Year: 2019
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Oct- 2019 -6 OctoberAfrica
Burkina Faso: ‘Around 20’ killed near Soum province gold mine
Around 20 people were killed in an attack near a gold mining site in Madoudji in Burkina Faso's violence-plagued Soum province, security sources told AFP
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4 OctoberMiddle East
Turkey-backed rebels announce unification under ‘Syrian National Army’
Representatives of various Syrian rebel groups supported by Turkey announced their formal unification as the Syrian National Army
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4 OctoberAsia Pacific
India admits friendly fire downed Mi-17 helicopter in Kashmir
The Indian Air Force admitted that it shot down one of its own Mi-17 helicopters during clashes with Pakistan in February over Kashmir
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4 OctoberTechnology
Ukraine drones show sanctions don’t clip Russia’s wings
Despite sanctions, Russia is able to continue to launch drones in Ukraine thanks to a supply of spare parts acquired abroad
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3 OctoberBusiness
US approves Ukraine’s purchase of 150 Javelin anti-tank missiles
The US has approved Ukraine's purchase of Javelin missiles and launch units at an estimated cost of nearly $40 million
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3 OctoberAfrica
France seeks international support for Sahel military coalition
France is asking European partners to send special forces to the Sahel for a coalition to shore up local forces increasingly targeted by jihadist attacks
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3 OctoberBusiness
US approves Japan for $140 million technical support for AEGIS destroyers
The US approved the $140 million sale of follow-on technical support and services for eight of Japan's AEGIS Destroyers
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2 OctoberTechnology
Portugal’s military drone program takes flight
Portugal’s involvement in combat operations in Central African Republic makes it a special case as its unmanned aerial system program develops
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2 OctoberTechnology
Ukraine offers a glimpse into the future of counter-drone warfare
The conflict in eastern Ukraine demonstrates that unmanned aerial system defense and traditional air defense should be integrated
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1 OctoberMiddle East
Erdogan suggests unilateral Turkish military incursion into northern Syria is imminent
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated a military operation against Western-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria was imminent
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