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Sep- 2020 -1 SeptemberEurope
Turkey Extends Mediterranean Gas Exploration Mission
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday played up Turkey's military might after extending a Mediterranean gas exploration mission that has pitted it against Greece and the rest of the EU.
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Aug- 2020 -26 AugustMiddle East
Turkey Says ‘No Concessions’ in East Mediterranean Row
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday warned Turkey would make "no concessions" in the eastern Mediterranean and told Greece to avoid taking steps that could lead to its "ruin."
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Mar- 2020 -10 MarchEurope
Eastern European defense ministers urge EU funds for military mobility program
The EU must provide funds to enable the faster movement of military forces across Europe, defense ministers from four eastern European nations said
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Feb- 2020 -17 FebruaryEurope
EU agrees naval mission to enforce Libya arms embargo
European Union foreign ministers on agreed to a naval operation to enforce an arms embargo on war-torn Libya, replacing Operation Sophia
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Jan- 2020 -21 JanuaryBusiness
EU hands 13 Arquus Bastion armored vehicles to Mali for G5 Sahel operations
The European Union handed over 13 Arquus Bastion armored vehicles intended to equip the two Malian battalions of the G5 Sahel Joint Force
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20 JanuaryMiddle East
8 European states back naval force to patrol Strait of Hormuz
Eight EU nations gave their support for a naval patrol to help avoid conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz, the strategically critical entry to the Persian Gulf
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7 JanuaryAfrica
Libya: Haftar’s LNA captures Sirte as UN envoy expresses anger at foreign meddling
LNA forces loyal to rogue Libyan general Khalifa Haftar seized control the coastal city of Sirte as Turkey said it was deploying troops in the country
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Nov- 2019 -13 NovemberAfrica
UN says G5 Sahel needs more support to battle terrorism, as Macron signals force revamp
The G5 Sahel Joint Force faces persistent training and equipment shortfalls as violence spirals in the region, according to a new UN report
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13 NovemberAfrica
EU to ‘increase presence and improve support’ for Sahel partners fighting terrorism
The EU will increase its presence and the level of support it gives to its partners fighting terrorism in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa
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12 NovemberEurope
EU launches 13 new PESCO defense cooperation projects
The European Council formally adopted 13 new collaborative projects under PESCO, the Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defence and Security
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