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Sweden plans contribution to France-led Task Force Takuba in Mali

The Swedish Armed Forces is planning for a possible deployment including helicopters to the France-led special operations Task Force Takuba…

Fergus Kelly

Syrian army pushes forward with Idlib offensive

Syrian regime forces pressed on with their offensive in Idlib province that has displaced half a million people, despite heightened…

Staff Writer With AFP

Low-yield nuclear weapon deployed on US Navy submarine in Atlantic

The Pentagon confirmed reports that the Navy has deployed a submarine armed with a newly developed and controversial low-yield nuclear…

Staff Writer With AFP

US airstrikes cover Somalia military operations against al-Shabaab stronghold

A string of US airstrikes in late January targeted Shabaab fighters in Somalia's south in support of local National Army…

Jared Szuba

Mali to launch major new military Operation Maliko to counter terrorism and assert state authority

Mali is to launch a new military operation in seven troubled regions in the east and center to counter terrorist…

Fergus Kelly

Libya’s warring parties in UN-sponsored joint military commission talks

Representatives of the warring parties in Libya were meeting in Geneva in a UN-sponsored joint military commission

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkish counter-attack kills Syrian soldiers in Idlib province

Syrian government troops were killed by Turkish shelling in the northwestern region of Idlib in retaliation for a deadly regime…

Staff Writer With AFP

France boosts Barkhane force to 5,100 troops to further focus on Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area

France is to boost the number of troops deployed to its Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel to 5,100

Fergus Kelly

Africa offers US a ‘competitive edge’ over Russia and China, Townsend says

US AFRICOM commander Stephen Townsend said the US military presence in Africa should remain as part of the strategy to…

Jared Szuba

Greece ratifies updated US defense agreement

Greece's parliament on approved an updated defense agreement with the U.S. allowing the use of Greek military facilities

Staff Writer With AFP