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US House votes to end military support for Yemen war

Staff Writer With AFP -
The US House voted to end military support for the Yemen war, dealing a rebuke to Donald Trump and curtailing a president's war-making powers
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Business

Lebanon receives 6 Scan Eagle drone systems from US

Fergus Kelly -
Lebanon received six Boeing Insitu Scan Eagle unmanned aerial systems from the US, the Lebanese Armed Forces and the US Embassy in Beirut said
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Middle East

‘We have no choice but to liberate Efrin’ – Aldar Xelil on northern Syria’s next moves

Jared Szuba -
Syrian Kurdish official Aldar Xelil says his forces are not counting on outside powers to protect them from Turkey
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Africa

Burkina Faso: More than 60 killed in ‘terrorist’ attacks and intercommunal reprisals in Arbinda

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Sixty-two people were killed this week in terrorist attacks and subsequent intercommunal clashes in north Burkina Faso, a minister said
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Africa

Mali: UN peacekeeper injured in attack on Kidal MINUSMA base

Fergus Kelly -
A MINUSMA peacekeeper was reportedly injured in a rocket and gun attack on a United Nations base in Kidal, in the desert north of Mali
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Africa

UN Security Council requests options for Mali peacekeeping force overhaul

Fergus Kelly -
The UN Security Council agreed to discuss revamping the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, including a possible major drawdown
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Air

US approves $2.6 billion sale to India of 24 MH-60R multi-mission helicopters

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The US State Department approved the sale of 24 Sikorsky MH-60R multi-mission helicopters to India, the DSCA said
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Africa

French military doctor killed by explosive device in Mali’s Gourma

Fergus Kelly -
A French military doctor was killed when an improvised explosive device struck his armored vehicle in Mali's Gourma region near the Burkina Faso border
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Air

S-400: A symbol of disobedience in the Middle East

Opinion Editor -
Russia's S-400 defense system undermines US authority as ties between America and its Middle East partners get weaker
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Africa

Nigerian Air Force targets Islamic State base at Magari near Lake Chad

Fergus Kelly -
Airstrikes "significantly degraded" an Islamic State West Africa province base at Magari in the Lake Chad area of Borno state
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Europe

Explosion at Russian military academy injures cadets

Staff Writer With AFP -
Four people were injured in a blast at the Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy in Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg
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Air

US suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey over S-400 purchase from Russia

Fergus Kelly -
The US is halting deliveries to Turkey related to the F-35 stealth fighter jet program after the NATO ally bought Russia's S-400 air and missile defense system
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Africa

Nigeria: Troops kill 16 ‘Boko Haram terrorists’ in Lake Chad area, MNJTF says

Fergus Kelly -
Troops from the regional Multinational Joint Task Force 'neutralised' 16 'Boko Haram terrorists' in the Lake Chad area of Nigeria's Borno state
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Africa

Nigerian Air Force receives Paramount Group’s Marauder MRAPs

Fergus Kelly -
The Nigerian Air Force has received Marauder mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles from South Africa's Paramount Group, the company said
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Business

Israel’s Rafael posts record $2.6 billion in sales for 2018

Staff Writer With AFP -
Israeli defense contractor Rafael posted record sales of nearly $2.6 billion in fiscal year 2018, up from around $2.2 billion the year before
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Commentary

From Caliphate to International Criminal Tribunal? ISIS detainees raise complicated questions under international law

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Delivering justice to ISIS victims is a challenging task that must account for international human rights law and political realities
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