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Afghan Air Force conducts first Black Hawk operation, one day after crews qualify

Fergus Kelly -
Afghan Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews conducted their first operational mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, just one day after graduating from mission qualification training.
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Asia Pacific

Explosion at Indian paramilitary HQ near Myanmar border kills 2

Staff Writer With AFP -
An explosion near an Indian paramilitary headquarters in Imphal in the northeastern state of Manipur near its border with Myanmar killed two security personnel
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Africa

Expanding global footprint: Russia builds on Syria experiments in Central Africa

Opinion Editor -
Kiril Aramov and Ruslan Trad take an in-depth look at Russia’s expansion of its burgeoning hybrid state, as it moves private military contractors into the Central African Republic
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Asia Pacific

Series of explosions rock Afghan capital

Joanne Stocker -
Explosions were reported in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday amid reports that attackers targeted a police headquarters and other parts of the city
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Air

Israel blamed for strikes near Damascus after ordering shelters open in the Golan

Joanne Stocker -
Israeli forces struck Syria on Tuesday night, shortly after recalling reserve units and ordered shelters open in the Golan Heights
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Africa

Suicide bomb kills 2 in eastern Libya

Staff Writer With AFP -
A suicide bomber on Tuesday attacked a checkpoint in eastern Libya held by militiamen loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, killing at least two people including a civilian, a senior...
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Air

UN Afghanistan investigation concludes at least 36 children killed in Kunduz madrassa air raid

Joanne Stocker -
A UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan report concluded that an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in the Taliban-controlled Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province killed and wounded at least 81 children
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Asia Pacific

Assessing Azerbaijan’s indigenous defense industry capabilities

Opinion Editor -
As Azerbaijan accelerates defense spending, Ayaz Rzayev takes an in-depth look at the state’s military-industrial capacity and cooperation with nations including Israel, Turkey, South Africa and Russia
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Europe

NATO kicks off battle-training phase of exercise ‘Siil’ in Estonia

Joanne Stocker -
NATO and partner troops began the second phase of a two-week exercise that brings together more than 15,000 troops from 19 countries, the largest in Estonia since it gained independence
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Africa

Government officials, soldier killed in Boko Haram attack on Lake Chad island

Staff Writer With AFP -
Six people were killed, including four government officials and a soldier, in Boko Haram attack on a Chadian army checkpoint on an island in Lake Chad, a military source told AFP
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Africa

UN deploys helicopter to counter ex-Seleka militia “infiltration” in Central African Republic

Fergus Kelly -
The U.N. deployed air and ground assets in an operation to defeat what it said was an "infiltration" attempt by the ex-Seleka FPRC militia near Dekoa in Central African Republic
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Air

Russia has adapted 10 MiG-31 fighter jets to test Kinzhal hypersonic missile, minister says

Fergus Kelly -
Ten Russian MiG-31 fighter jets adapted to carry the new Kinzhal hypersonic missile "have gone on test combat duty," Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said
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Europe

UK ‘very keen to support’ French plan for European military intervention force

Staff Writer With AFP -
The UK is backing a French plan to create a European military intervention force separate to the EU's PESCO pact as a way to maintain strong defense ties with the European Union after Brexit
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Air

US approves $1.4 billion sale to Germany of 6 C-130, KC-130 aircraft for joint squadron in France

Fergus Kelly -
The U.S. State Department approved the $1.4 billion sale to Germany of 3 C-130 Super Hercules transport aircraft and 3 KC-130 tanker aircraft for a joint squadron based in France
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Commentary

Did the Kremlin influence Trump’s plan to withdraw from Syria?

Jared Szuba -
In February, Putin and Trump spoke by phone. Around that time, Trump began telling White House personnel he wanted to pull out of Syria. Jared Szuba investigates Russia's role in his decision
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Africa

Death toll in Libya election commission bombing rises to 14

Staff Writer With AFP -
Libya's health ministry said the death toll from the suicide attack against the headquarters of the electoral commission in Tripoli had risen to 14.
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