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Russia: Police injured and attacker killed in Gronzy stabbing claimed by ISIS

Robert Postings -
Two people were injured near Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s residence in Grozny, Russia in an stabbing claimed by Islamic State
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Asia Pacific

Eight orphan children of ISIS adherents to be returned to Australia from Syria

Staff Writer With AFP -
Eight orphans of Australian Islamic State fighters have been spirited out of a camp in Syria, Prime Minister Scott Morrison in an apparent U-turn
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Air

Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport kills 1, wounds 21

Staff Writer With AFP -
A Yemeni rebel attack on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other people, the coalition fighting the Houthis said
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Africa

Chad soldiers killed in apparent Islamic State attack near N’Gouboua

Staff Writer With AFP -
At least seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in an apparent Islamic State ambush in the N'Gouboua area near Lake Chad
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Middle East

New Syrian military councils are the SDF’s latest push for decentralization

Jared Szuba -
Military councils in Tal Abyad, Kobane, Tabqa, Raqqa, Qamishli and al-Hol are part of the SDF’s transition to a “new organizational structure” in northeast Syria
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Africa

Ethiopia army chief killed in failed coup attempt, Abiy’s office says

Staff Writer With AFP -
Ethiopia's army chief Seare Mekonnen was shot dead by his bodyguard just hours after an attempted coup in Amhara state left the regional president and another top adviser dead
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Africa

Nigeria: Chad soldier killed in MNJTF counter-ISWAP operation in Baga area

Fergus Kelly -
At least one Chadian was killed and 12 other soldiers injured in Nigeria during a MNJTF operation against Islamic State fighters in the Baga area of Borno state
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Africa

Burkina Faso adopts law restricting media coverage of military operations

Staff Writer With AFP -
Lawmakers in Burkina Faso adopted a controversial new law providing for jail terms of up to 10 years for divulging details of military operations
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Middle East

Iraq: Suicide bomber targets Shiite mosque in Baghdad, killing 2

Staff Writer With AFP -
A suicide explosion at a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad killed two civilians and wounded nine other people, Iraqi police said
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Africa

France-led cross-border Operation Aconit kills 18 more Islamic State fighters in Niger

Fergus Kelly -
Niger's defense minister said 18 Islamic State fighters were killed near the Mali border in the joint Operation Aconit involving US, French, Nigerien and Malian troops
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Americas

US Senate votes to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Staff Writer With AFP -
The US Senate voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, as legislators outraged with the kingdom delivered a symbolic rebuke to President Donald Trump
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War

UN Security Council passes resolution on protection of disabled people during conflicts

Staff Writer With AFP -
The UN Security Council approved its first resolution calling for protection of disabled people during armed conflicts
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Business

UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia unlawful, court rules

Staff Writer With AFP -
A UK court handed a partial victory to campaigners trying to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the kingdom's bombing campaign in Yemen
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Middle East

Houthis recruit 50,000 Yemen child soldiers in 3 months, minister says

Anna Varfolomeeva -
About 50,000 children have recently been recruited by the Houthi rebels to fight in Yemen’s bloody civil war, information minister claims
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Asia Pacific

Germany and Qatar push for Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks

Staff Writer With AFP -
Germany and Qatar are working to organize an "inter-Afghan dialogue," in an effort to start formal talks between the government and Taliban
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Africa

‘Terrorists’ kill 17 civilians in Belehede, northern Burkina Faso, minister says

Staff Writer With AFP -
Militants killed 17 civilians in a nighttime attack in Belehede village in the Department of Tongomayel in the Sahel region of northern Burkina Faso
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