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US-led Coalition against ISIS to meet in Washington on November 14

The Coalition against ISIS will meet in Washington, D.C. on November 14 in a French-initiated meeting as the US pulls troops from Syria

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US Democrats subpoena Pentagon documents in Trump impeachment inquiry

Congressional Democrats subpoenaed the Pentagon for documents tied to President Donald Trump's withholding of military aide to Ukraine

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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