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UN Security Council to meet over Yemen observer mission

Staff Writer With AFP -
The UN Security Council will discuss a proposal for a new observer mission to Yemen to monitor a ceasefire and oversee a pullback of forces
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Africa

African Union and UN relaunch Central African Republic peace talks

Fergus Kelly -
Senior African Union and the United Nations officials arrived in the Central African Republic in a bid to revive a peace process in the troubled country
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Africa

Boko Haram factions attack Sajeri and Auno as Buhari acknowledges setbacks

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At least three people were killed in two attacks by both factions of Boko Haram as Nigeria's president acknowledged setbacks in the fight against the nine-year insurgency.
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Middle East

Syria: Russia military police begin patrols around Manbij

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Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, moving into an area once held by US-backed forces
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Africa

Armed men kill 8 civilians in eastern DR Congo’s Beni region

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At least eight civilians including relatives of soldiers were killed in an overnight incursion by armed men in the volatile eastern DR Congo, the army said
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Africa

Central African Republic: More than 12,000 displaced to ‘roads and forests’ after Bakouma violence

Fergus Kelly -
The majority of the population of Bakouma – more than 12,000 people – have been displaced by FPRC violence in southeastern Central African Republic, the UN said
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Air

US carried out 36 airstrikes in Yemen last year

Andrew Kennedy -
The US targeted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Islamic State in Yemen with 36 airstrikes, CENTCOM said
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Europe

Sweden starts terrorism trial of 6 men accused of financing ISIS, plotting attack

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Six Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals went on trial in Sweden accused of financing ISIS, three of them also charged with planning a terror attack
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Air

Israel carries out airstrikes in Gaza after rocket intercepted

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The Israeli army said it had carried out further air raids against Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket being fired over its border
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Middle East

US wants guarantees that Turkey will not ‘endanger’ Syria partner forces after troop withdrawal

Fergus Kelly -
National Security Advisor John Bolton said US troop withdrawal from Syria depends on conditions being met, including that Turkey should not endanger America's partners
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Middle East

British special forces soldiers injured in ISIS attack in Syria

Fergus Kelly -
At least two British special forces soldiers were injured in an Islamic State attack in al-Shafah in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province
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Middle East

Deal with Syria regime ‘inevitable,’ senior SDF official Redur Xelil says

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A deal between the Syrian government and the de facto autonomous administration in northern Syria is "inevitable," senior Kurdish military official Redur Xelil said
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Middle East

James Jeffrey assumes role of US envoy to defeat-ISIS Coalition

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US Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey has assumed the additional role of US envoy to the Global Coalition Against ISIS
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Africa

Nigeria soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on convoy near Banki, close to Cameroon border

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At least two Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a convoy near Banki, close to the border with Cameroon
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Air

Israel’s Rafael and Aeronautics sign agreement to develop and manufacture advanced drones

Anna Badillo -
Rafael and Aeronautics signed a 5-year agreement that involves joint marketing and sales of UAVs, first in Israel and expanding overseas
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Africa

Death toll in Burkina Faso ethnic clashes rises to 46

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Forty-six people were killed in central-northern Burkina Faso this week when a suspected jihadist attack was followed by ethnic clashes, the government said
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