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Dec- 2019 -27 DecemberMiddle East
Japan to send military assets to the Gulf but won’t join US coalition
Japan will send a military vessel and two patrol planes to help protect waterways in the Middle East but will not join a US-led coalition in the region
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17 DecemberAsia Pacific
Esper wants to cut US troop numbers in Afghanistan to focus on China
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he wants to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan to give higher priority to competition with China
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12 DecemberMiddle East
Rockets fired at Baghdad base housing US troops in new attack
Two rockets were fired at a military base near Baghdad airport housing US troops, the 10th such attack since late October, the Iraqi army said
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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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5 DecemberBusiness
L3 Technologies awarded $37.5 million contract for US Special Operations aiming lasers
The US awarded a $37.5 million contract to L3 Technologies to deliver precision aiming lasers (PAL) for Special Operations Command
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2 DecemberAsia Pacific
Japan to spend $146 million on uninhabited island for US military drills
Japan said it had agreed to buy the uninhabited Mageshima island off its southwest coast for $146 million, eyeing it for US military drills.
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Nov- 2019 -27 NovemberAfrica
Niger: German C-160 tests new runway at Niamey air base
A Transall C-160 ESS cargo aircraft took off and landed to test a new runway in Niger's capital Niamey, the Bundeswehr said
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25 NovemberMiddle East
French naval base in UAE to host European-led Gulf maritime monitoring mission
A European-led maritime surveillance initiative to monitor Gulf waters will be stationed at a French naval base in Abu Dhabi
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19 NovemberAfrica
Burkina Faso protests ‘unidentified’ foreign military overflights, requests advanced notice
Burkina Faso has asked for advance warning of foreign military overflights, warning that any unidentified planes will be considered "enemy"
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15 NovemberMiddle East
Tel Tamer’s hectic hospital belies northern Syria ceasefire
Near the front line town of Tel Tamer, Syrian rebels backed by Turkish airpower and artillery capture a new village nearly every day
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