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Japan, Australia push for defense pact amid regional tension

The prime ministers of Japan and Australia toured a military training ground, as the two countries seek to bolster defense ties

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Turkey’s national security council says steps to be taken immediately to defeat threats from Syria

Turkey's national security council said steps should be taken "immediately and resolutely" to defeat threats against the country from western Syria

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Qatar signs security agreement with NATO

Qatar and NATO have signed a security agreement that will establish a framework for protection of the exchange of classified information

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Three killed after Turkish military plane crashes in Isparta

Three people were killed when a Turkish military plane crashed in the southern Isparta province, the army said.

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Kongsberg and Finland’s Patria close missile system cooperation deal

Kongsberg and Patria reached an deal for long-term Missile Systems cooperation, including the creation of a technology and development center

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French wives of ISIS fighters press charges over Syria detention

Wives and children of ISIS fighters captured in Syria filed a legal complaint against French authorities for refusing to repatriate them, lawyers announced

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Colombia military helicopter crash kills 10, army chief says

All ten people aboard a military helicopter that crashed in a rural area of northwestern Colombia were killed, the army's commander said

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Denmark and Belgium take command of NATO naval groups

Denmark and Belgium have assumed command of two NATO standing maritime groups, the alliance said

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India to buy 166,000 assault rifles and carbines for border troops

India will buy more than 160,000 small arms worth $553 million for border troops, and has simplified the procedure for development and manufacture of military equipment

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UK “not involved” in Syrian Border Security Force

Updated January 16 The United Kingdom is not involved in the new Syrian Border Security Force set up by the U.S.-led Coalition against Islamic State and the Syrian Democratic Forces, a foreign ministry spokesperson said. “We are not involved in this particular line of Coalition effort. We remain clear that liberated areas must have long-term, legitimate and inclusive local governance and security structures,” a U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson told The Defense Post on Tuesday, January 16. On Saturday, CJTF-OIR Public Affairs Officer Colonel Thomas F. Veale told The Defense Post that the Coalition and SDF were working jointly to train the 30,000-strong Syrian border security force. The BSF will be partly composed of veteran fighters and operate under the leadership of the SDF, the backbone of which is made of the People’s Protection Units (YPG). Turkey’s foreign ministry on Sunday said Turkey was not consulted on the establishment of the Border Security Forcce and that Turkey does not know which Coalition members approved the decision. “To attribute such a unilateral step to the whole Coalition is an extremely wrong move that could harm the fight against Daesh,” the ministry said. A spokesperson for the Coalition told The Defense Post that “Turkey is a …

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