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Mar- 2021 -22 MarchCommentary
The Houthis Are the Problem in Yemen, Not the Saudis
US policy regarding the Houthis continues to highlight the country’s failure to grasp the Iranian-backed militia’s role in Yemen's conflict.
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19 MarchAmericas
Blinken to Attend NATO Meeting
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend a NATO meeting next week in Brussels in a show of American support for the alliance, the State Department said Friday.
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18 MarchMiddle East
No Ceasefire in Yemen Unless Blockade Lifted, Houthis Say
The Saudi-led blockade of Yemen must be lifted before a ceasefire agreement can be reached, a Houthi rebel spokesman has said amid UN calls for an immediate halt to fighting.
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17 MarchAsia Pacific
Biden Warns US May Miss Deadline to Exit Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has said that it would be "tough" to meet the deadline to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by May 1, as agreed with the Taliban in a deal secured under Donald Trump.
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16 MarchAfrica
US to Train Mozambique Forces Fighting Jihadists
American military personnel will spend two months training soldiers in Mozambique to help the country fight a jihadist insurgency in its northeast, US embassy officials said.
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12 MarchExercises
France Runs Satellite War Game in European First
France on Friday prepared to simulate an attack by a hostile power on one of its satellites in a war game scenario the government said is less outlandishly futuristic than it may seem.
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11 MarchAfrica
US Says Deadly DR Congo ADF Militia Linked to Islamic State
Washington on Thursday labeled the ADF militia, suspected of hundreds of civilian killings in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, a "foreign terrorist organization" linked to Islamic State.
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11 MarchSea
US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait After Admiral’s China Invasion Warning
A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the American navy said Thursday, a day after a top US commander warned of the threat to Taiwan of a Chinese invasion within the next six years.
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10 MarchSpace
France Conducts First Military Drills in Space
France has begun its first military exercises in space to test its ability to defend its satellites, in a sign of the growing competition in Earth's orbit.
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10 MarchAmericas
China Accuses US Admiral of ‘Hyping up’ Threat of Taiwan Invasion
China on Wednesday accused a top US commander of attempting to "hype up" the threat of an invasion of Taiwan to inflate Washington's defense spending and justify its own military chicanery in Asia.
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