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Spain will deliver laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia despite Yemen casualty concerns

Staff Writer With AFP -
Spain will go ahead with the delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, engaged in a bloody conflict in Yemen, Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said
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Africa

South Sudan President Kiir and rebel leader Machar sign peace deal

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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a much-anticipated peace deal at a regional summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa
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Asia Pacific

Passport to jihad: European foreign fighters joining ISIS in the Philippines

Robert Postings -
Robert Postings takes an in-depth look at the Philippines as a destination for would-be Islamic State foreign fighters as ISIS loses core territory
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Middle East

Yemen: US “certifies” Saudi Arabia, UAE acting to reduce risk to civilians

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has "certified" that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are acting to reduce risks to civilians in Yemen military operations
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Africa

Tripoli airport comes under fire despite UN-brokered Libya ceasefire

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The Libyan capital's only working airport has come under rocket fire just days after reopening following a UN-backed ceasefire between rival armed groups
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Air

US Army awards Lockheed $50 million for Joint Air-to-Ground Missile procurement

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Lockheed Martin has been awarded an almost $50 million US Army contract for the procurement of Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles, the Department of Defense said
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Asia Pacific

Thailand: 2 army rangers shot dead by suspected militants

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Two army rangers were gunned down and four more wounded in a night-time ambush by suspected militants in Thailand's Muslim-majority south
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Asia Pacific

Death toll in eastern Afghanistan suicide attack rises to 68

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The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, as violence flares ahead of elections and a key Islamic holy day
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Middle East

US sanctions on Syria’s oil procurement network reaffirm America’s post-ISIS strategy

Jared Szuba -
With most of Syria’s oil and gas under US partner force control, new sanctions raise questions about post-ISIS strategy, the Assad regime and Russia, Jared Szuba reports
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Asia Pacific

Dozens of casualties in suicide attack on Afghan protesters in Nangarhar

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At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack among protesters in Nangarhar hours after a double bombing at a girls' school in Jalalabad killed a boy
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Air

Boeing awarded $14 million contract for Small Diameter Bomb glide bombs

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Boeing has been awarded a $14 million contract for GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb glide bombs by the US Air Force, a US Department of Defense release said
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Middle East

Iraq executes 7 men convicted of terrorism

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Iraq executed by hanging seven of its citizens convicted of "terrorism," the head of the health ministry in the southern province of Dhi Qar said
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Asia Pacific

Taliban attacks in northern Afghanistan kill dozens of security personnel

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Taliban fighters killed nearly 60 members of Afghanistan's beleaguered security forces in a spate of attacks across the country's north
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Middle East

Syria: SDF launches assault on ISIS remnants in Hajin

Joanne Stocker -
The SDF launched a fierce assault against a dwindling pocket of territory held by Islamic State around Hajin in Deir Ezzor province
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Africa

Libya national oil firm headquarters comes under attack

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Armed men stormed the headquarters of Libya's National Oil Company, according to witnesses, who said a blast and gunfire were heard from the site
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Americas

ELN rebels say Colombia government peace talk conditions ‘unacceptable’

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Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) said President Ivan Duque's conditions to restart talks aimed at ending their insurgency are 'unacceptable'
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