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US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 4 militants, Africom says

Staff Writer With AFP -
US forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 4 militants associated with the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, US Africa Command said
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Business

US approves $40 million sale of 2,622 bombs to Kuwait

Fergus Kelly -
The U.S. State Department approved the sale to Kuwait of 2,622 bombs for its F/A-18 aircraft at an estimated cost of $40.4 million
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Business

Rheinmetall defense earnings up €17 million in first half of 2018

Joanne Stocker -
Rheinmetall Group's defense sales fell to €1.263 billion in the first half of 2018 while earnings rose €17 million to €31 million
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Middle East

Russia to deploy military police at 8 observation points in Syria’s Golan Heights

Fergus Kelly -
Russia will deploy military police in Syria's Golan Heights, and UN peacekeepers have returned to the frontier, the defense ministry said
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Middle East

South Korea deploys warship to Libya after kidnapping of foreign engineers

Staff Writer With AFP -
Seoul deployed a warship to Libya in an apparent show of force to secure the release of a South Korean man kidnapped with three Filipinos
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Asia Pacific

Three foreign nationals abducted and killed in Kabul, Afghan police say

Joanne Stocker -
Three foreign nationals working in Afghanistan were kidnapped and later found murdered in Kabul, police said
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Asia Pacific

ISIS fighters surrender to Afghan forces in Jowzjan province

Joanne Stocker -
A large number of Islamic State-Khorasan Province fighters surrendered to Afghan forces in Jowzjan province, a spokesperson for the US and NATO mission in Afghanistan said
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Africa

Gunmen ambush Mali military convoy, killing 4 soldiers

Staff Writer With AFP -
Four soldiers from Mali were killed when gunmen ambushed a military convoy carrying materials for the country's election
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Europe

Georgia and US Army Europe kick off ‘Noble Partner 18’ multinational exercise

Joanne Stocker -
The fourth iteration of Georgia and US Army Europe's multinational training exercise 'Noble Partner' began with more than 3,000 NATO and partner forces
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Business

Profits down at BAE on weak Eurofighter Typhoon demand

Joanne Stocker -
BAE Systems said in its first-half report that profits had fallen nearly one-fifth on weak demand for Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets
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Business

US approves $169 million sale to Netherlands of 106 torpedo conversion kits

Staff Writer With AFP -
The U.S. State Department approved the sale to the Netherlands of 106 kits to convert Mk 46 torpedoes to Mk 54 for an estimated cost of $169 million
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Air

US Air Force terminates Minuteman III ICBM test flight after ‘anomaly’

Staff Writer With AFP -
The US Air Force terminated a test of an unarmed Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific after it developed an "anomaly" in flight, officials said
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Africa

Central African Republic: 3 Russians ‘carrying press cards’ killed near Sibut

Fergus Kelly -
Three Russians carrying press cards were killed near Sibut in the Central African Republic, reports and the UN mission in the country said
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Air

India eyes the Raytheon/Kongsberg National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System

Fergus Kelly -
India’s Ministry of Defence has approved the acquisition of the latest version of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to boost air defenses in New Delhi
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Asia Pacific

Turning east: the rise of Islamic State’s Khorasan Province

Pawel Wojcik -
ISKP’s growth in Afghanistan coincides with its losses in Iraq and Syria, but the US and Taliban are fighting back, Paweł Wójcik writes
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Business

US approves sale to Bahrain of 28 TOW missile Improved Target Acquisition Systems

Fergus Kelly -
The US State Department approved the sale to Bahrain of 28 TOW Improved Target Acquisition Systems and related equipment, at estimated cost of $80 million
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