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New UK-based RAF Typhoon squadron will temporarily integrate Qatari personnel

Fergus Kelly -
The U.K. is to create a new Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon squadron that will temporarily integrate personnel from Qatar
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Middle East

Did ISIS kill Iraqis with weapons the US gave to Syrian fighters?

Joanne Stocker -
ISIS captured European weapons given by the US to Syrian rebels and later used them against the Iraqi Security Forces in the battles of Mosul and Fallujah
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Air

Lebanon to get $120 million in US military aid including ScanEagle drones and helicopters

Fergus Kelly -
The United States is to give the Lebanese Armed Forces more than $120 million in additional military aid for border security and counter-terrorism operations
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Middle East

UPDATED ISIS attack on Tanf deconfliction zone repelled by MaT

Fergus Kelly -
The U.S.-backed vetted Syrian opposition group Jaysh Maghawir al-Thawra (MaT) repelled ISIS attacks on the deconfliction zone near At Tanf in southern Syria
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Asia Pacific

German parliament extends Afghanistan mission until March

Joanne Stocker -
Germany's parliament has agreed to extend the mandate for German troops in Afghanistan until March 2018, backing the three-year-old NATO Resolute Support mission in the country.
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Air

Israel hits Gaza after rocket fire, three wounded

Staff Writer With AFP -
The Israeli air force hit the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Wednesday lightly wounding three people, after Palestinians fired at southern Israel, the military and Gaza security officials said.
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Air

Saudi Arabia to buy more than 600 Raytheon-made Joint Standoff Weapons for $302 million

Fergus Kelly -
Raytheon has been awarded a $302 million contract to produce 618 AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapon glide bombs for Saudi Arabia
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Africa

US drone strike targets Al Shabaab in Somalia

Joanne Stocker -
A US Africa Command drone strike in Somalia targeted al-Shabaab near the capital Mogadishu, the latest US airstrike against al-Qaeda and ISIS militants in the country.
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Americas

NATO extends Secretary General Stoltenberg’s mandate until 2020

Fergus Kelly -
NATO has extended Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's mandate until September 2020, the alliance said
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Asia Pacific

Afghan forces to launch operation against ISIS in the north

Staff Writer With AFP -
Afghanistan's military plans to launch a major operation to stop the Islamic State group making inroads into the country's northern provinces, officials said Tuesday
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Europe

EU formally establishes 25-member PESCO defense and security cooperation pact

Fergus Kelly -
The Council of the EU established the Permanent Structured Cooperation on security and defense (PESCO) consisting of 25 member states
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Middle East

Putin orders partial Russia troop withdrawal from Syria during surprise visit to Hmeimim air base

Staff Writer With AFP -
President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria during a surprise visit to the country en route to Egypt
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Asia Pacific

Russia seeks to boost naval cooperation with Japan while criticizing Korean exercises

Joanne Stocker -
Russia and Japan are set to conduct more than two dozen joint military exercises next year as Moscow seeks to boost cooperation with its island neighbor.
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Air

Qatar signs £6 billion deal with UK for 24 Typhoon fighter jets, missiles and bombs

Fergus Kelly -
Qatar signed a contract with the UK to purchase 24 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter jets, Brimstone and Meteor missiles and Paveway IV bombs
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Middle East

Prime Minister Abadi declares ‘end of war’ against ISIS in Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP -
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday declared victory in the three-year war by Iraqi forces to expel Islamic State
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Air

Pakistan Air Force ordered to shoot down foreign UAVs, including US drones

Fergus Kelly -
Pakistan's Air Force chief said he ordered the service to shoot down foreign drones in Pakistani airspace, including UAVs operated by the United States.
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