,000 pounds) of bombs on Qanus island along the Tigris river occupied by ISIS fighters
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