Year: 2019

Israel has struck targets in Syria hundreds of times, Netanyahu says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel had at the weekend carried out an airstrike in Syria, a rare public confirmation of such attacks

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Ukraine signs agreement to procure Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced a deal has been signed to purchase Turkish Bayraktar TB 2 drones for the Ukrainian military.

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Syria air defenses shoot down Israeli missiles near Damascus

Syrian air defenses shot down Israeli missiles near Damascus, the official SANA news agency reported, citing a military source

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‘Terrorist’ attack in Gasseliki in northern Burkina Faso kills 12

Twelve people were killed and two injured in a terrorist attack in Gasseliki in Burkina Faso's northern Soum province, the security ministry said

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Despite decline, US military veteran homelessness persists in California

The number of homeless US military veterans in California fell 5.4% in 2018 but the state still is home to 28% of homeless veterans

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The duties of comrades-in-arms

It is the responsibility of the world to repay the Kurdish people and the rest of the peoples of the region for their sacrifice in the fight against ISIS, Polat Can argues

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US begins Syria withdrawal

The US-led military coalition in Syria has begun pulling out, a spokesperson said without elaborating on locations or timetables

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Burkina Faso appoints new armed forces chief as militant attacks continue

Burkina Faso's armed forces chief Oumarou Sadou was replaced by Moise Miningou as the military struggles to put a stop to terrorist attacks

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Portugal paratroops in five-hour firefight with UPC militia in Central African Republic

Portuguese peacekeepers battled for five hours to restore order after militants killed two police officers in the Central African Republic town of Bambari

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Nigeria troops return to Baga after ISWA attacks force thousands to flee

Nigerian troops were back in the Lake Chad town of Baga after Boko Haram attacks forced tens of thousands to flee

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