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Burkina Faso police killed in Soum ambush

Staff Writer With AFP -
Six police officers were killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, in the Soum region prone to jihadist violence, security sources said
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Europe

Widow of German rapper turned ISIS fighter arrested

Staff Writer With AFP -
German prosecutors said they have arrested the widow of a German rapper turned ISIS fighter, over her alleged membership in the group
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Europe

Northern Ireland police believe New IRA planted mortar in Strabane

Joanne Stocker -
Northern Ireland police said the dissident Irish republican group known as the New IRA was likely to blame for a mortar in the border town of Strabane
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Africa

South Sudan rebel leader Machar visits Juba in peace deal push

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South Sudan's exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba for the first time in a year to meet President Salva Kiir and try salvage a stalled peace agreement
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Africa

Dozens killed in IED and gun attacks in northern Burkina Faso

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Dozens of people were killed and six injured in IED and gun attacks on vehicles in northern Burkina Faso
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Middle East

Joint US-Turkey ground patrols begin in Syria border zone

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U.S. and Turkish troops began joint ground patrols in the Tal Abyad area of northeast Syria, near the Turkish border
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Africa

Nigeria soldier killed in Kamuya convoy ambush

Fergus Kelly -
At least one soldier was killed and three others injured when insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Kamuya in northeast Nigeria's Borno state
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Africa

Denmark plans to boost military contributions to Syria, the Sahel and NATO

Jared Szuba -
Denmark plans to increase military contributions to missions around the world, including in the Sahel, Syria, Lithuania and Estonia
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Middle East

Joint US-Turkey ground patrols set to start in Syria buffer zone, Akar says

Jared Szuba -
Joint US-Turkey ground patrols along Syria's northeastern border will begin on September 8, Turkey's defense minister said
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Africa

Mali: Former rebels and militia fighters abducted from bus in Mopti region

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Armed men abducted 22 members of a Mali military unit comprising CMA ex-rebels and former members of the Platforme of armed pro-government groups
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Africa

Burkina Faso soldier killed in Soum ambush

Staff Writer With AFP -
One Burkina Faso soldier and five assailants were killed in an ambush on an army patrol in Diomsogui in Soum province in the Sahel region
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Asia Pacific

Afghanistan: Taliban launch ‘massive’ assault on key Farah city

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The Taliban launched an offensive against Farah city in western Afghanistan, the latest in a surge of attacks as the US pushes to remove troops
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Africa

ISIS claims Nigeria soldiers killed in Gajiram attack

Fergus Kelly -
ISIS claimed ISWAP fighters killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on a military base in Gajiram in the Lake Chad area of Borno state
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Middle East

US begins talks with Houthi rebels in bid to end Yemen’s civil war

Jared Szuba -
The United States has begun talks with Yemen's Houthi rebels in an effort to end the country's four-year civil war
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Asia Pacific

US and Romanian service members killed in Afghanistan, NATO Resolute Support says

Joanne Stocker -
US and Romanian service members with the NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan were killed in a Taliban attack in Kabul
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Africa

Nigeria repatriates 3 orphan children of ISIS adherents in northeast Syria

Robert Postings -
Three orphans born to Nigerian Islamic State adherents were handed over to Nigerian officials in northeast Syria
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