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Afghanistan: US general injured in Kandahar attack that killed provisional police chief

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US army Brigadier General Jeffrey Smiley was among those injured in a Taliban attack on Afghanistan security chiefs inside a highly secure compound last week in Kandahar
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Air

Democratic Republic of Congo: Rebels kill 11 people, kidnap 10 children near Beni

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Allied Democratic Forces rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 11 people and abducted 15 others in a raid near Beni
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Air

$3.5 billion sale to UK of 36 Boeing H-47 Chinook helicopters approved by US

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The US Department of State has approved a possible $3.5 billion sale of 16 H-47 Chinook helicopters to the United Kingdom, the DSCA said
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Asia Pacific

US suspends ‘Vigilant Ace’ military exercise with South Korea

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US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeong-doo have canceled the "Vigilant Ace" military exercise
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Africa

Burkina Faso: Djibo gendarmerie severely damaged in overnight attack

Fergus Kelly -
The gendarmerie in Djibo in Burkina Faso's northern Soum province was heavily damaged in an assault, a day after a gendarme was killed in an attack in Barani in Kossi province
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Europe

Italy deports Albanian woman convicted of recruiting for ISIS

Joanne Stocker -
Italy has deported an Albanian woman who was convicted of recruiting women for ISIS as part of a cell operating in southern Tuscany
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Asia Pacific

Afghanistan delays elections in Kandahar after Taliban attack

Staff Writer With AFP -
Afghanistan postponed legislative elections in Kandahar after a Taliban attack on a security meeting killed a police chief and threatened stability
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Asia Pacific

China and ASEAN members to hold first navy exercises in South China Sea

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China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, a move aimed at easing tensions
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Middle East

Syria summit: Erdogan to host Putin, Merkel and Macron on October 27

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host a Syria summit with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France on October 27
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Africa

‘Terrorist camp’ destroyed after joint France-Mali force attacked by 50 militants

Fergus Kelly -
Malian and French forces supported by Tigre helicopters and Mirage 2000 fighter jets destroyed a "terrorist camp" after they were attacked in the Ndaki area, the defense ministry said
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Asia Pacific

Afghanistan: Taliban gunman attacks high-level security meeting in Kandahar governor’s office

Joanne Stocker -
Three top officials were killed when a Taliban gunman attacked a high-level security meeting at the governor's office in Afghanistan's Kandahar province
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Africa

French soldier killed in accident in Mali

Fergus Kelly -
A French soldier has died in accident while performing maintenance on a truck while deployed to Operation Barkhane in Mali, the army said
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Asia Pacific

Five Czech soldiers injured in attack near Afghanistan’s Bagram base

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Five Czech soldiers were injured in an attack in Afghanistan, two months after three others were killed, the Czech defence ministry said
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Africa

Tunisia F-5 fighter jet crashes in Mediterranean Sea, pilot unharmed

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A Tunisian F-5 fighter jet crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during an exercise but its pilot was unharmed, the defence ministry said
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Middle East

UN Syria envoy de Mistura announces he will step down

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UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced that he will step down next month
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Africa

Mali: More than a dozen killed in fresh violence in Mopti and Menaka

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Eleven people were shot dead in central Mali, while in the east, an explosion killed one person and injured two, and two others were killed by armed men on motorcycles.
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