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Pakistan Air Force F-16 figher jet crashes during parade rehearsal in Islamabad

A Pakistani F-16 fighter jet crashed in Islamabad in an apparent accident during a rehearsal for an upcoming military parade

Staff Writer With AFP

Somalia: AFRICOM says US airstrike kills 5 militants near Janaale, acknowledges civilian casualty reports

A US airstrike in Somalia killed five al-Shabaab militants near Janaale, AFRICOM said, acknowledging reports of civilian casualties

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African Lion multinational exercises scaled back over coronavirus threat

The size and scope of annual African Lion exercise will be reduced this year to reduce the exposure of forces…

Joanne Stocker

A French A400M airdropped 40 tonnes of supplies to troops in the Sahel

A French Airbus A400M transport aircraft airdropped almost 40 tonnes of supplies to troops operating in the troubled Sahel region…

Fergus Kelly

Pentagon identifies 2 US Marines killed in Iraq firefight with ISIS

US Marines Gunnery Sergeant Diego Pongo and Captain Moises Navas were killed in a firefight with ISIS in Iraq

Jared Szuba

Eastern European defense ministers urge EU funds for military mobility program

The EU must provide funds to enable the faster movement of military forces across Europe, defense ministers from four eastern…

Staff Writer With AFP

US begins Afghanistan troop withdrawal as ISIS claims rocket attack during presidential inauguration

The Defense Department said the withdrawal of a limited number of US troops from Afghanistan had begun, in accordance with…

Staff Writer With AFP

Haftar tells Macron he will abide by Libya ceasefire

Libyan general Khalifa Haftar told French President Emmanuel Macron his forces would abide by a ceasefire if government forces do…

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan prime minister Hamdok survives assassination attempt

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok escaped unharmed as an assassination attempt using explosives targeted his convoy in the capital Khartoum

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar army helicopter crashes in Shan state

A Myanmar army helicopter crashed in Shan state in the east of the country

Staff Writer With AFP