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Burkina Faso security forces personnel killed in roadside bomb blast

Fergus Kelly -
At least six members of the Burkina Faso security forces were killed after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb between Pama and Fada in the eastern Kompienga province
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Air

Leidos awarded $27 million US Army contract for Saturn Arch ISR aircraft

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Leidos was awarded a $26,798,950 US Army contract for Saturn Arch Quick Reaction Capability aircraft, the US Department of Defense said
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Middle East

UN plans second Syria constitution meeting for September

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The UN envoy for Syria will host senior officials from a range of countries for talks on drafting a new constitution in September
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Africa

South Sudan rebels, including SPLM-IO leader Machar, refuse to sign peace deal

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South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar and other rebel leaders efused to sign a final peace deal with the government that aims to end a brutal civil war
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Middle East

UN investigates possible war crimes in Yemen conflict

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All sides in Yemen's conflict may have committed war crimes, UN investigators said, highlighting air strikes, child soldiers, and sexual violence
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Africa

Mali: Two civilians, ‘senior ISIS official’ among 4 killed in French airstrike

Fergus Kelly -
A senior official of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, a bodyguard and two civilians were killed in northeastern Mali in a French airstrike, the French Armed Forces said
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Air

India approves $6.6 billion procurement of helicopters, artillery and missile systems

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India's Defence Acquisition Council approved the procurement of helicopters, artillery and missile systems for a total of $6.6 billion, the Ministry of Defence said
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Asia Pacific

Ghazni battle exposes nascent Afghan forces’ shortcomings

Shadi Khan Saif -
In Ghazni, site of a four-day battle between the Afghanistan government and Taliban forces that killed hundreds, there is plenty of grief and blame
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Air

Iran air force pilot killed in F-5 fighter jet crash

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An Iranian F-5 fighter jet crashed in southern Iran, killing its pilot and injuring the co-pilot, state media reported
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Asia Pacific

Afghanistan ISIS leader ‘killed in Nangarhar airstrike’

Fergus Kelly -
Saad Erhabi, a senior Islamic State - Khorasan Province leader, was killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, according to officials
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Africa

Burundi UN peacekeeper killed in Central African Republic ambush

Fergus Kelly -
A Burundi UN peacekeeper was killed by anti-Balaka militants near Alindao, just days before armed groups meet an African Union panel that aims to broker peace
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Africa

Human rights campaigners oppose general amnesty for Central African Republic armed groups

Fergus Kelly -
Five organizations that campaign for human rights oppose an amnesty for fighters in armed groups in Central African Republic as a trade-off for peace
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Middle East

Slowly rising from the rubble, Raqqa rebuilds in the face of funding uncertainty

Sirwan Kajjo -
Raqqa faces obstacles to rebuild, Sirwan Kajjo reports from Syria, as Saudi Arabia pledges to fill the gap left by Trump’s stabilization funding cut
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Air

Bell to build 29 AH-1Z Viper helicopters for US Marine Corps

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Bell Helicopter was awarded a nearly $510 million contract to manufacture 29 AH-1Z Viper helicopters for the US Marine Corps, the Department of Defense said
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Africa

French desert troops take to boats in Mali

Fergus Kelly -
French desert troops recently took to boats to patrol the Niger River in Mali, the first time that they have been used in France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in the Sahel
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Europe

Ukraine soldiers killed in separatist forces attack in rebel east

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Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven wounded in the country’s rebel east in an attempt to hold back an assault by separatist forces, the defense ministry said
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