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Dozens killed and injured in Mogadishu car bomb blasts claimed by al-Shabaab

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At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured after three car bombs exploded near a hotel and a police headquarters in the Somalia capital Mogadishu
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Europe

Russia arrests PMC Wagner expert Vladimir Neelov on treason charges

Anna Varfolomeeva -
Russian expert Vladimir Neelov, who has extensively written about private military contractors, including PMC Wagner, has been arrested and accused of treason
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Asia Pacific

Australia police treating Melbourne knife attack as ‘terrorism event’

Staff Writer With AFP -
Australian police said they are treating a deadly knife attack in Melbourne as an act of terror, and the suspect was originally from Somalia and was known to authorities
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Africa

Court jails 65 for membership in Upper Egypt ISIS ‘cell’

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An court sentenced 65 suspected Islamic State members to between five years and life in prison for setting up a "terrorist cell" in Upper Egypt
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Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo troops kill 17 Kasai militia members, capture others

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Seventeen members of an insurgent group in the central Democratic Republic of Congo region of Kasai were killed and others captured in an army ambush
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Middle East

Car bomb strikes Mosul, first since city was retaken from ISIS

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A car bomb explosion near a Mosul restaurant killed at least two people and injured a dozen more in the first such attack since the city was retaken from ISIS
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Middle East

Syrian army rescues 19 Druze women and children from ISIS, state media says

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Syrian state media said the army has freed all remaining Druze women and children abducted by ISIS from the southern province of Sweida
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Middle East

Yemen president Hadi replaces defense minister detained by Houthis

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Yemen's president replaced the defense minister and the army chief of staff, as government forces press a five-month assault on the rebel-held port of Hodeidah
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Asia Pacific

Taiwan inaugurates 2 Perry-class guided missile frigates bought from US

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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed that the island would not "concede one step" in defending itself as she inaugurated two frigates, the Ming Chuan and Feng Chia
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Africa

France proposes UN peacekeeper support for Central African troop deployments

Fergus Kelly -
The UN Security Council is weighing a French proposal that would see UN peacekeepers support newly-trained Central African Republic troops as they deploy
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Africa

Egypt sentences 8 to death over 2016 ISIS attack on army checkpoint

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An Egyptian military court sentenced eight members of Islamic State to death for a deadly attack against the army in 2016
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Asia Pacific

Dead or alive: Are Malaysia ISIS militants among Philippines foreign fighter fatalities?

Zam Yusa -
Philippine government lists certain foreign fighters including Malaysians as killed in Marawi but their Malaysian counterpart still lists them as alive and wanted
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Africa

Sisi promises Egypt’s military support to Gulf allies if threatened

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President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged military support for Egypt's Gulf Arab allies if their security comes under threat
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Europe

Defense ministers from 9 countries meet to plan European rapid deployment force

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Defense ministers from nine European countries meet to set out plans for the European Intervention Initiative, a joint force that could rapidly be deployed in response to a conflict or natural disaster
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Middle East

Yemen pro-government forces advance on Houthi-held Hodeidah

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Yemeni pro-government forces said they had advanced closer to the rebel-held port city of Hodeidah after fierce battles that have killed nearly 200 fighters in the past week.
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Africa

Nigeria troops missing after Boko Haram attacks Kukawa military base in Borno state

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At least 16 Nigerian soldiers are missing after clashes with Boko Haram jihadists in Kukawa in the Lake Chad area, an attack later claimed by Islamic State
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