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Boko Haram attacks on villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno state leave 8 dead

Boko Haram gunmen killed eight people when they attacked two villages to steal livestock in restive Borno state in northeast…

Staff Writer With AFP

Estonia and Portugal procure AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft systems

AeroVironment has been awarded two contracts for small unmanned aerial systems – RQ-20B Puma for Estonia and RQ-11B Raven for…

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghan military helicopter crash in Farah province kills at least four

An Afghan military helicopter carrying weapons and ammunition burst into flames during an "emergency landing" in western Afghanistan's Farah province,…

Staff Writer With AFP

Alleged Italian ISIS member captured in Syria may match known foreign fighter profile

Kurdish fighters in northern Syria detained an alleged Italian member of Islamic State as he was trying to flee across…

Fergus Kelly

Netherlands to pull F-16 fighter jets from ISIS mission in Iraq and Syria

Dutch F-16 fighter jets will end bombing missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria at the end of the year,…

Staff Writer With AFP

US approves $2.6 billion sale to South Korea of P-8A patrol planes and Patriot missiles

The US State Department has approved the sale to South Korea of six P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft and 64 Patriot…

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UK gives Jordan £5 million in equipment originally destined for Syria’s moderate opposition

The UK is reallocating more than £5 million in vehicles and equipment to Jordan that was planned for the Syria…

Joanne Stocker

South Korea launches its first missile-capable attack submarine

South Korea launched its first ever missile-capable attack submarine, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North

Staff Writer With AFP

US and Somalia forces come under attack during operation against Al Shabaab

U.S. and Somali forces came under attack during an operation against the al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab in central Somalia, U.S.…

Joanne Stocker

Iran says missile strike on Kurdish rebels was a warning to ‘arrogant’ foreign powers

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a missile strike on a Kurdish rebel base in Iraq should serve as a warning to…

Staff Writer With AFP