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Nigeria: Roadside bomb blast blamed on ISWA kills 5 people near Maiduguri

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Five farmers were killed when their vehicle was struck by a mine outside Addamari near the restive northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri
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Middle East

Former Iraqi PM falsely claims only 8 women and children killed in battle of Mosul

Jared Szuba -
Former Iraq Prime Minister Abadi said only 8 women and children were killed in the battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS
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Business

Germany extends ban on Saudi Arabia arms sales until end of March

Staff Writer With AFP -
Germany extended a temporary, disputed ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of the month
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Asia Pacific

Double suicide bombing targets construction company in eastern Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP -
Multiple blasts rattled eastern Afghanistan’s Jalalabad with more than a dozen casualties reported as militants appeared to target a private company near the city’s airport
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Africa

UK and Egypt mark increased defense cooperation with Exercise Ahmose

Joanne Stocker -
British and Egyptian forces kicked off joint exercise Ahmose in northern Egypt, marking the growing strategic partnership between the two countries
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Asia Pacific

Pakistan detains JeM suspects after Kashmir attack

Staff Writer With AFP -
Pakistan has detained dozens of alleged JeM militants after a suicide attack in Indian-held Kashmir last month which sent tensions soaring
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Middle East

SDF prepares to resume civilian evacuations from last ISIS redoubt in Syria

Staff Writer With AFP -
The SDF prepared to evacuate more civilians from Baghuz, the last ISIS stronghold in Syria, after evacuating almost 3,000 people including hundreds of fighters over the past 48 hours
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Asia Pacific

Philippines doesn’t want to be dragged into war in South China Sea, Lorenzana says

Staff Writer With AFP -
The decades-old US-Philippines defense treaty needs to be revamped, or risks dragging Manila into a war with China, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said
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Air

Russia suspends participation in INF missile treaty

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President Vladimir Putin suspended Russia's participation in a key Cold War-era arms treaty, after the US first moved to ditch the INF
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Air

US deploys THAAD missile defense system to Israel

Joanne Stocker -
US European Command deployed a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to Israel as part of a deployment readiness exercise
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Asia Pacific

New Zealand ISIS member likely stuck in Syria, prime minister says

Staff Writer With AFP -
A New Zealander dubbed "the bumbling jihadi" can expect little help from his homeland after being captured in Syria by forces fighting ISIS
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Asia Pacific

Indian Air Force pilot returns from Pakistan as violence rages in Kashmir

Staff Writer With AFP -
An Indian Air Force pilot detained in Pakistan after being shot down in an aerial engagement with Pakistan Air Force aircraft returned to India
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Africa

Roadside bomb blast in Mali kills 9 soldiers in G5 Sahel joint force

Fergus Kelly -
Nine Malian soldiers attached to the G5 Sahel Joint Force were killed when a vehicle in which they were traveling was struck by a roadside bomb
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Europe

Irish police find explosives, firearms and ammunition near border

Fergus Kelly -
Explosives, firearms and a "sizeable" quantity of ammunition have been discovered during searches near the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland
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Asia Pacific

Afghanistan forces repel Taliban attack on military base in Helmand

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A Taliban attack on a US-Afghan base was repelled in southeast Afghanistan's Helmand province as fighting continues in the war-torn country
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Africa

Fighting ends in Somalia capital after Al Shabaab attack leaves 19 dead

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Security forces ended a siege by Al-Shabaab nearly 24 hours after insurgents mounted an attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu that left at least 19 dead
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