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23 EU member states sign PESCO defense cooperation pact

Ministers from 23 EU member states on Monday signed a joint notification on the Permanent Structured Cooperation on defense (PESCO)

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Turkey to develop its own air defense missile system with Eurosam, Canikli says

Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said Turkey agreed with Europe’s manufacturer of air defense systems to develop its own missile system.

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Assad and allies use “deconfliction dibs” to great advantage in eastern Syria

Assad uses the deconfliction agreement to great advantage in eastern Syria to prevent the US-backed forces from taking control of too much territory

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EU’s Mogherini to propose “military Schengen” plan by March

EU High Representative and Vice President Federica Mogherini and the European Commission will propose a plan on military mobility in Europe by March 2018

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NATO ill-equipped for defense, lacks leadership since Trump took office – Dutch advisory council

NATO is ill-equipped to defend members, and uncertainty over its unity under US President Donald Trump could allow Russia to exploit vulnerabilities, a Dutch advisory council warned

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Germany eyes F-35 for Tornado replacement as Airbus unveils New Fighter concept

Germany needs an off-the-shelf, fifth generation aircraft to replace its fleet of Tornado fighter-bombers by 2025, the chief of staff of the air force said

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Coalition moving to ‘consolidate gains’ against ISIS in Iraq and Syria

The U.S.-led Coalition is preparing to fight an insurgent ISIS as the military battle winds down in Iraq and Syria

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NATO to deploy 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan, half from US – Stoltenberg

NATO will deploy 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan in an attempt to help "break the stalemate", Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said

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“You’ve got to tell us more”: The 9/11 blank check, 16 years on

Sixteen years after the US Congress authorized the president to go after terrorists in Afghanistan, the AUMF exists as a blank check to wage war

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Saudi Arabia seals Yemen borders, accuses Iran over missile strike

The Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi rebels in Yemen closed the country's air, sea and land borders and accused Iran of being behind a weekend missile attack on Riyadh

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