Year: 2019

US approves $4 billion sale of 36 AH-64E Apache helicopters to Morocco

The US approved a sale of 36 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, Hellfire and Stinger missiles and APKWS to Morocco for $4.25 billion

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Ukraine navy ships held by Russia return to Ochakiv port

Three navy vessels that Moscow seized last year and handed back to Ukraine have arrived at a Ukrainian port, though Kiev said they were stripped of equipment

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NATO to spend $1 billion upgrading ageing AWACS fleet

NATO is to upgrade its ageing fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS early warning and control aircraft at a cost of $1 billion

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At least 10 civilians killed by ADF rebels as DR Congo army offensive continues

Between 10 and 21 civilians were killed in attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo, where the army is conducting an offensive against armed groups

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2 US service members killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash

Two US military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the NATO Resolute Support mission said

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Gunmen ambush Burundi soldiers near Rwanda border, defense ministry says

Military sources said at least eight Burundi soldiers died in a night jungle ambush near the border with Rwanda

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German army signs contract with Rafael for 1,500 Spike missiles

Germany's Bundeswehr is set to purchase 1,500 Spike missiles and hundreds of launchers from Israel's Rafael

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Taliban release 2 American and Australian hostages in southern Afghanistan

The Taliban released two Western hostages in southern Afghanistan, handing them over to US forces more than three years after they were abducted in Kabul

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Israeli air defenses intercept 4 rockets fired from Syria

Israel's anti-missile defense system intercepted four rockets fired from neighboring Syria, the IDF said

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US citizen ISIS member wants to know why he can’t go home

Kosovar-American Lirim Sulejmani traveled with his family to Syria to live under ISIS. Now in an SDF prison, he recalled the allure of the group’s propaganda

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