Year: 2019

Indian Air Force MiG-21 trainer jet crashes near Gwalior airbase

An Indian Air Force MiG-21 trainer jet crashed in the Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh on approach to land at Gwalior airbase

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Nigeria: Jihadists execute ACF aid worker as army closes Mercy Corps offices

Suspected ISWAP fighters executed one of six aid workers abducted in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, humanitarian group Action Against Hunger said

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Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopter cleared for production

The new Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopter was cleared for initial production after receiving approval from the US Air Force

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Thailand approved for $400 million Boeing AH-6i light attack helicopter purchase

The US Department of State approved the $400 million sale to Thailand of eight AH-6i light helicopters and related weapons and equipment

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INTERVIEW: Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed on security in North and East Syria

Ilham Ahmed, President of the Executive Committee of the Syrian Democratic Council, speaks to Jared Szuba about the buffer zone, Turkey, constitutional committee and security in northern Syria

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US and Turkey conduct second joint ground patrols in northeast Syria

The US and Turkey launched a second round of joint patrols in northeastern Syria on as part of plans to create a "safe" buffer zone

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Yemeni children among 16 civilians killed by airstrikes in Dalah province

Seven children were among 16 people killed in twin air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in southern Yemen

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Roadside bomb ‘placed by PKK’ kills 2 Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq

Two Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq by a roadside bomb that Turkey's defense ministry blamed on the PKK

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France begins trial of 5 women accused in Notre-Dame car bomb plot

Five women went on trial in France in an alleged plot to detonate a car bomb in front of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral

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Afghan officials probe claim of 40 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike

Afghanistan is investigating reports that 40 civilians, including children, were killed in an airstrike during a wedding celebration in southern Helmand province

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