Middle East
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Oct- 2017 -5 October
Pratt & Whitney awarded $2.7 billion C-17 engine sustainment contract
Pratt & Whitney was awarded a $2.7 billion contract for engine sustainment support for the C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft
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5 October
Iraqi forces recapture Hawija from ISIS
Iraqi forces recaptured the town of Hawija from Islamic State militants, less than two weeks after the offensive began, the army reported on Thursday.
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4 October
Russia claims al-Qaeda leader Julani seriously injured in Syria airstrike
Russia's defense ministry claimed an airstrike seriously injured Abu Muhammad al-Julani, leader of Syria's Al Qaeda affiliate Jabhat Fateh al-Sham
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4 October
Coalition strikes target 16 ISIS ‘tactical units’ near Raqqa – CJTF-OIR
U.S.-led Coalition strikes in Iraq engaged 16 ISIS tactical units and 14 fighting positions near the Syrian city of Raqqa on Tuesday, Operation Inherent Resolve said.
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3 October
Mattis details new ‘R4+S’ strategy for Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis provided some details on Tuesday on the new American strategy in Afghanistan, unveiling the Pentagon's newest acronym, "R4+S."
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3 October
Coalition strikes destroy ISIS positions near Raqqa and Kirkuk – CJTF-OIR
U.S.-led Coalition strikes in Iraq destroyed Islamic State fighting positions near Raqqa in Syria and the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Monday, Operation Inherent Resolve said
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2 October
Pentagon confirms US MQ-9 drone shot down in western Yemen
A US MQ-9 Reaper, an armed, medium-altitude surveillance drone, was shot down in Yemen on Sunday, Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian J.T. Rankine-Galloway told The Defense Post. “We assess that an MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was shot down in western Yemen on Oct. 1, 2017. This incident is under investigation,” Rankine-Galloway said on Monday. Saba News Agency, which is controlled by the Houthi rebels, said the drone was taken down by the militants in Sanaa. “A military source announced that [Houthi] air defences shot down an American MQ-9 surveillance drone in Jader area in the Sanaa province,” the agency said. Footage just recorded after #Yemen-i air defense shot down #US MQ-9 Drone in North of #Sanaahttps://t.co/wcZy8bc3WV — hONoUR (@Jakoben1789) October 1, 2017
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2 October
Coalition strikes destroy car bomb factory near Hawija – CJTF-OIR
US-led Coalition strikes in Iraq destroyed an ISIS car bomb factory near Hawija, Operation Inherent Resolve said.
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2 October
US-Led Coalition service member killed by IED in Iraq
A member of the U.S.-led Coalition against Islamic State was killed by an IED during operations in Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve said
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Sep- 2017 -29 September
Coalition: MaT still a vetted Syrian force, remains at At Tanf
CJTF-OIR says MaT is still a Vetted Syrian Opposition force and remains at At Tanf, despite claims that it has joined a new group that will to fight in Deir Ez-Zor
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