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Latvia to buy Israeli Spike guided missiles for CVR-T vehicles for €108 million

Fergus Kelly -
Latvia is to buy Israel-made Spike anti-tank guided missiles for it CVR-T armored vehicle fleet for €108 million ($132 million)
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Middle East

Iraq jails Turkish woman, Syrian man for life over ISIS ties

Staff Writer With AFP -
An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced a Turkish woman and a Syrian man to life in jail over ties to Islamic State, a judicial spokesman said.
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Europe

Russia tests upgraded air defense missile

Joanne Stocker -
Russia successfully test-fired a PRS-1M upgraded air defense missile from the Sary-Shagan firing range in Kazakhstan, according to the official Ministry of Defence newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda
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Middle East

Almost 400 Chechens return to Russia from deployment to Syria’s Aleppo

Anna Varfolomeeva -
A Chechen military police battalion has returned to the Russian North Caucasus region after a 1.5-year deployment to the Syrian city of Aleppo.
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Air

Syrian Kurds say Russia gave Turkey the green light to bomb Efrin after Coalition strikes in Deir Ezzor

Wladimir Van Wilgenburg -
Syrian Kurds suspect that the US response to an apparent attempt by Syrian government forces to take an oil field from the SDF played a role in Russia giving Turkey the green light to resume airstrikes on the Kurdish enclave of Afrin
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Middle East

UPDATED: More than 200 Russians may have been killed in Coalition strikes against ‘pro-regime’ forces in Syria

Anna Varfolomeeva -
More than 200 Russians may have been killed by Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces strikes in Deir Ezzor, Syria, according to audio shared on Russian social media
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Commentary

Egypt’s new Sinai campaign unlikely to achieve long-term stability

Allison McManus -
It is nearly inconceivable to think that the Egyptian military could support a sustained presence to the level it will demonstrate over the next days in Sinai, Allison McManus writes
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Air

Turkish T129 ATAK helicopter shot down near Efrin-Turkey border

Fergus Kelly -
Kurd-led forces shot down one of a pair of Turkish T129 ATAK helicopters operating in the Rajo district of Efrin in Syria.
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Air

Israeli F-16 crashes while attacking Iranian targets in Syria

Joanne Stocker -
An Israeli Defence Forces F-16 fighter jet crashed on Saturday while it was attacking Syrian and Iranian targets in Syria, the IDF and Syrian military said
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Air

US Air Force orders more 30,000 pound GBU-57 bunker buster bombs

Fergus Kelly -
The US Air Force contracted Boeing to produce GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator precision-guided "bunker buster" bombs, a Department of Defense release said.
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Asia Pacific

Philippines’ Duterte cancels Canada Bell helicopter deal

Staff Writer With AFP -
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte abruptly cancelled a US$235 million contract to buy 16 helicopters from Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government ordered a review over human rights concerns.
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Review

Book Review: The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State

Opinion Editor -
Review: The book “The ISIS Apocalypse” by Will McCants remains important for anticipating the future developments in the now global arena of terrorism
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Middle East

Egyptian military launches major counterterror operation in North Sinai

Joanne Stocker -
Egypt launched a large-scale military operation aimed at eliminating terrorist groups in the Nile Delta and North Sinai
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Asia Pacific

North Korea confirms dismissal of top military general

Staff Writer With AFP -
North Korea state media confirmed the sacking of the country's military chief Hwang Pyong So, after Southern reports said he had been fired for corruption
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Asia Pacific

Tajikistan pardons more than 100 citizens who returned from Syria and Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP -
Tajikistan has pardoned more than 100 of its nationals following their return home from Syria and Iraq, where they had joined radical Islamist groups, the interior minister said
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Americas

US 2018 Nuclear Posture Review: It’s the Baltic states, stupid!

Opinion Editor -
What the nuclear posture review fails to grasp is that when combined with a strong conventional presence, US reliance on strategic escalation strengthens deterrence, while the deployment of low-yield SLCMs weakens it
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