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Russian Il-20 military aircraft disappears off Syria coast with 14 people on board

A Russian Ilyushin Il-20 military aircraft with 14 personnel aboard disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea while returning to Hmeimim air base, as Israel attacked targets in Latakia province

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Russia and Turkey agree to create Idlib demilitarized zone, Putin says

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to implement a 15 km demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib province

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India successfully flight tests anti-tank guided missile twice

India successfully flight tested its indigenous man-portable anti-tank guided missile twice, the Ministry of Defence said

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Former US-backed Syrian opposition group Liwa Shuhada al-Qaryatayn relocating to Aleppo province

Former US-backed vetted Syrian opposition militia Liwa Shuhada al-Qaryatayn (ShQ) is relocating from the Tanf area to the north along with hundreds of civilians after striking a deal with Russia

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Netherlands signs letter of acceptance for $1.2 billion Apache helicopter upgrade

Netherlands and US officials signed a letter of offer and acceptance for the $1.2 billion upgrade of Dutch AH-64D Apache helicopters

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Top militia chief and 600 ‘fighters’ surrender in DR Congo’s central Kasai region

Chief Ndaye Kalonga Nsabanga, who led a coalition of armed militia groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has surrendered in the Kasai region with hundreds of youth fighters

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Burkina Faso armed forces conduct air strikes, clearing operations near Pama and Gayeri

Burkina Faso's armed forces conducted air strikes and clearance operations in the Pama and Gayeri areas in the country's east, the Chief of the General Staff said

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Japan carries out first submarine exercise in disputed South China Sea

Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, with the Kuroshio joining three warships near China-controlled Scarborough Shoal

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US Army procures Hydra rockets from General Dynamics for foreign military sales

General Dynamics was awarded a $44 million contract for Hydra rockets for foreign military sales to Afghanistan, Nigeria, Australia, Lebanon and the Philippines

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Italy police search home, seize passport of suspected YPG foreign fighter

Police carried out searches targeting three Italians on Sardinia and seized the passport of one subject in an investigation into suspected involvement with the Syrian YPG

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