Year: 2019
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Apr- 2019 -4 AprilBusiness
Lebanon receives 6 Scan Eagle drone systems from US
Lebanon received six Boeing Insitu Scan Eagle unmanned aerial systems from the US, the Lebanese Armed Forces and the US Embassy in Beirut said
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4 AprilMiddle East
‘We have no choice but to liberate Efrin’ – Aldar Xelil on northern Syria’s next moves
Syrian Kurdish official Aldar Xelil says his forces are not counting on outside powers to protect them from Turkey
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4 AprilAfrica
Burkina Faso: More than 60 killed in ‘terrorist’ attacks and intercommunal reprisals in Arbinda
Sixty-two people were killed this week in terrorist attacks and subsequent intercommunal clashes in north Burkina Faso, a minister said
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4 AprilAfrica
Mali: UN peacekeeper injured in attack on Kidal MINUSMA base
A MINUSMA peacekeeper was reportedly injured in a rocket and gun attack on a United Nations base in Kidal, in the desert north of Mali
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3 AprilAfrica
UN Security Council requests options for Mali peacekeeping force overhaul
The UN Security Council agreed to discuss revamping the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, including a possible major drawdown
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3 AprilBusiness
US approves $2.6 billion sale to India of 24 MH-60R multi-mission helicopters
The US State Department approved the sale of 24 Sikorsky MH-60R multi-mission helicopters to India, the DSCA said
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3 AprilAfrica
French military doctor killed by explosive device in Mali’s Gourma
A French military doctor was killed when an improvised explosive device struck his armored vehicle in Mali's Gourma region near the Burkina Faso border
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2 AprilCommentary
S-400: A symbol of disobedience in the Middle East
Russia's S-400 defense system undermines US authority as ties between America and its Middle East partners get weaker
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2 AprilAfrica
Nigerian Air Force targets Islamic State base at Magari near Lake Chad
Airstrikes "significantly degraded" an Islamic State West Africa province base at Magari in the Lake Chad area of Borno state
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2 AprilEurope
Explosion at Russian military academy injures cadets
Four people were injured in a blast at the Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy in Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg
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