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A proposed six-week ceasefire in Syria 'will be a difficult mission'
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Syrian government is willing to suspend its aerial bombardment and artillery shelling of the northern city of Aleppo so that a local ceasefire can be tested, the United...
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Officials in Iraq are literally drawing sectarian lines
HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - The local official drew a line on a map slicing through farmland and desert southwest of Baghdad whose Sunni Muslim residents have been displaced by fighting, and then pointed...
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The battle lines for Yemen's civil war are being drawn
SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of Sunni tribesmen in the central Yemeni desert parade in pickup trucks toting heavy machine guns and singing martial songs to raise morale.They have pitched camps on...
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Here are the US Army's most wanted fugitives
The US military tries to maintain high standards of behavior among its personnel. But like any large enough organization, the US Army has its share of suspected criminals in its ranks.In order to raise...
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UK: Russia's most advanced anti-aircraft artillery system is being used in...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain released photographs on Wednesday of what it described as Russia's most advanced anti-aircraft artillery system, being operated in eastern Ukraine, saying it was further...
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China is projecting serious power in the South China Sea
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea is happening so fast that Beijing will be able to extend the range of its navy, air force, coastguard and fishing...
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Sweden and Finland plan more military cooperation amid Russia tensions
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden and Finland plan to extend their cooperation on defense and set up a joint naval task force as the two neighbors respond to rising tensions with Russia in the Baltic...
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The US has recruited 1,200 Syrian rebels to fight ISIS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has so far identified about 1,200 Syrian opposition fighters for potential participation in a U.S. military-led program to help train and equip them to battle...
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The Russian-backed siege of a crucial Ukrainian town sounds insane
On February 18, despite a two day old ceasefire, Russian-backed separatists overran an approximate force of 8,000 Ukrainian soldiers in the strategically critical town of Debaltseve. Deblatseve, a...
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7 incredible narco tanks built by Mexican cartels
As violence in Mexico raged with intense competition between rival drug cartels and the Mexican government, the cartels came up with a radical solution for improving their capabilities in the...
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ISIS claims a series of suicide attacks in Libya in revenge for Egyptian...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State said their fighters had been responsible for suicide attacks in the eastern Libyan town of Qubbah on Friday, according to a statement...
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Putin: Russia's military strength is unmatchable
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday other countries should not think they can attain military superiority over Russia, Interfax reported."No one should have the illusion that they can...
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Russian paper Kommersant: It was Russian soldiers who captured a key railway...
Just days after Ukrainian forces withdrew from the now rebel-held city of Debaltseve, a leading liberal newspaper in Russia claimed Friday that pro-Russian separatists were not just fighting with...
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The 7 coolest high-tech projects the military is currently working on
It’s the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) job to lead the military’s march into the future, capability-wise.Looking through DARPA’s technology requests and current projects reveals...
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Egypt wants to build a joint Arab military force
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president said Sunday that the need for a joint Arab military force is growing every day as the region faces the threat of Islamic militancy.President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said in...
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Moldova looks dysfunctional, and Russia is loving it
CHISINAU -- The political system in Moldova looks increasingly dysfunctional. And the big winner from that might end up being Russia.More than two months after legislative elections in Moldova gave a...
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Military expert: Russian snap military drills could turn into assaults on...
The Baltic states are becoming increasingly unnerved by the growing number of Russian military drills close to their borders, Damien Sharkov of Newsweek reports,Since the start of the Ukrainian crisis,...
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South Korea is eyeing a deal to buy 120 F-16s
Seoul (AFP) - Korean Air and European aerospace giant Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly bid for an $8-billion fighter jet project, a company spokesman said Sunday, pitting the pair against a...
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A US Marine who vanished in Iraq a decade ago and resurfaced in Lebanon has...
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — A US Marine who vanished a decade ago in Iraq was convicted Monday of desertion for leaving his post there and then fleeing to Lebanon after a brief return to the US.The...
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The eastern Ukraine ceasefire is crumbling
Kiev (AFP) - Pro-Russian forces massing near Ukraine's port city of Mariupol are continuing to attack government troop positions, Kiev said, fuelling concerns for the fate of a UN-backed...
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