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Africa
More than 1,000 Central African military personnel trained by Russia
Central African Republic President Touadera presided over a ceremony to mark Russia's training of the fourth group of FACa personnel
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Africa
UN says South Sudan government ‘must establish control’ over forces after peacekeeper shot
South Sudan must establish control over its forces, the UNMISS head said, days after a peacekeeper was shot by a government soldier
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Air
Qatar makes first BAE Eurofighter Typhoon payment, now buying 9 Hawk trainer jets
Qatar made its first payment to BAE for Eurofighter Typhoons, and increased its purchase of Hawk trainer jets to 9, the UK MoD said
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Middle East
Russian Il-20 military aircraft disappears off Syria coast with 14 people on board
A Russian Ilyushin Il-20 military aircraft with 14 personnel aboard disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea while returning to Hmeimim air base, as Israel attacked targets in Latakia province
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Africa
Burkina Faso armed forces conduct air strikes, clearing operations near Pama and Gayeri
Burkina Faso's armed forces conducted air strikes and clearance operations in the Pama and Gayeri areas in the country's east, the Chief of the General Staff said
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Europe
Italy police search home, seize passport of suspected YPG foreign fighter
Police carried out searches targeting three Italians on Sardinia and seized the passport of one subject in an investigation into suspected involvement with the Syrian YPG
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Middle East
Alleged Italian ISIS member captured in Syria may match known foreign fighter profile
Kurdish fighters in northern Syria detained an alleged Italian member of Islamic State as he was trying to flee across the border to Turkey with his wife and children
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Africa
Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb attack
Two Burkina Faso soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the southeastern Kompienga province the AIB news agency reported
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Business
US Air Force awards Sierra Nevada $1.8 billion Afghanistan A-29 Super Tucano contract
Sierra Nevada was awarded a potential $1.8 billion contract for the procurement and sustainment of A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for Afghanistan's air force
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Africa
Rival Central African Republic militias agree demands in ‘positive’ African Union meeting
Representatives from 14 militias in Central African Republic have held "positive" talks with an African Union panel that could lead to negotiations with the government
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