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A familiar adversary emerges in Israel’s proxy war with Iran

An old enemy – anti-aircraft missile systems – features again in Israel's latest proxy war with Iran in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq

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Dozens injured as multiple explosions hit Qamishli in northeast Syria

A series of bombs exploded in the northeast Syrian border town of Qamishli, killing at least one person

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Car bomb hits Suluk near Syria-Turkey border

A car bomb in northeast Syria killed eight people and wounded more than 20 people in an area of the country recently invaded by Turkey

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US cautions Serbia against acquiring ‘significant Russian military systems’

A US official expressed concern about Serbia's interest in Russian air defense systems, warning Belgrade to be "cautious" about buying them

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Five Italian special forces personnel injured in IED explosion in northern Iraq

Five Italian special forces personnel were wounded when they were struck by an IED while supporting Kurdish Peshmerga in northern Iraq

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Estonia parliament approves Mali troop increase for Operation Barkhane

Estonia's parliament agreed to increase to 95 the country's troop deployment to the France-led Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel

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Albanian boy reunited with father in Italy after return from Syria’s Al-Hol camp

An Albanian boy taken by his mother to join ISIS in Syria returned to his home in Italy, in the first such operation coordinated with Damascus

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Ukraine troops, Russia-backed separatists delay withdrawal from Petrivske

The Ukrainian army and Russia-backed separatists postponed the last phase of a long-awaited troop pullback in the eastern Donetsk region

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US approves sale to UAE of 10 Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters for $830 million

The US approved a possible sale of 10 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopters to the United Arab Emirates for more than $830 million

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Boeing awarded $22 million Laser Small Diameter Bomb contract

Boeing awarded a $22 million US Special Operations contract for Laser Small Diameter Bomb all up rounds and warhead shipping containers

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