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Japan carries out first submarine exercise in disputed South China Sea

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Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, with the Kuroshio joining three warships near China-controlled Scarborough Shoal
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Africa

US Army procures Hydra rockets from General Dynamics for foreign military sales

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General Dynamics was awarded a $44 million contract for Hydra rockets for foreign military sales to Afghanistan, Nigeria, Australia, Lebanon and the Philippines
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Europe

Italy police search home, seize passport of suspected YPG foreign fighter

Fergus Kelly -
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

British ex-soldier Joe Robinson sentenced in Turkey over YPG ‘terror’ links

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A Turkish court sentenced former British soldier Joe Robinson to seven-and-a-half years in jail for alleged links to the Syria Kurdish YPG militia
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Africa

Twin attacks in Burkina Faso’s Kompienga province leave at least 8 dead

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At least eight civilians were killed in twin attacks in eastern Burkina Faso's Kompienga province, where jihadists have been gaining ground in recent months
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Africa

Boko Haram attacks on villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno state leave 8 dead

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Boko Haram gunmen killed eight people when they attacked two villages to steal livestock in restive Borno state in northeast Nigeria, local militia said
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Air

Estonia and Portugal procure AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft systems

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AeroVironment has been awarded two contracts for small unmanned aerial systems – RQ-20B Puma for Estonia and RQ-11B Raven for Portugal
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Asia Pacific

Afghan military helicopter crash in Farah province kills at least four

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An Afghan military helicopter carrying weapons and ammunition burst into flames during an "emergency landing" in western Afghanistan's Farah province, killing at least four people
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Middle East

Alleged Italian ISIS member captured in Syria may match known foreign fighter profile

Fergus Kelly -
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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Air

Netherlands to pull F-16 fighter jets from ISIS mission in Iraq and Syria

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Dutch F-16 fighter jets will end bombing missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria at the end of the year, the Netherlands government said
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Air

US approves $2.6 billion sale to South Korea of P-8A patrol planes and Patriot missiles

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The US State Department has approved the sale to South Korea of six P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft and 64 Patriot missiles at an estimated cost of $2.6 billion
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Land

UK gives Jordan £5 million in equipment originally destined for Syria’s moderate opposition

Joanne Stocker -
The UK is reallocating more than £5 million in vehicles and equipment to Jordan that was planned for the Syria moderate armed opposition
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Asia Pacific

South Korea launches its first missile-capable attack submarine

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South Korea launched its first ever missile-capable attack submarine, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North
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Africa

US and Somalia forces come under attack during operation against Al Shabaab

Joanne Stocker -
U.S. and Somali forces came under attack during an operation against the al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab in central Somalia, U.S. Africa Command said. A Somali soldier was killed and two...
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Middle East

Iran says missile strike on Kurdish rebels was a warning to ‘arrogant’ foreign powers

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a missile strike on a Kurdish rebel base in Iraq should serve as a warning to "arrogant foreign powers"
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Africa

Nigeria troops repel Boko Haram attack on Damasak military base

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A Boko Haram attack on a Nigeria military base in Damasak in Borno state was repelled by troops supported by fighter jets
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