Americas
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Sep- 2019 -30 September
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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Aug- 2019 -30 August
Colombia troops kill 9 FARC dissidents in San Vicente del Caguan raid
Colombian troops killed nine FARC dissidents in a raid in what the president said was "a clear message" to their leaders
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30 August
US carries out successful THAAD remote launcher test
The US carried out a successful intercept test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, the first using a remote launcher kit
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30 August
US officially establishes Space Command
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper officially established US Space Command, eight months after President Donald Trump ordered its creation
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29 August
Ex-FARC commander calls for Colombia rebels to take up arms
Former senior FARC commander Ivan Marquez announced he is taking up arms with other Colombia guerrillas who reject a peace deal with the government
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19 August
US tests medium-range cruise missile after INF treaty pullout
The US announced the test of a medium-range ground-launched cruise missile after tearing up the INF deal eliminating such potentially nuclear-capable weapons
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12 August
US SOCOM commander orders ethics review in wake of scandals
US Special Operations Command commander General Richard D. Clarke ordered an internal ethics review in the wake of recent public scandals
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3 August
US police investigate ‘potential hate crime’ after 20 killed in El Paso mass shooting
US police are investigating a "potential hate crime" after a gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 20 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas
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2 August
Russia urges moratorium on missile deployment after US quits INF treaty
Russia called on the US to implement a moratorium on deploying intermediate-range nuclear missiles, as Washington withdrew from the INF treaty
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Jul- 2019 -30 July
US Senate fails to override Trump’s Saudi weapons sales veto
The US Senate failed to prevent $8 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, after President Donald Trump vetoed resolutions blocking the deal
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