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Apr- 2021 -20 AprilAfrica
Suspected ISWAP Jihadists Storm Army Base in Nigeria’s Borno State
Suspected Islamic fighters stormed into a base in northeast Nigeria's Borno state before an aerial bombardment killed their "key commanders," the military said.
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20 AprilAsia Pacific
Philippines’ Duterte Prepared to Deploy Navy Over South China Sea Claim
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he is willing to deploy military ships to the South China Sea to assert the country's claim over oil deposits in a contested part of the waterway.
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19 AprilArms
Taiwan Seeking Long-Range Cruise Missiles From US
Taiwan's defense minister announced that his country is hoping to purchase cruise missiles from the US amid increasing pressure from Beijing.
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19 AprilArctic
Russian Navy Tests Latest ‘All-Seeing’ SWIR Camera in Arctic
The Russian Navy has tested its latest short-wave infrared camera in Arctic drills, capable of "seeing" through snow and camouflage.
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19 AprilAfrica
Dozens Killed in Central Mali Jihadist-Hunter Clashes
About 40 people have been killed in recent clashes between jihadists and traditional hunters, the government of central Mali's Mopti region said Monday, with the fighting displacing around 1,000 people.
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19 AprilAir
Israel, Greece Sign Record Defense Deal Worth $1.65 Billion
In “the biggest defense agreement to date” between Israel and Greece, the two Mediterranean countries signed a $1.65 billion defense procurement deal on Sunday.
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19 AprilEurope
Ukraine ‘Ready to Repel’ Russia Troops
On the frontline in Ukraine's east, battle-weary soldiers are skeptical that US sanctions against Moscow and Kyiv's appeal for NATO help will deter Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.
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19 AprilAfrica
Over 300 Rebels, Five Soldiers Killed in Chad: Army
The Chadian army said Monday it had killed 300 rebels who waged a major incursion into the north of the country eight days ago, adding that it had lost five of its soldiers.
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19 AprilAfrica
Nineteen Civilians Killed in New West Niger Attack
Nineteen civilians were killed when armed men raided a village in west Niger close to the border with Mali, a local official said Sunday, in the latest bloodshed in the troubled region.
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19 AprilAmericas
Five Wounded in Rocket Attack on Iraq Base Hosting Americans
Five rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase hosting US soldiers Sunday, wounding two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers, in the latest attack coinciding with tensions between Baghdad's allies Tehran and Washington.
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