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Georgia Hosts Major Drills With 2,800 NATO Forces

Georgia on Monday launched large-scale joint military exercises with NATO forces as part of its longstanding bid to join the…

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Tunisian Officer Stabbed to Death, 3 ‘Terrorists’ Killed in Firefight

Attackers with knives killed a Tunisian National Guard officer and wounded another Sunday before three assailants were shot dead in…

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Niger Soldiers Executed Dozens of Civilians, Probe Says

Soldiers in Niger executed dozens of civilians during the counterinsurgency campaign against jihadists in the country's troubled Tillaberi region earlier…

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Ten Soldiers Killed in Overnight Ambush in Central Mali

At least 10 Malian soldiers were killed in an overnight ambush in a central region near the Mauritanian border where…

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Afghan Government Frees More Taliban Prisoners, Paving Way for Talks

The Afghan government said it had released 400 Taliban prisoners under an exchange deal with the militants, except for "a few" opposed by foreign nations,…

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DoD Cleared to Buy US-Made Small Drones Through Blue sUAS Program

The US Department of Defense can now buy small US-made drones from five Pentagon-approved manufacturers.

Bidisha Das

Militiamen Evicted After Storming Key DR Congo City in Ituri

Security forces peacefully evicted dozens of armed men after they stormed Bunia, the capital of DR Congo's northeastern Ituri province,…

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Palau Invites US Military to Build Bases as China Seeks Regional Clout

The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has urged the United States military to build bases on its territory -- which lies in a region where Washington is…

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Syria Intercepts Israeli Strike on Air Base: State Media

Following Israeli strikes on Monday, Syrian air defenses on Wednesday intercepted missiles fired by an Israeli warplane in central Syria.

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ISWAP Fighters Kill Nine Troops in Nigeria’s Borno State: Sources

At least nine Nigerian troops were killed in an offensive by ISWAP jihadists in northeast Borno state, two security sources…

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