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Iraqi forces launch major operation against ISIS over civilian executions

Staff Writer With AFP -
Iraqi forces launched a major operation against remnants of Islamic State following public anger over the jihadists' murder of a group of abducted civilians.
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Middle East

Iraq urges repatriation of children of ISIS fighters

Staff Writer With AFP -
Iraq has called for the home countries of foreign ISIS fighters held in its jails to repatriate hundreds of children of the captured militants
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Commentary

Defending the Seas: the US Navy Second Fleet and Atlantic security

James Bosbotinis -
The re-establishment of the 2nd Fleet demonstrates the resolve to ensure the US Navy’s readiness to deter and defeat Russian adventurism
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Middle East

Fighting in southern Syria displaces 270,000 people, UN says

Joanne Stocker -
The number of people who have fled their homes in Syria's Daraa over the last two weeks of fighting has climbed to 270,000, the UN said
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Peace

UN peacekeeping budget of $6.7 billion agreed

Staff Writer With AFP -
U.N. member countries on Sunday, July 1 agreed to a peacekeeping budget of just under $6.7 billion, according to diplomatic sources.
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Africa

Mali: French forces targeted in Gao attack

Fergus Kelly -
Forces deployed to France's Sahel Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in Mali were attacked in Gao
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Middle East

UAE pauses assault on Yemen’s Hodeidah as UN pushes for Houthi withdrawal

Staff Writer With AFP -
The UAE announced it halted the offensive it is backing against Houthi rebels in Yemen's port city of Hodeidah, to give a chance to UN efforts
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Air

Raytheon awarded $315 million Griffin missile contract for US special forces

Fergus Kelly -
Raytheon was awarded a $315 million contract for Griffin mini-missile production, improvement and support by U.S Special Operations Command
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Asia Pacific

Afghanistan: Ghani orders resumption of operations against the Taliban

Staff Writer With AFP -
Afghan security forces resumed operations after President Ashraf Ghani declared an end to the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban
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Africa

Mali headquarters of G5 Sahel joint force attacked

Fergus Kelly -
An attack was reported on the headquarters of the G5 Sahel Joint Force in Sevare in the Mopti region of Mali
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Air

Hungary orders 20 Airbus H145M military helicopters

Joanne Stocker -
Hungary's defense ministry has ordered 20 H145M military helicopters as part of its Zrinyi 2026 armed forces modernization program, Airbus said
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Africa

UN Security Council extends Mali peacekeeping mission

Staff Writer With AFP -
The UN Security Council unanimously renewed its peacekeeping mission in Mali for a year, urging the country to make progress toward peace
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Asia Pacific

Australia awards BAE $26 billion contract for Future Frigates

Joanne Stocker -
Australia awarded BAE Systems a $26 billion (AuS$35 billion) contract to build nine Aegis-equipped anti-submarine frigates for the Royal Australian Navy
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Air

US Air Force to spend up to $897 million on bunker buster bomb warheads

Fergus Kelly -
The U.S. Air Force awarded two contracts for the production of bunker buster bomb warhead bodies for up to $897 million, a U.S. Department of Defense release said.
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Air

BAE Systems awarded $224 million contract for 10,000 rocket guidance systems

Fergus Kelly -
BAE Systems was awarded a $224 million contract to produce Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System laser guidance units for Hydra rockets for the US Air Force, Army Navy and foreign military sales
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Air

Boeing awarded $1.5 billion contract for Kuwait F-18 production

Joanne Stocker -
The US Navy awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion contract to produce and deliver 28 F-18 Super Hornets to Kuwait, the Pentagon said
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