Germany
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Jun- 2019 -24 JuneMiddle East
Two German Eurofighter Typhoon jets collide during training, killing pilot
Two German military Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role jets crashed in the north of the country during a training exercise
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20 JuneAsia Pacific
Germany and Qatar push for Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks
Germany and Qatar are working to organize an "inter-Afghan dialogue," in an effort to start formal talks between the government and Taliban
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17 JuneEurope
France, Germany and Spain sign next-generation combat jet agreement
France, Germany and Spain unveiled the first concept models for the Future Combat Air System jet, an ambitious project aimed at bringing together EU military forces
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May- 2019 -15 MayMiddle East
Germany pauses Iraq training but says no ‘concrete threat’ to military personnel
Germany has halted its training of soldiers in Iraq, a defense ministry spokesman said as tensions rise between neighboring Iran and the US
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10 MayAfrica
German parliament extends Africa military missions
The Bundestag extended German deployments to UN and EU missions in Mali and to the EU's Operation Atalanta anti-piracy mission until May 2020
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Apr- 2019 -29 AprilCommentary
Weak UN resolution exposes conflict between sexual violence survivors’ needs and political ideology
UN Security Council Resolution 2467 on sexual violence in conflict prioritized political consensus over survivors
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9 AprilEurope
German ISIS woman on trial for war crimes accused of letting Yazidi slave girl die of thirst
A German woman who joined ISIS went on trial accused of the war crime of letting a five-year-old Yazidi slave girl die of thirst in the sun
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5 AprilMiddle East
Germany repatriates children of ISIS fighters from Iraq
Germany has repatriated from Iraq children of jailed ISIS adherents, the foreign ministry said, as the war against ISIS draws to a close
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Mar- 2019 -29 MarchBusiness
Germany extends ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia by a further six months
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government extended an embargo on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of September
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6 MarchEurope
Germany extends ban on Saudi Arabia arms sales until end of March
Germany extended a temporary, disputed ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of the month
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