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Central African Republic armed groups present peace demands to African Union panel

Fergus Kelly -
Armed groups in the Central African Republic have presented nearly 100 demands to an African Union panel seeking to broker peace in the country
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Middle East

Canadian Major-General Fortin named head of NATO training mission in Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP -
Canadian Armed Forces Major-General Dany Fortin will lead the new NATO training and capacity-building mission in Iraq
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Africa

Congo ‘Ninja’ leader Pastor Ntumi calls for disarmament under December ceasefire deal

Staff Writer With AFP -
The leader behind an insurgency in the Republic of Congo said he accepted the principle of laying down arms in his first public appearance since a ceasefire last December
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Blog

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

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

Insitu awarded RQ-21 Blackjack drone contract for US Marines and Poland

Fergus Kelly -
Boeing subsidiary Insitu was awarded an almost $54 million contract for RQ-21 Blackjack drones for the US Marines and Poland
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Africa

US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 2 militants, Africom says

Staff Writer With AFP -
US forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 2 militants associated with the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, US Africa Command said
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Business

Switzerland most transparent small arms exporter, Iran, DPRK and UAE most opaque

Fergus Kelly -
Small Arms Survey reveals Switzerland was the most transparent authorized small arms exporter in 2015, followed by the Netherlands, the UK, Italy, and Serbia
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Africa

Mali: Estonia troops to begin operations in Gao

Fergus Kelly -
Estonian troops in Mali have finalized their preparations and will begin their support of France's Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission
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Air

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

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

Russia signs military cooperation pact with Central African Republic

Fergus Kelly -
Russia and the Central African Republic signed a military cooperation agreement on the sidelines of Army-2018 defense expo outside Moscow
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Air

Swedish Gripen fighter jet crashes after bird strike near Ronneby

Staff Writer With AFP -
A Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter crashed after colliding with a bird in southern Sweden, authorities said, adding the pilot ejected safely.
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Asia Pacific

Multiple rockets hit Kabul after Afghan president offers Taliban ceasefire

Staff Writer With AFP -
Multiple rockets hit near the diplomatic area in the Afghan capital Kabul, as officials said fighting had broken out between security forces and militants
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Air

India flight tests helicopter-launched Nag missiles, SAAW glide bombs

Fergus Kelly -
India's armed forces tested the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon glide bomb system and the HeliNa helicopter-launched Nag anti-tank missile, the Ministry of Defence said
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Europe

Police officers injured in multiple attacks in Chechnya

Staff Writer With AFP -
Armed assailants attacked and injured police officers in several locations in the Russian republic of Chechnya, including the capital Grozny and the town of Shali, the region's leader Ramzan Kadyrov said
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Air

US soldier killed in special operations helicopter crash in Iraq

Joanne Stocker -
A US led Coalition against ISIS service member, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor J. Galvin was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve said
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Asia Pacific

Afghanistan: President Ghani offers Taliban 3-month conditional ceasefire

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Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani declared a provisional three-month ceasefire with the Taliban to begin on Eid al-Adha
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