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Battle for Mosul: a key test for US military strategy
The Mosul offensive is a critical test for the Pentagon's strategy against the Islamic State group, which relies on local...
Iraq forces launch operations to liberate Mosul from IS
Iraqi forces have launched operations to retake Mosul, a city whose capture by the Islamic State group two years ago...
Mosul offensive a ‘decisive moment’ in anti-IS campaign: US defense secretary
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Sunday that operations to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic...
Pentagon prepares for possible new strikes in Yemen
The Pentagon was preparing for possible new strikes in Yemen on Thursday after US missiles hit Huthi rebel targets, but...
ISIS drone kills Kurdish fighters, hurts French troops
A remote-controlled ISIS hobby plane rigged with hidden explosives killed two Kurdish fighters and injured two French special operations troops...
Norway Follows Up Long Term Defence Plan with Significant Budget Increase
The Norwegian Government this week followed up on the new Long Term Defence Plan presented in June with a 2017...
China raps US interventions in Asia at regional forum
Beijing rapped Washington Tuesday for its interventions in Asia, as tensions grow between the two powers over territorial disputes in...
Philippines’ Duterte to visit China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would soon visit China and hoped also to travel to Russia, as he...
Eight Turkish soldiers killed in car bombing: report
Eight Turkish soldiers were killed in a car bomb attack on a security post on Sunday blamed on Kurdish militants...
More than 140 killed in air strikes on Yemen funeral: UN
United Nations: More than 140 people were killed and more than 525 injured Saturday when air strikes hit a funeral...
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