Year: 2019

Turkey carries out airstrikes in Iraqi Kurdistan after diplomat’s murder

Turkey launched an airstrike in Qandil, Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the killing of a Turkish diplomat in the region

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Afghanistan university students killed by ‘sticky bomb’ blast in Kabul

At least eight people were killed and dozens more wounded when a bomb detonated near a university in the Afghan capital Kabul

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USS Boxer downs Iranian drone near Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon says

The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer brought down an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon and President Donald Trump said

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Nigeria: Islamic State fighters attack Jakana military base after deadly ambush

Islamic State militants attacked a military base in Jakana town in Nigeria's Borno state after killing six soldiers in an ambush on their vehicle nearby

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Iran’s IRGC seizes foreign tanker accused of smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf

Iran's IRGC has seized a tanker carrying fuel that the Islamic Republic claims was being smuggled through the Persian Gulf

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US House votes to block $8.1 billion in Saudi Arabia arms sales

The US House voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of Donald Trump that will likely lead to a veto by the president

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Turkey excluded from F-35 stealth jet program after S-400 deliveries from Russia

The US confirmed Turkey is to be excluded from the F-35 stealth fighter jet program after it purchased the Russian S-400 air defense missile system

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Turkish diplomat killed in shooting in Iraqi Kurdistan capital

A Turkish diplomat was shot and killed in a restaurant in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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Sudan army and protesters finalize civilian-military power-sharing deal

Sudan's protesters and generals inked a deal that aims to install a civilian council, a key demand of demonstrators since president Omar al-Bashir was deposed

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UK to send second Type 23 frigate HMS Kent to Gulf

The UK Royal Navy said it will send a second Type 23 frigate, the HMS Kent, to the Persian Gulf this autumn

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