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Feb- 2019 -

2 February

Five Philippines troops killed battling Abu Sayyaf on Jolo

A "fierce firefight" killed five Philippine soldiers and three militants from the Abu Sayyaf group suspected of the deadly cathedral bombing in Jolo

1 February

Staff Writer With AFP

India Air Force pilots killed in Mirage 2000 fighter jet crash

Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed when their French-built Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed minutes after take-off in Bangalore

Jan- 2019 -

31 January

Shadi Khan Saif

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Thorny peace process leaves Afghanistan with a sense of deja vu

The path to peace in Afghanistan, fast-tracked by US President Trump’s rush to withdraw troops, has left many Afghans with a sense of deja vu

31 January

US Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter Afghanistan

Andrew Kennedy

US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan – good news for peace?

Ambassador James Dobbins, former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said three factors explain why Afghanistan remains reliant on the United States for security

30 January

Fergus Kelly

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Was the Philippines cathedral bombing a suicide attack?

Comments made by Philippines President Duterte and other officials about whether ISIS was behind suicide attacks in a Jolo church were contradictory

30 January

Staff Writer With AFP

US approves $2.15 billion sale to Japan of Aegis systems

The US State Department approved the sale to Japan of two AEGIS Weapon Systems and associated equipment for an estimated cost of $2.15 billion

28 January

Staff Writer With AFP

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Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet crashes in Uttar Pradesh

An Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet crashed shortly after takeoff in Uttar Pradesh

27 January

Staff Writer With AFP

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ISIS claims double bomb attack on Philippines church that killed at least 18

Islamic State said its fighters carried out a double bombing on a Catholic church on the southern Philippine island of Jolo that killed at least 18 people

25 January