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Oct- 2017 -4 OctoberEurope
Two arrested after mustard gas canisters found in eastern England
Two people have been arrested after WW2-era mustard gas canisters were discovered in woods near what was previously an RAF base in eastern England
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4 OctoberEurope
Dutch defense minister resigns over deaths of Mali peacekeepers
Both the Dutch defence minister and the chief of its military resigned over the deaths of two soldiers on a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali in 2016
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4 OctoberMiddle East
Russia claims al-Qaeda leader Julani seriously injured in Syria airstrike
Russia's defense ministry claimed an airstrike seriously injured Abu Muhammad al-Julani, leader of Syria's Al Qaeda affiliate Jabhat Fateh al-Sham
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4 OctoberMiddle East
Coalition strikes target 16 ISIS ‘tactical units’ near Raqqa – CJTF-OIR
U.S.-led Coalition strikes in Iraq engaged 16 ISIS tactical units and 14 fighting positions near the Syrian city of Raqqa on Tuesday, Operation Inherent Resolve said.
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4 October
Motorbike explodes outside Jordanian defense mission in Paris
A motorbike exploded outside the Jordanian military mission in the French capital early on Wednesday morning. Jordan’s Petra news agency reported that no one was injured in the explosion, which occurred outside the defense attache’s office on avenue Foch in Paris’ 16th arrondissement. The Jordanian embassy is located nearby. An embassy official said he did not believe the military office was deliberately targeted. Several vehicles were damaged, according to the foreign ministry. The Paris police department said the motorbike was set on fire in front of the office, but nothing “corresponded to an explosion,” Reuters news agency reported. Police said the incident was under investigation but not believed to be linked to terrorism.
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3 OctoberWar
Mattis details new ‘R4+S’ strategy for Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis provided some details on Tuesday on the new American strategy in Afghanistan, unveiling the Pentagon's newest acronym, "R4+S."
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3 OctoberAmericas
Mattis: Pentagon supports Tillerson’s diplomatic efforts with North Korea
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the Pentagon supports Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's talks with North Korean officials.
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3 OctoberMiddle East
Coalition strikes destroy ISIS positions near Raqqa and Kirkuk – CJTF-OIR
U.S.-led Coalition strikes in Iraq destroyed Islamic State fighting positions near Raqqa in Syria and the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Monday, Operation Inherent Resolve said
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2 OctoberMiddle East
Pentagon confirms US MQ-9 drone shot down in western Yemen
A US MQ-9 Reaper, an armed, medium-altitude surveillance drone, was shot down in Yemen on Sunday, Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian J.T. Rankine-Galloway told The Defense Post. “We assess that an MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was shot down in western Yemen on Oct. 1, 2017. This incident is under investigation,” Rankine-Galloway said on Monday. Saba News Agency, which is controlled by the Houthi rebels, said the drone was taken down by the militants in Sanaa. “A military source announced that [Houthi] air defences shot down an American MQ-9 surveillance drone in Jader area in the Sanaa province,” the agency said. Footage just recorded after #Yemen-i air defense shot down #US MQ-9 Drone in North of #Sanaahttps://t.co/wcZy8bc3WV — hONoUR (@Jakoben1789) October 1, 2017
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2 OctoberMiddle East
Coalition strikes destroy car bomb factory near Hawija – CJTF-OIR
US-led Coalition strikes in Iraq destroyed an ISIS car bomb factory near Hawija, Operation Inherent Resolve said.
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