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China reveals Lingyun-1 hypersonic missile at National Science and Technology expo

Drake Long -
China’s National University of Defense Technology displayed the Lingyun-1 hypersonic missile in public for the first time, as the 18th National Science and Technology Week began in Beijing
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Middle East

Syrian army says Damascus ‘completely secure’ after taking Yarmouk camp from ISIS

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Syria's army said it was in full control of the capital Damascus and its outskirts after ousting Islamic State, marking a major milestone in the seven-year war. "The Syrian army...
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US troops unlikely to withdraw from Syria after ISIS defeat in Deir Ezzor

Wladimir Van Wilgenburg -
US troops are unlikely to leave Syria after defeating ISIS in Deir Ezzor despite tough talk from President Trump and Turkey's calls for the SDF to leave Manbij, Wladimir Van Wilgenburg reports
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Asia Pacific

India flight-tests BrahMos cruise missile twice in two days

Fergus Kelly -
India successfully conducted a flight test of its BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in a trial to validate life extension technologies, officials said.
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Africa

Malian soldier injured, 12 civilians killed in Boulikessi market attack

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At least 12 civilians were killed in northern Mali in an attack on a market that also involved the shooting of a Malian soldier, military sources said
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Middle East

High-value target captured by SDF isn’t ISIS spokesperson Abu Hasan al-Muhajir

Joanne Stocker -
Reports that the Syrian Democratic Forces backed by the U.S.-led Coalition against Islamic State captured the group's spokesperson Abu Hasan al-Muhajir in a raid in Eastern Syria are untrue, a spokesperson for the Coalition said
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Chinese air force lands first bomber on disputed Woody Island in South China Sea

Drake Long -
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force of China landed an H-6K bomber aircraft on the disputed Woody Island in the South China Sea for the first time
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US approves $45 million sale of 3,200 bomb bodies to Bahrain

Fergus Kelly -
The U.S. State Department approved an estimated $45 million sale of 3,200 general purpose and penetrator bomb bodies to Bahrain
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Middle East

Israel builds ‘missile net’ along eastern border to protect new airport

Joanne Stocker -
Israel has built a unique "missile net" to defend a new airport, as part of a newly-completed segment of its eastern border barrier, a military official said
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Middle East

Denmark to withdraw special forces from Iraq, but capacity-building contingent will stay

Fergus Kelly -
Denmark said that special forces assigned to the U.S.-led Coalition will be withdrawn because they have completed their mission, but other troops in capacity building, and radar operation roles will remain
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Africa

UN peacekeeper killed, 8 injured in attack on convoy near Alindao, Central African Republic

Fergus Kelly -
A Mauritanian peacekeeper was killed and eight others injured in an attack on a U.N. convoy south of Alindao in the Central African Republic, the U.N. mission said.
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Africa

Central African Republic: UN ‘restores control’ of Bambari, after 8 people killed

Fergus Kelly -
The UN Minusca mission in Central African Republic said it had retaken control of Bambari after institutions in the town were attacked in two days of violence and looting that left eight people dead
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Africa

UN operation to prevent militia moving toward Central African Republic capital continues

Fergus Kelly -
A U.N. Minusca Force spokesperson said that the operation to prevent militia from moving towards Bangui is ongoing, after French fighter jets conducted a show of force over the northern town of Kaga Bandoro
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Asia Pacific

India suspends offensive military operations in Kashmir for Ramadan

Staff Writer With AFP -
India suspended offensive military operations against rebels in disputed Kashmir territory in a rare gesture for the holy month of Ramadan, following a recent escalation of violence in the Muslim-majority region
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Air

Afghan president Ghani apologizes for Kunduz airstrike that killed 30 children

Joanne Stocker -
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani apologized to the families of dozens of children killed in an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in Kunduz province last month
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Middle East

Russian navy to ‘permanently’ patrol the Mediterranean armed with Kalibr missiles, Putin says

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Russian naval ships armed with Kalibr cruise missiles will patrol off the coast of Syria on a continuous basis in order to ward off terrorist threats, President Vladimir Putin said
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