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Africa

US hands 2 C-208 reconnaissance aircraft to Chad

Fergus Kelly -
The United States formally handed over to Chad two Cessna C-208B light reconnaissance aircraft intended to help its forces fight a jihadist insurgency
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Air

Russian Su-30 crashes in Syria, both pilots killed,

Joanne Stocker -
Both pilots of a Russian Sukhoi-30SM were killed when the fighter jet crashed in Syria shortly after takeoff, the Russian Ministry of Defence said.
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Americas

Pentagon prepares new policy for transferring terrorism detainees to Gitmo

Joanne Stocker -
The U.S. Department of Defense has developed new guidance on critera for transferring detainees to the military detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Pentagon spokesperson said
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Africa

Mali Tuaregs blame ISIS-linked group for third deadly attack on civilians in a week

Joanne Stocker -
Jihadists killed 17 civilians in an attack of “inexplicable horror” in northern Mali near the border with Niger, local militia groups said
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Europe

Basque separatist group ETA announces dissolution and end to political initiative

Staff Writer With AFP -
The Basque militant group ETA announced that it will dissolve completely and end its political initiative, according to a letter published by the Spanish newspaper El Diario.
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Africa

Dozens of casualties in surge of Central African Republic violence

Fergus Kelly -
Large protests continued after at least 16 people were killed and nearly 100 wounded in clashes including between militia and security forces in the capital Bangui
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Asia Pacific

Macron says France, Australia and India must ‘preserve balance’ in Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP -
No country should be allowed to dominate the Indo-Pacific region, the leaders of France and Australia said Wednesday, as regional capitals fret over the rise of an increasingly assertive China
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Europe

NATO accounts for more than half of global military spending

Joanne Stocker -
NATO member states accounted for more than half of the world's total military spending last year, driven in part by tensions with Russia along the alliance's eastern frontier, according to a new report
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Middle East

SDF to restart offensive operations against ISIS in the MERV and on Syria-Iraq border

Fergus Kelly -
The Syrian Democratic Forces announced its Operation Jazeera Storm would return to offensive operations against Islamic State in eastern Syria to the border with Iraq
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Middle East

Signaling strength: Russia’s real Syria success is electronic warfare against the US

Anna Varfolomeeva -
Syria has become Russia's “ultimate testing ground” for weapons, and Russian forces have been particularly successful at using electronic warfare technology to interfere with Coalition-led operations.
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Africa

Suicide bombers kill dozens in northeast Nigerian market and mosque

Staff Writer With AFP -
Dozens of people were killed when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a mosque and a market in Mubi, northeast Nigeria, residents said.
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Air

Russia’s dangerous disregard to the growing Iran-Israel war in Syria

Neil Hauer -
Neil Hauer investigates Russia’s contribution to de-escalating tensions between Iran and Israel in Syria, which appears negligible at best, and actively antagonistic at worst
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Asia Pacific

Taliban strives to repeat Afghanistan’s deadly history with new spring offensive

Shadi Khan Saif -
Since the Soviet-backed coup of 1978, the last week of April has twice seen Afghanistan's destiny alter course, and the Taliban seek to orchestrate a third turn in their favor through their latest spring offensive
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Asia Pacific

ISIS claims deadly double suicide bombing in Kabul

Joanne Stocker -
At least 25 people were killed when two suicide blasts ripped through central Kabul early Monday, Afghanistan's health ministry has confirmed.
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Middle East

SDF recaptures 4 Deir Ezzor villages earlier taken by pro-regime forces

Fergus Kelly -
The U.S.-led Coalition-backed SDF recaptured four villages on the east bank of the Euphrates river to the north of Deir Ezzor city taken earlier by pro-Syrian government forces.
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Middle East

Iraq sentences 19 Russian women to life in prison for joining ISIS

Staff Writer With AFP -
Iraq on Sunday sentenced 19 Russian women to life in prison for joining ISIS, the latest in a series of heavy verdicts against foreign women
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