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Aug- 2018 -22 AugustAfrica
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 2 militants, Africom says
US forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 2 militants associated with the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, US Africa Command said
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22 AugustBusiness
Switzerland most transparent small arms exporter, Iran, DPRK and UAE most opaque
Small Arms Survey reveals Switzerland was the most transparent authorized small arms exporter in 2015, followed by the Netherlands, the UK, Italy, and Serbia
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21 AugustAfrica
Mali: Estonia troops to begin operations in Gao
Estonian troops in Mali have finalized their preparations and will begin their support of France's Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission
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21 AugustBlog
Iran’s first indigenously developed fighter jet looks a lot like the American F-5
Iran unveiled the "Kowsar," it's first domestic fighter jet that looked remarkably like the Northrop Grumman F-5
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21 AugustAfrica
Russia signs military cooperation pact with Central African Republic
Russia and the Central African Republic signed a military cooperation agreement on the sidelines of Army-2018 defense expo outside Moscow
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21 AugustAir
Swedish Gripen fighter jet crashes after bird strike near Ronneby
A Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter crashed after colliding with a bird in southern Sweden, authorities said, adding the pilot ejected safely.
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21 AugustAsia Pacific
Multiple rockets hit Kabul after Afghan president offers Taliban ceasefire
Multiple rockets hit near the diplomatic area in the Afghan capital Kabul, as officials said fighting had broken out between security forces and militants
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20 AugustAsia Pacific
India flight tests helicopter-launched Nag missiles, SAAW glide bombs
India's armed forces tested the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon glide bomb system and the HeliNa helicopter-launched Nag anti-tank missile, the Ministry of Defence said
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20 AugustEurope
Police officers injured in multiple attacks in Chechnya
Armed assailants attacked and injured police officers in several locations in the Russian republic of Chechnya, including the capital Grozny and the town of Shali, the region's leader Ramzan Kadyrov said
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20 AugustAir
US soldier killed in special operations helicopter crash in Iraq
A US led Coalition against ISIS service member, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor J. Galvin was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve said
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