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Afghanistan: Police and civilians killed in Taliban suicide attack in Wardak

Staff Writer With AFP -
A suicide car bomb attack on a bus carrying police officers and workers in central Afghanistan killed at least five people, officials said
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Middle East

UN investigates origin of arms seized off Yemen coast by US Navy in August

Fergus Kelly -
United Nations experts are working to establish the origin of 2,521 AK-type assault rifles seized off of Yemen's coast by a U.S. Navy vessel in August
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Air

US successfully conducts ballistic missile interception test, MDA says

Fergus Kelly -
The US successfully conducted an interception of a medium-range ballistic missile target with a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile during a flight test, the MDA said
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Asia Pacific

Pakistan releases Taliban leader Baradar after US peace talks with militants in Qatar

Staff Writer With AFP -
Top Taliban commander Abdul Ghani Baradar held in Pakistan for eight years has been freed in an apparent move to aid talks between the United States and the militant group
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Asia Pacific

Philippines military photos show children among ISIS foreign fighters killed in Marawi

Zam Yusa -
Images of foreign fighters killed in Marawi provided by the Philippine military appear to show at least two children among 16 dead ISIS fighters
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Air

Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket fire evades Iron Dome

Staff Writer With AFP -
Israeli warplanes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the territory into southern Israel, the IDF said
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Asia Pacific

Afghanistan investigates reports of civilians killed in operation against ISIS in Nangarhar

Staff Writer With AFP -
Afghan officials launched an investigation into claims at least 14 civilians were killed in a military ground operation targeting Islamic State in their stronghold in the eastern Nangarhar province.
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Europe

France seeks to repatriate some children of ISIS foreign fighters

Staff Writer With AFP -
France is seeking to repatriate some of the 150 children of French ISIS fighters identified as being in Syria
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Asia Pacific

Israel’s IAI wins $777 million India navy contract for Barak 8 air defense missile systems

Staff Writer With AFP -
Israel Aerospace Industries said it had won a $777 million order for the Barak 8 air defense system for seven Indian Navy warships
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Business

France and Italy’s warship builders Naval Group and Fincantieri sign joint venture

Joanne Stocker -
France and Italy's state-controlled naval companies signed a joint venture agreement, moving closer to a bilateral defense industrial alliance.
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Americas

Colombia arrests 8 soldiers over farmer’s murder

Staff Writer With AFP -
Colombian authorities arrested eight soldiers over the murder of a farmer earlier this year, one of thousands of such cases involving security forces under investigation
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Middle East

Iraq: Car bomb at market near Mosul kills 6

Staff Writer With AFP -
A car bomb attack killed six people and wounded 26 more at a market in Al Qayyarah near Islamic State former Iraqi capital of Mosul
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Europe

Belgium court strips citizenship of man convicted of recruiting jihadists for Syria

Staff Writer With AFP -
A man found guilty in Belgium of recruiting jihadists for the war in Syria was stripped of his Belgian citizenship
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Asia Pacific

NATO Afghanistan mission service member killed in possible insider attack in Herat province

Joanne Stocker -
A Czech service member with NATO's mission in Afghanistan was killed in Herat province in a possible insider attack, Resolute Support said
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Middle East

Insurgent group Jaish al-Adl claims kidnapping of Iran security personnel near Pakistan border

Staff Writer With AFP -
The insurgent group Jaish al-Adl has claimed responsibility for the abduction of 12 Iran security personnel near the border with Pakistan
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Asia Pacific

Misinformation and intelligence failures: How the Philippines underestimates ISIS

Robert Postings -
The Philippines government and armed forces have played down the ISIS threat – sometimes intentionally – worsening an already deadly insurgency
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