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US approves $7.2 billion military aircraft sales to NATO allies Germany, Slovakia, Spain and the UKUS approves $7.2 billion military aircraft sales to NATO allies Germany, Slovakia, Spain and the UK

US approves $7.2 billion military aircraft sales to NATO allies Germany, Slovakia, Spain and the UK

The U.S. State Department approved sales of F-16 fighter jets and weapons to Slovakia, CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Spain, MQ-4C Triton…

Fergus Kelly
US Syria mission ‘has not changed,’ Pentagon saysUS Syria mission ‘has not changed,’ Pentagon says

US Syria mission ‘has not changed,’ Pentagon says

The U.S. military's Syria mission has not changed and troops will remain for now, the Pentagon said, days after President…

Fergus Kelly
The US military’s Sahel exercise is fixing its gaze on ISIS and Boko HaramThe US military’s Sahel exercise is fixing its gaze on ISIS and Boko Haram

The US military’s Sahel exercise is fixing its gaze on ISIS and Boko Haram

The 2018 iteration of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa’s exercise Flintlock will focus on real-world threats to the Sahel from…

Joanne Stocker
US Navy pauses air operations in Djibouti and cancels exercises after pair of aviation incidentsUS Navy pauses air operations in Djibouti and cancels exercises after pair of aviation incidents

US Navy pauses air operations in Djibouti and cancels exercises after pair of aviation incidents

The US Navy halted air operations in Djibouti and canceled the remainder of a joint exercise following two aviation crashes this…

Joanne Stocker
Taliban vows ‘serious revenge’ over Afghan airstrike that reportedly killed civiliansTaliban vows ‘serious revenge’ over Afghan airstrike that reportedly killed civilians

Taliban vows ‘serious revenge’ over Afghan airstrike that reportedly killed civilians

The Taliban has vowed to "take serious revenge" after an Afghan airstrike in an area controlled by the militant group…

Staff Writer With AFP
Dozens of militants killed in joint operation in Mali, French military saysDozens of militants killed in joint operation in Mali, French military says

Dozens of militants killed in joint operation in Mali, French military says

Thirty militants were killed in a clash with French and Malian troops in Akabar near Mali's border with Niger, the…

Staff Writer With AFP
Saudi-led alliance turns focus on north Yemen rebel zoneSaudi-led alliance turns focus on north Yemen rebel zone

Saudi-led alliance turns focus on north Yemen rebel zone

The battle for the Yemeni province of Saada is heating up, military leaders said, as a Saudi-led alliance turns its…

Staff Writer With AFP
Trump decides to keep US troops in Syria for now, signaling Pentagon winTrump decides to keep US troops in Syria for now, signaling Pentagon win

Trump decides to keep US troops in Syria for now, signaling Pentagon win

President Donald Trump has decided to keep US troops in Syria, the White House announced, an apparent win for military…

Joanne Stocker
Hodeidah: The strategic port at the center of Yemen’s warHodeidah: The strategic port at the center of Yemen’s war

Hodeidah: The strategic port at the center of Yemen’s war

An airstrike and a mysterious fire may indicate that the Saudi-led coalition is preparing to attack Yemen's strategic port of…

Joseph Hammond
Turkey will receive first Russian S-400 air defense systems in 2019Turkey will receive first Russian S-400 air defense systems in 2019

Turkey will receive first Russian S-400 air defense systems in 2019

Russia has agreed to bring forward the delivery to Turkey of S-400 air defence missile systems, in a deal that…

Fergus Kelly