Day: March 25, 2019

$4.8 billion sale and upgrade of Morocco F-16 aircraft approved by US

The US has approved a sale to Morocco of 25 F-16C/D aircraft and related equipment that could total $3.8 billion and upgrades of 23 aircraft

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Jihadists losing grip in Mali but peace will take time, French armed forces chief says

France's armed forces chief said jihadists in Mali are on the back foot but restoring peace in the poor Sahel country will take time

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Israel begins airstrikes in Gaza after rocket hits house near Tel Aviv

Israel launched airstrikes in the Gaza Strip hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit a house and wounded seven Israelis

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Challenges after the elimination of ISIS

Although defeated on the battlefield, ISIS will continue to be a threat to stability in northern Syria, SDF commander Mazlum Kobane writes

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SDF calls for international tribunal to try ISIS members in Syria

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces has called for the international community to set up a special tribunal to try detained ISIS members

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Afghanistan: Airstrike kills 10 children in Kunduz, UN says

At least 13 civilians, including 10 children, were killed in an airstrike by "international forces" in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, the UN said

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