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Apr- 2018 -18 AprilCommentary
Why does Iran need ballistic missiles?
Iran's ballistic missiles are the key defensive weapon and are at the same time an offensive element of its deterrence strategy, Sirous Amerian argues.
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18 AprilMiddle East
UAE seizes Iranian drone transporting explosives in Yemen
The UAE military stopped an Iranian Qasef-1 drone that was transporting explosives in Yemen, state media reported.
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17 AprilMiddle East
Jaysh al-Islam reportedly agrees to leave Dumayr for Jarablus in northern Syria
Syrian state media reported that opposition group Jaysh al-Islam agreed to leave another town east of Damascus, just days after evacuating their main bastion in Eastern Ghouta.
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17 AprilMiddle East
Saudi Arabia renews offer to deploy troops to Syria
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir reaffirmed on Tuesday the kingdom's willingness to deploy troops to Syria as part of U.S.-led efforts to stabilise the conflict-torn country.
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17 AprilAsia Pacific
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to study and schedule border demining
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan look set to demine their shared border, Tajikistan's border service, as the central Asian neighbours look to roll back more than two decades of hostile relations
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16 AprilAsia Pacific
China launches website to report foreign spies
China has stepped up its campaign against foreign espionage with a website in Mandarin and English encouraging people to report spies and national security threats.
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15 AprilAsia Pacific
Afghanistan deploys troops after Pakistan cross-border gunfight leaves dead on both sides
Afghanistan has deployed troops after a cross-border gunfight with Pakistan on Sunday left at least two people dead amid simmering tensions between the neighbours.
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15 AprilAsia Pacific
Afghan and US special operations forces raid in Darzab kills 22 ISKP fighters
Afghan special forces backed by U.S. troops killed 22 Islamic State – Khorasan Province fighters in a nightime raid in Darzab district, Jowzjan province on Wednesday, April 11
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15 AprilAfrica
Mali militants disguised as peacekeepers attack French and UN bases killing one, injuring dozens
A rocket and car bomb attack by militants wearing blue helmets left one UN peacekeeper dead, a dozen wounded and another dozen French soldiers hurt at Timbuktu's airport area
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14 AprilMiddle East
All targets in Syria hit successfully, Pentagon says
Officials from the U.S. Department of Defense said on Saturday that a joint US-British-French operation against Syria's regime had "successfully hit every target."
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