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A French A400M airdropped 40 tonnes of supplies to troops in the Sahel

A French Airbus A400M transport aircraft airdropped almost 40 tonnes of supplies to troops operating in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa

Did a PMC Wagner employee leave a trail of personal belongings in Libya?

A video on Russian social media channels appears to show the personal belongings of a PMC Wagner contractor fighting for Khalifa Haftar in Libya

French soldiers deployed to Mali use 3D printers to make spare parts

French soldiers deployed to Operation Barkhane in the Sahel have been experimenting with 3D printers to make spare parts at their base in Mali

US threatens EU with trade war over weapons

The US has all but threatened the EU with a trade war over plans to boost cooperation between member states on military spending

US and Iran sound the retreat after beating drums of war

US and Iranian leadership displayed rare agreement in comments as officials sought to publicly downplay the possibility of military conflict

Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa … or both?

What is Boko Haram called, and how should we refer to its two factions?

Was the Philippines cathedral bombing a suicide attack?

Comments made by Philippines President Duterte and other officials about whether ISIS was behind suicide attacks in a Jolo church were contradictory

Are Russian ‘mercenaries’ in Venezuela? What we know

Reuters published an article on Russian private military contractors being flown to Venezuela, but the sources they used deserve close scrutiny

The hypocrisy of the $15 billion Canada-Saudi arms deal

The Canadian government will continue to be in a state of hypocrisy on human rights until parliament seriously pursues an end to the arms deal with Saudi Arabia, Anna Badillo argues

Mali: More than 100 French troops parachute into Menaka

French paratroops conducted an airborne operation in the Ménaka region of northeastern Mali near the Niger border

French desert troops take to boats in Mali

French desert troops recently took to boats to patrol the Niger River in Mali, the first time that they have been used in France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in the Sahel

‘No frills, no elitism’: Popular Front’s Jake Hanrahan promises just the details (all the details) of modern war

Jake Hanrahan spoke about his plans for Popular Front, his new podcast on the niche details of modern warfare

Iran’s first indigenously developed fighter jet looks a lot like the American F-5

Iran unveiled the "Kowsar," it's first domestic fighter jet that looked remarkably like the Northrop Grumman F-5

Here’s photos of US and Turkish vehicles patrolling Manbij (but not together)

The Pentagon has posted photos of U.S. military vehicles in Manbij, the Syrian city until recently at the heart of a dispute between Turkey and America.

Observations on another incident near Syria’s At Tanf

Reporting around the latest incident near At Tanf in southern Syria leaves more questions than answers, not least on the reporting itself

Colombia isn’t joining NATO

Colombia isn't joining NATO. Or rather Colombia is already part of NATO.