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Apr- 2019 -15 April
US airstrike kills senior ISIS Somalia official Abdulhakim Dhuqub, Africom says
US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike against the ISIS affiliate in Somalia, killing senior official Abdulhakim Dhuqub
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10 April
US Africa Command conducts first Somalia airstrike since admitting civilian casualties
US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia, the first since it admitted it had inadvertently killed civilians
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10 April
Missing Japan F-35 stealth fighter jet crashed into sea, Self Defense Force says
Japan's Self Defense Force confirmed that an F-35 stealth fighter jet missing since Monday night had crashed into the sea
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9 April
Japan F-35 fighter disappears over Pacific east of Misawa
A Japanese F-35 stealth fighter jet with one pilot on board disappeared from radar while on a training mission over the Pacific, the defense ministry said
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8 April
UN humanitarian coordinator urges investigation into Yemen students’ deaths blamed on airstrike
The UN called for an investigation into the deaths of 11 civilians in Yemen's capital, where rebels accused a Saudi-led coalition of carrying out an airstrike
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5 April
US Africa Command admits to civilian casualties in Somalia airstrike
US Africa Command admitted that an airstrike last year targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia killed two civilians and that it failed to disclose its findings
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5 April
Sierra Nevada awarded 5-year Afghanistan A-29 training contract as US shifts to in-country instruction
Sierra Nevada was awarded a $43 million contract for A-29 Super Tucano training for Afghanistan as the US transitions to in-country training
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3 April
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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2 April
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 April
US suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey over S-400 purchase from Russia
The US is halting deliveries to Turkey related to the F-35 stealth fighter jet program after the NATO ally bought Russia's S-400 air and missile defense system
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