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Nov- 2020 -3 NovemberDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
US Sale of MQ-9 SeaGuardian Drones to Taiwan Reaches Final Stage
The sale of four US-made MQ-9 SeaGuardian drones to Taiwan has reached its final stage of approval after crossing a key hurdle at Congress.
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Dec- 2019 -6 DecemberMiddle East
US sanctions leaders of Iran-linked militias accused of firing on Iraqi protesters
The US sanctioned three Iraqi nationals for alleged involvement in the violent repression of ongoing protests, and a fourth for corruption
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6 DecemberMiddle East
US claims capture of Iranian missile parts off Yemen coast
The US State Department released images of what it claims are Iranian-made missile components captured off Yemen's coast last month
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4 DecemberAsia Pacific
US Afghanistan envoy Khalilzad to restart talks with the Taliban in Doha
The US negotiator on Afghanistan will resume talks with the Taliban, the State Department said three months after President Donald Trump halted negotiations
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Nov- 2019 -19 NovemberMiddle East
US citizen ISIS member wants to know why he can’t go home
Kosovar-American Lirim Sulejmani traveled with his family to Syria to live under ISIS. Now in an SDF prison, he recalled the allure of the group’s propaganda
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15 NovemberAfrica
US seeks Coalition meeting on ISIS threat in West Africa and the Sahel
The United States is seeking a meeting of the Global Coalition Against ISIS early in 2020 to focus on threats in West Africa and the Sahel
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10 NovemberEurope
US cautions Serbia against acquiring ‘significant Russian military systems’
A US official expressed concern about Serbia's interest in Russian air defense systems, warning Belgrade to be "cautious" about buying them
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7 NovemberBusiness
US approves sale to UAE of 10 Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters for $830 million
The US approved a possible sale of 10 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopters to the United Arab Emirates for more than $830 million
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7 NovemberAfrica
US adds al-Qaeda-linked Mali firebrand Amadou Kouffa to global terrorist list
The US State Department added to its Specially Designated Global Terrorist list Amadou Kouffa, a senior figure in al-Qaeda-linked JNIM
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1 NovemberMiddle East
It took almost a year, but a simple shift in US stance led to Turkey’s assault against Syria’s Kurds
US diplomats' short-sighted Syria strategy may have led to Turkey's incrusion and unravelled the partnership with the SDF
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