Africa – Page 222 – The Defense Post

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UN extends Darfur peacekeeping mission UNAMID for one year

The UN Security Council extended the UNAMID peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region after a recommendation from the Khartoum government

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31 October

Fergus Kelly

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DR Congo army launches ‘large-scale operations’ against militias in Beni territory

Democratic Republic of Congo's army said it had launched "large-scale operations" against armed militias in the troubled Beni region

31 October

Staff Writer With AFP

UN renews Western Sahara MINURSO mission mandate for a year

The UN Security Council renewed the mandate of its MINURSO mission in disputed Western Sahara

30 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger soldiers killed in attack on Blabrine military base in southeast Diffa region

Niger's defense ministry said 12 soldiers were killed in a predawn raid on a military base in Blabrine in the southeastern Diffa region near Lake Chad

28 October

Staff Writer With AFP

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US-led Coalition against ISIS to meet in Washington on November 14

The Coalition against ISIS will meet in Washington, D.C. on November 14 in a French-initiated meeting as the US pulls troops from Syria

25 October

Staff Writer With AFP

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UN says will not support ‘foreign forces’ in DR Congo as Great Lakes military chiefs meet

The UN ruled out giving any support to the armed forces of neighboring countries if they intervene militarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo

25 October

Fergus Kelly

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Barkhane force ‘neutralizes’ 8 ISIS fighters during 9-day Mali operation

Commandos deployed to the France-led Operation Barkane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel 'neutralized' eight Islamic State-affiliated fighters in Mali

24 October