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Middle 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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Asia Pacific
Hundreds of Taliban fighters storm northern Afghanistan police headquarters
At least 11 Afghan policemen were killed and over a dozen captured when Taliban fighters stormed their headquarters in the Shortepa district of Balkh province
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Africa
Mali: ‘Terrorists’ attack military posts at Boulkessi and Mondoro
Insurgents conducted attacks against military posts in Boulkessi and Mondoro in the Mopti region of Mali, near the border with Burkina Faso
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Asia Pacific
India defends ‘right’ to buy Russian S-400 missile defense system
India's foreign minister defended his country's right to buy the S-400 missile defense system from Russia despite the threat of US sanctions
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Business
Boeing awarded $70 million contract for 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker buster bombs
Boeing was awarded a $70 million contract for the procurement of GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator precision-guided “bunker buster” bombs
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Americas
US General Mark Milley sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
US Army General Mark Milley was sworn in as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing General Joseph Dunford
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Middle East
‘Indications’ Israel behind PMU base strikes, Iraq PM Abdul Mahdi says
Iraq's prime minister has said his government had "indications" Israel was behind some attacks on Hashd al-Shaabi bases this summer
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Middle East
Houthis kill and capture ‘hundreds’ of pro-Yemen government forces in August operation
Houthi rebels killed 200 pro-government fighters in Yemen and captured more than 1,000 in an August offensive near the Saudi border
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Africa
ISIS claims attack on Egyptian security checkpoint in Sinai as Cairo braces for protests
ISIS said Sinai Province fighters attacked an Egyptian security checkpoint in North Sinai, killing 15 soldiers
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Africa
US ramps up airstrikes against ISIS in southwest Libya
US forces conducted the third airstrike in a week against Islamic State in southwest Libya, AFRICOM said
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