Year: 2019
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Jun- 2019 -14 JuneAsia Pacific
Vietnam air force pilots killed in Yak-52 plane crash
Two pilots were killed in Vietnam after their Yak-52 military trainer plane crashed during a training session
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14 JuneAfrica
Islamic State attacks Nigeria military base in Kareto, killing commander
Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa Province affiliate attacked a military base in the northern Borno state town of Kareto
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13 JuneAfrica
Islamic State arrival in Mozambique further complicates Cabo Delgado violence
Islamic State claimed its first presence in Mozambique, attributing a June clash with the army near Mocimboa da Praia to its Central Africa Province affiliate
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13 JuneBusiness
Citing increased demand, US Special Operations orders 7 additional MH-47G Chinooks from Boeing
US Special Operations Command awarded Boeing a $194 million contract modification for seven additional MH-47G Chinook helicopters citing increased demand
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12 JuneWar
Not all ‘child soldiers’ carry guns, but all need support
Current programs that help former child soldiers focus on helping combatants, but many boys and girls in armed groups do not carry weapons
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12 JuneCommentary
Questions SecDef nominee Shanahan should – but won’t – be asked
Gregory D. Foster proposes questions that would shed much-needed light on the thinking of Patrick Shanahan who is about to officially occupy the Defense Secretary post
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12 JuneMiddle East
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport, injuring dozens
A rocket fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels fell in the arrivals hall of Saudi Arabia's Abha airport, injuring more than two dozen people
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12 JuneMiddle East
Syrian media claims shooting down of Israeli missiles near Golan Heights
Syrian air defense shot down a number of Israeli missiles targeting the south of the country near the Golan Heights, the official Sana news agency said
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11 JuneAsia Pacific
India finds wreckage of missing IAF An-32 plane
Indian authorities spotted the wreckage of a missing An-32 with 13 air force personnel aboard after days of searching a remote mountainous region close to China
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11 JuneAfrica
Sudan conflict is Ethiopian peacemaker Abiy’s latest stop
Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed met Sudanese protesters and the ruling military council after a deadly crackdown
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