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Former South Sudan military chief Paul Malong launches new rebel group

Staff Writer With AFP -
South Sudan's former army chief of staff Paul Manlong announced the formation of a rebel movement to "arrest the carnage" in the country, saying President Salva Kiir could not be trusted to lead the nation to peace.
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Europe

UN reopens lethal autonomous weapons talks with eye on defining ‘killer robots’

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A new round of talks on the use of so-called killer robots reopened at the United Nations, with a focus on defining the characteristics of autonomous lethal weapons.
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Africa

Gun battle near Central African Republic president’s residence after joint UN operation in Bangui

Fergus Kelly -
UN and FACA operation targeted armed groups in the mainly Muslim PK5 district; 2 people were killed and dozens wounded, including 11 peacekeepers
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Asia Pacific

Indonesia: 9 years jail for ‘mastermind’ of 2017 Jakarta twin suicide bomb attack claimed by ISIS

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An Indonesian court sentenced Kiki Muhammad Iqbal, the convicted mastermind of the 2017 deadly twin bombing in Jakarta claimed by ISIS, to nine years in prison.
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Air

Syria and Russia accuse Israel of missile strikes on T4 airbase in Homs

Fergus Kelly -
Syria and Russia accused Israel of conducting missile strikes on the T4 airbase in Homs from Lebanese airspace
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Middle East

Ghouta gassed: Dozens killed, hundreds affected by suspected Syria chemical attack

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At least 70 people were killed by a suspected chemical weapons attack in Douma, the last opposition-held town in Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, first responders, medics and activists said.
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Middle East

Car bomb kills at least 8 people in Al Bab, Syria

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At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured on Saturday after a car bomb exploded near the Grand Mosque in the northern Syrian town of Al Bab
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Air

US aircraft strike 11 Taliban narcotics production facilities in western Afghanistan

Fergus Kelly -
U.S. Forces-Afghanistan and Afghan National Defense and Security Forces conducted strikes on 11 Taliban narcotics production facilities in Farah and Nimroz provinces between April 3-5
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Air

Airstrike kills senior ISIS commander Qari Hekmat in northern Afghanistan

Fergus Kelly -
Qari Hekmat, the top commander of Islamic State – Khorasan Province in the northern Afghanistan province of Jowzjan, was killed in an airstrike
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Africa

UN peacekeeper from Niger shot dead in northern Mali

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A U.N. peacekeeper from Niger was shot dead by militants in Gao in northern Mali on Friday, the latest in a spate of deadly attacks on Blue Helmets in the conflict-torn country
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Business

Nearly new: US approves $1.31 billion upgrades to existing Saudi howitzers

Fergus Kelly -
The U.S. State Department approved the $1.31 billion sale to Saudi Arabia of upgrades to existing M109 self-propelled howitzers
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Africa

US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 3, Africom says

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An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed three people on April 5, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said
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Middle East

Palestinians torch tires to block Israeli snipers on the Gaza border

Joanne Stocker -
Palestinians protested along the army buffer zone in Gaza for the second week, as the number of people killed by Israeli forces last Friday increased to 19 after a man succumbed to his injuries.
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Africa

Two UN peacekeepers killed, 10 wounded in Mali mortar attack

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Two U.N. peacekeepers were killed and 10 others wounded during an attack on their camp in northeastern Mali, the U.N.'s mission there said.
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Air

US approves $7.2 billion military aircraft sales to NATO allies Germany, Slovakia, Spain and the UK

Fergus Kelly -
The U.S. State Department approved sales of F-16 fighter jets and weapons to Slovakia, CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Spain, MQ-4C Triton drones to Germany and support for the U.K.’s MQ-9 Reaper drones
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Middle East

US Syria mission ‘has not changed,’ Pentagon says

Fergus Kelly -
The U.S. military's Syria mission has not changed and troops will remain for now, the Pentagon said, days after President Donald Trump said he wants U.S. forces to leave the country
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