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The US military’s Sahel exercise is fixing its gaze on ISIS and Boko Haram

Joanne Stocker -
The 2018 iteration of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa’s exercise Flintlock will focus on real-world threats to the Sahel from groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State, emphasizing operational activity
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Africa

US Navy pauses air operations in Djibouti and cancels exercises after pair of aviation incidents

Joanne Stocker -
The US Navy halted air operations in Djibouti and canceled the remainder of a joint exercise following two aviation crashes this week, a spokesperson told The Defense Post.
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Air

Taliban vows ‘serious revenge’ over Afghan airstrike that reportedly killed civilians

Staff Writer With AFP -
The Taliban has vowed to "take serious revenge" after an Afghan airstrike in an area controlled by the militant group killed or wounded dozens of people, many of them children
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Africa

Dozens of militants killed in joint operation in Mali, French military says

Staff Writer With AFP -
Thirty militants were killed in a clash with French and Malian troops in Akabar near Mali's border with Niger, the French military said
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Middle East

Saudi-led alliance turns focus on north Yemen rebel zone

Staff Writer With AFP -
The battle for the Yemeni province of Saada is heating up, military leaders said, as a Saudi-led alliance turns its focus on the rebel bastion used to fire missiles at the kingdom.
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Commentary

Trump decides to keep US troops in Syria for now, signaling Pentagon win

Joanne Stocker -
President Donald Trump has decided to keep US troops in Syria, the White House announced, an apparent win for military commanders who warned against drawing down the American presence while pockets of ISIS fighters still remain in the country
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Middle East

Hodeidah: The strategic port at the center of Yemen’s war

Joseph Hammond -
An airstrike and a mysterious fire may indicate that the Saudi-led coalition is preparing to attack Yemen's strategic port of Hodeidah, controlled by the Houthis
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Air

Turkey will receive first Russian S-400 air defense systems in 2019

Fergus Kelly -
Russia has agreed to bring forward the delivery to Turkey of S-400 air defence missile systems, in a deal that has raised eyebrows among NATO allies
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Middle East

Trump wants to ‘get out’ of Syria, bring US troops back home

Staff Writer With AFP -
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants American troops to "get out" of Syria, even as some of his top officials stressed the need to stay for the long term.
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Middle East

Kurdish fighters’ withdrawal will not resolve Manbij conundrum, US envoy says

Anna Varfolomeeva -
Kurdish fighters' withdrawal east of the Euphrates river in Syria is not going to resolve "incredibly complex" situation in the Manbij area, US-led Coalition Envoy Brett McGurk said.
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Middle East

ISIS mines have killed about 200 civilians returning to Syria’s Raqqa

Anna Varfolomeeva -
US-led Coalition Envoy Brett McGurk said improvised explosive devices have killed about 200 civilians returning to the Syrian city of Raqqa upon its liberation from Islamic State.
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Middle East

‘French and US troops are operating on the ground,’ northern Syria official says

Fergus Kelly -
US and French troops are on the ground, a northern Syria official said, as the French and US governments offered differing messages about deployments that may deter Turkey
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Africa

UN peacekeeper killed, 11 wounded in Central African Republic attack

Staff Writer With AFP -
A peacekeeper was killed and 11 others were wounded when a United Nations base came under heavy attack on Tuesday in the Central African Republic, the U.N. spokesman said. Anti-balaka...
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Africa

Five Cameroon soldiers killed in likely Boko Haram attack near border with Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP -
Five Cameroonian soldiers were killed and three injured in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a military post in the far north of the country
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Air

Pilot dies in Myanmar military plane crash

Staff Writer With AFP -
A Myanmar pilot died on Tuesday after a "technical failure" caused his military jet fighter to plummet into a paddy field in the center of the country, the army said
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Air

UN to investigate ‘disturbing reports of serious harm to civilians’ after Afghan airstrike

Joanne Stocker -
The UN mission in Afghanistan said it will investigate an airstrike targeting the Taliban that reportedly killed dozens of civilians in a religious school in the northeastern Kunduz province
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