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US ‘Disappointed’ as Cambodia Razes Another Military Facility

The United States expressed disappointment Tuesday that Cambodia had demolished a second American-funded military facility without warning, as the kingdom turns to China to expand a naval base.

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Turkey Hails Azerbaijan ‘Gains’ After Karabakh Deal

Turkey on Tuesday hailed the "significant gains" achieved by Azerbaijan's forces that were cemented in a peace deal with Armenia.

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Trump Fires Defense Chief Mark Esper

President Donald Trump on Monday announced by tweet that he had fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, further destabilizing a government already navigating Trump's refusal to concede election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.

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ADF Militia Kill More Than a Dozen in Attacks Near DR Congo’s Beni

More than a dozen people have been killed in two attacks near Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that were blamed on the Islamist ADF group, local sources said Sunday.

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Armenia Says Fighting Continues for Key Karabakh Town

Armenia said on Monday that fighting was continuing for the key town of Shusha in Nagorno Karabakh, a day after Azerbaijan claimed to have captured it from Armenian separatist forces.

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Three Dead in Axe and Gun Attack at Russian Military Base Near Voronezh

A Russian serviceman Monday hacked an officer to death with an axe and shot two fellow soldiers dead at a military base near the southern city of Voronezh, investigators said.

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Ethiopia’s Abiy Vows Military Operation in Tigray to ‘Wrap up Soon’

Ethiopia's PM Ahmed vowed his military operation in the northern Tigray region would be over soon, seeking to placate foreign allies that the country was not on a path to all-out war.

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Military Suppliers to Develop Moving Vehicle Launched Drone System

Strategic Elements Ltd and Planck AeroSystems are partnering to develop a system to enable drones to autonomously launch and land from a moving platform, effectively doubling surveillance capabilities.

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IS Attack West of Baghdad Kills 11: Security, Medical Sources

An Islamic State group attack on a lookout point west of Baghdad manned by a state-sponsored tribal force left 11 people dead late Sunday.

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Trump Administration to Sell UAE 18 MQ-9B Drones in $2.9B Deal: Report

The US State Department has notified Congress it plans to sell 18 battle-ready MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates, in a deal that could be worth as much as $2.9 billion.

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