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Apr- 2019 -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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Mar- 2019 -28 March
Mi-8 helicopter crash in Kazakhstan kills 13 service members on board
A military Mi-8 helicopter crashed in southwestern Kazakhstan, killing all 13 servicemen on board, the defense ministry said
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26 March
US approves Belgium purchase of 4 MQ-9 SkyGuardian drones for $600 million
The US has approved a possible sale to Belgium of four MQ-9B Reaper drones at an estimated cost of $600 million, the DSCA said
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25 March
$4.8 billion sale and upgrade of Morocco F-16 aircraft approved by US
The US has approved a sale to Morocco of 25 F-16C/D aircraft and related equipment that could total $3.8 billion and upgrades of 23 aircraft
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25 March
Israel begins airstrikes in Gaza after rocket hits house near Tel Aviv
Israel launched airstrikes in the Gaza Strip hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit a house and wounded seven Israelis
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25 March
Afghanistan: Airstrike kills 10 children in Kunduz, UN says
At least 13 civilians, including 10 children, were killed in an airstrike by "international forces" in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, the UN said
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21 March
US Navy awards Boeing $4 billion F-18 production contract
The US Navy has awarded Boeing a $4 billion contract to produce 78 new F/A-18 aircraft, the Department of Defense said
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20 March
US Africa Command disputes rights group’s allegations of civilian casualties in Somalia
Amnesty International has accused U.S. forces of killing several civilians in Somalia as they “dramatically increased” the number of air strikes in the volatile country, but the U.S. military denied the deaths. U.S. Africa Command said it had carried out 110 strikes by drones and manned aircraft in the past two years in Somalia, killing over 800 people, but insisted every death was that of a “terrorist.” But Amnesty researchers who investigated five air strikes in detail reported at least 14 civilians had been killed, raising fears the total dead in the scores of attacks may be far higher. “The attacks appear to have violated international humanitarian law, and some may amount to war crimes,” Amnesty said in a Wednesday, March 20 report, titled “The Hidden U.S. War in Somalia.” The study is based on 150 interviews including witnesses, family members of those killed and security experts. Their reports were corroborated by satellite imagery, photographs of the deep craters of the explosions, as well as munition fragments collected from the sites. U.S. strikes, which included missiles fired by manned aircraft as well as drones, targeted Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked jihadist insurgent group, Al-Shabaab. Amnesty said that since April 2017, the U.S. …
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15 March
Israel strikes 100 targets in Gaza after rockets fired at Tel Aviv
Israel said it struck dozens of Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rockets from the Palestinian enclave, including rare fire toward Tel Aviv
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