Europe
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May- 2019 -30 May
Ukraine Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Rivne, killing 4 service members
A Ukraine Army Mi-8 helicopter crashed in western Ukraine, killing four servicemen
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24 May
France: ‘Package bomb’ explosion on Lyon street injures at least 8
At least seven people were injured in a suspected package bomb explosion on a pedestrian street in the heart of Lyon, southeast France
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21 May
Netherlands arrests suspected Syrian Al Nusra Front commander
Dutch police arrested a Syrian man called Abu Khuder, suspected of committing war crimes as a commander of Al Nusra Front, prosecutors said
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21 May
UK F-35 fighter jets head to Cyprus for first overseas exercise
UK F-35B Lightning aircraft flew RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus as part of Exercise Lightning Dawn, the first overseas deployment for the Royal Air Force fighters
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16 May
Fugitive ex-ETA leader Josu Ternera arrested in France
Josu Ternera, one of the most influential leaders of former Basque separatist group ETA, was arrested in France after more than 16 years on the run
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15 May
US threatens EU with trade war over weapons
The US has all but threatened the EU with a trade war over plans to boost cooperation between member states on military spending
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8 May
France will send new arms shipment to Saudi Arabia, Parly says
French defense minister Parly confirmed that a new shipment of weapons will go to Saudi Arabia, despite claims Riyadh is using the arms in the Yemen war
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7 May
Czech Republic cleared to buy UH-60M Black Hawk or AH-1Z Viper helicopters
The US State Department approved the sale to the Czech Republic of either 12 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters or four AH-1Z plus UH-1Y utility helicopters
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3 May
‘Means identified’ to create European Union defense directorate with Commissioner
Work is being undertaken within EU institutions to enable the creation of a dedicated defense directorate with a Commissioner, sources told AFP
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3 May
Foreign fighter returnees in prison: Meting out justice or building up ISIS cadres?
Former foreign fighters could leave prison as reinforcement cadres for ISIS, ready to fulfill Baghdadi’s threats of future attacks, Dr. Elena Pokalova says
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