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Jan- 2019 -

14 January

OPCW to add Novichok nerve agent to banned substance list

The OPCW agreed to add nerve agent Novichok, used in the Salisbury attack against a former Russian agent, to its list of banned substances

12 January

Petro Poroshenko with the Turkish officials

Anna Varfolomeeva

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Ukraine signs agreement to procure Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced a deal has been signed to purchase Turkish Bayraktar TB 2 drones for the Ukrainian military.

9 January

rmee de l'Air (French Air Force) Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet

Fergus Kelly

French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet disappears in eastern France mountains

A search was underway for a French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter and its two pilots after it disappeared from radar over a mountainous region of eastern France

7 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Sweden starts terrorism trial of 6 men accused of financing ISIS, plotting attack

Six Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals went on trial in Sweden accused of financing ISIS, three of them also charged with planning a terror attack

3 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Croatia threatens to cancel F-16 purchase from Israel over months of delays

Croatia threatened to cancel its purchase of F-16 fighter jets from Israel after months of stalling due to a lack of US approval

Dec- 2018 -

27 December

Tactical training at the Russian University of Spetsnaz (Special Operations Forces) in the Chechen Republic

Neil Hauer

Princely ties: The growing Chechnya-Gulf security relationship

Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s Middle East engagement appears set for substantial growth in special forces and counterterrorism training

15 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Pilot killed in Ukraine Su-27 fighter jet crash

A Ukrainian pilot died when his Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet crashed on approach during a scheduled flight in the northern Jytomyr region, the armed forces said

14 December