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Uganda is ready to deploy 5,000 troops in Somalia outside AU, UN mandate

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15 Boko Haram insurgents killed in NE Nigeria: army

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Drone strikes kill 15 IS militants in eastern Afghanistan

Atleast15militantsloyaltotheIslamicState(IS)groupwerekilledandtheirhideoutwascompletelydestroyedindroneattacksintheeasternAfghanprovinceofNangarharonFridaynight

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Five injured in suicide bombing in Kabul

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Russia accuses US, opposition of hampering Syrian gov't troops' advance

TheRussianDefenseMinistryonTuesdayaccusedtheUnitedStatesandtheSyrianoppositionoftryingtohamperthesuccessfuladvanceoftheSyriangovernmenttroopsagainstIslamicState

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U.S. to send over 3,000 troops to Afghanistan: Mattis

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Russia says Syria government controls 85 percent of country

Russia'smilitarysaidTuesdaythatSyriantroopshaveliberatedabout85percentofthewar-torncountry'sterritoryfrommilitants,amajorturn-aroundtwoyearsafterMoscowintervene

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Pentagon chief orders additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan

U.S.DefenseSecretaryJamesMattissaidThursdaythathehassignedorderstosendadditionaltroopstoAfghanistan.MattistoldreportersatthePentagonthathewillnotrevealdetailsun

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Pentagon: US troop total in Afghanistan larger than reported

ThePentagonispoisedtohaveroughly15,000U.S.troopsinAfghanistaninthecomingmonths,asdefenseofficialsonWednesdayfinallyacknowledgedtheactualnumberofAmericanforcesin

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Australia offers help to Philippine troops in local fight against IS: FM

Australia'sForeignMinisterJulieBishoponTuesdayofferedforAustraliatotrain,adviseandassistPhilippinestroopsinthefightagainstIslamicState(IS)militantsinthesouthern

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Forces to arrive in Afghanistan within days or weeks: US general

ThetopU.S.commanderintheMiddleEastestimatesthatadditionalU.S.troopscouldarriveinAfghanistanwithindaysorweeks,but,accordingtoseveralU.S.officials,DefenseSecretar

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Chinese troops injured by Indian border troops' fierce action: FM

SomeChinesetroopssufferedinjuriesfromIndiantroops'fierceactioninthewesternpartoftheborderarea,theChineseForeignMinistryconfirmedMonday.Thiscameafteravideoshowin

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Trump to unveil Afghanistan war strategy

USPresidentDonaldTrumpisexpectedtoindicatelaterthatheissendingmoretroopstoAfghanistan,prolongingawar-wearyAmerica'slongestconflict.Inhisfirstprime-timespeechona

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Bannon out, “globalists” in White House to win on Afghanistan strategy

ByAPDwriterLuJiafeiWiththedepartureofpolarizingformerWhiteHousechiefstrategistSteveBannon,theyoungyetperilouslyadriftpresidencyofDonaldTrumpisexpectedbysometobe

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China says its troops did not cross control line with India

ChinesebordertroopshavealwayspatrolledtheChinesesideofthelineofcontrolontheChina-Indiaborder,theChineseForeignMinistrysaidonWednesdayinresponsetoarecentaltercat

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Are China and India on the edge of war?

TheChina-IndianstandoffinDonglangareahasbeenongoingforalmosttwomonthsnow,withlittlesignofanendinsight.Astheworldpayscloseattentiontotheimpasseandhowitwilldevelo

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China's Defense Ministry warns India of its bottom line

India must give up the "illusion of its delaying tactic" and immediately withdraw its troops from Chinese territory, Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang said in a statement late Thursday night.