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Apr- 2018 -5 AprilBusiness
US approves $7.2 billion military aircraft sales to NATO allies Germany, Slovakia, Spain and the UK
The U.S. State Department approved sales of F-16 fighter jets and weapons to Slovakia, CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Spain, MQ-4C Triton drones to Germany and support for the U.K.’s MQ-9 Reaper drones
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5 AprilMiddle East
US Syria mission ‘has not changed,’ Pentagon says
The U.S. military's Syria mission has not changed and troops will remain for now, the Pentagon said, days after President Donald Trump said he wants U.S. forces to leave the country
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5 AprilAfrica
The US military’s Sahel exercise is fixing its gaze on ISIS and Boko Haram
The 2018 iteration of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa’s exercise Flintlock will focus on real-world threats to the Sahel from groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State, emphasizing operational activity
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5 AprilAfrica
US Navy pauses air operations in Djibouti and cancels exercises after pair of aviation incidents
The US Navy halted air operations in Djibouti and canceled the remainder of a joint exercise following two aviation crashes this week, a spokesperson told The Defense Post.
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5 AprilAsia Pacific
Taliban vows ‘serious revenge’ over Afghan airstrike that reportedly killed civilians
The Taliban has vowed to "take serious revenge" after an Afghan airstrike in an area controlled by the militant group killed or wounded dozens of people, many of them children
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5 AprilAfrica
Dozens of militants killed in joint operation in Mali, French military says
Thirty militants were killed in a clash with French and Malian troops in Akabar near Mali's border with Niger, the French military said
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5 AprilMiddle East
Saudi-led alliance turns focus on north Yemen rebel zone
The battle for the Yemeni province of Saada is heating up, military leaders said, as a Saudi-led alliance turns its focus on the rebel bastion used to fire missiles at the kingdom.
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4 AprilCommentary
Trump decides to keep US troops in Syria for now, signaling Pentagon win
President Donald Trump has decided to keep US troops in Syria, the White House announced, an apparent win for military commanders who warned against drawing down the American presence while pockets of ISIS fighters still remain in the country
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4 AprilMiddle East
Hodeidah: The strategic port at the center of Yemen’s war
An airstrike and a mysterious fire may indicate that the Saudi-led coalition is preparing to attack Yemen's strategic port of Hodeidah, controlled by the Houthis
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4 AprilBusiness
Turkey will receive first Russian S-400 air defense systems in 2019
Russia has agreed to bring forward the delivery to Turkey of S-400 air defence missile systems, in a deal that has raised eyebrows among NATO allies
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