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Did ISIS kill Iraqis with weapons the US gave to Syrian fighters?

ISIS captured European weapons given by the US to Syrian rebels and later used them against the Iraqi Security Forces in the battles of Mosul and Fallujah

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UPDATED ISIS attack on Tanf deconfliction zone repelled by MaT

The U.S.-backed vetted Syrian opposition group Jaysh Maghawir al-Thawra (MaT) repelled ISIS attacks on the deconfliction zone near At Tanf in southern Syria

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EU formally establishes 25-member PESCO defense and security cooperation pact

The Council of the EU established the Permanent Structured Cooperation on security and defense (PESCO) consisting of 25 member states

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Pakistan Air Force ordered to shoot down foreign UAVs, including US drones

Pakistan's Air Force chief said he ordered the service to shoot down foreign drones in Pakistani airspace, including UAVs operated by the United States.

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UN peacekeepers killed in DR Congo base attack

Fourteen peacekeepers from the United Nations Democratic Republic of the Congo mission (MONUSCO) and five Congolese soldiers were killed in an attack on a base in North Kivu, the U.N. said on Friday.

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First 6 Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopter pilots graduate training

The first six Afghan Air Force pilots qualified to pilot the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter graduated from Aircraft Qualification Training in November

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Former Yemen president Saleh killed by Houthi fighters

Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed Monday after Houthi rebels reportedly blew up his house in the capital Sanaa.

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YPG declares eastern Deir Ezzor free of ISIS at press conference with Russian officials

The mainly Kurdish Syrian YPG declared eastern Deir Ezzor free from Islamic State at a press conference with Russian military officials

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Egypt air base deal bolsters Russia’s presence in Middle East

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved a draft agreement between Russia and Egypt on the mutual use of airspace and airfields in both countries, laying the groundwork for a final deal

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Russia plans to develop military technical cooperation with Egypt – MOD

Russia intends to boost military technical cooperation with Egypt to support capabilities of the country's armed forces, Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu said

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