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Libya air force warns of 'suspected smuggling ships, boats'
Date: 2015-12-21 22:56:25 GMT - Libya - Military - SN:107 - ID:3973477
TRIPOLI, Dec 21 (MENA) - The Libyan air force has warned ships and boats of approaching the two coastal cities of Darnah and Benghazi. "Some fishing boats are used to move weapons and fighters to Darnah and its suburbs. People are hired and paid ....
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Airstrikes kill 23 'hardcore terrorists' - Pakistani army
Date: 2015-12-18 21:50:48 GMT - Pakistan - Military - SN:121 - ID:3955193
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (MENA) - At least 23 hardcore terrorists were killed and over 10 others injured in air strikes carried out by Pakistani army in Shawal Valley and Khyber Agency areas close to Afghanistan border on Friday, GEO News quoted the ....
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Hagel: Obama told Pentagon to ‘stand down’ on Damascus strikes
Date: 2015-12-18 19:37:33 GMT - USA - Military - SN:105 - ID:3954853
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (MENA) – The US Former secretary of defense Chuck Hagel blasted President Obama Friday in a new interview for ordering the Pentagon to stand down just as they were about to pull the trigger on a missile attack on Damascus, ....
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Iraq says coalition airstrike kills, wounds 10 soldiers
Date: 2015-12-18 18:54:22 GMT - Iraq - Military - SN:100 - ID:3954713
BAGHDAD, Dec 18 (MENA) - Iraq's joint operations command said 10 Iraqi soldiers were killed or wounded Friday by a friendly fire from a US-led coalition aircraft, west of Baghdad. The command, which oversees Iraq's war effort against Daesh, said ....
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Lebanon to set up 4th border regiment with UK grant
Date: 2015-12-18 18:44:42 GMT - Lebanon - Military - SN:98 - ID:3954621
BEIRUT, Dec 18 (MENA) - Lebanon's Defense Ministry Friday revealed it would establish a new military unit to help guard a 100-kilometer section of the border with Syria after receiving a $10 million "training and equipping" grant from the British ....
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Czech Republic doubles number of soldiers in NATO rapid response force
Date: 2015-12-18 18:31:12 GMT - Czech - Military - SN:95 - ID:3954661
PRAGUE, Dec 18 (MENA) – The Czech parliament approved a proposal to increase the number of soldiers participating in possible operations of NATO Rapid Response Force (NFR) in 2016, Radio Prague reported Friday. The government proposal enables the ....
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Egypt, Jordan start joint military exercise
Date: 2015-12-18 14:08:17 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:64 - ID:3952989
CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) – Egypt and Jordan have started a joint military exercise, "Aqaba 2015", hosted by Egypt. The drill, which kicked off Friday, will continue for several days, said a statement by the Armed Forces today. The exercise will ....
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Defense minister opens door to new batch of army recruits
Date: 2015-12-16 09:12:52 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:18 - ID:3937013
CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi has announced that enrollment of a new batch of recruits will start as of December 26. Recruits should have a high school degree, its equivalents or a technical education diploma, said Mohieldin ....
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Lebanese army kills 4 Daesh militants
Date: 2015-12-15 22:18:09 GMT - Lebanon - Military - SN:121 - ID:3934705
BEIRUT, Dec 15 (MENA) - A unit of the Lebanese army killed Tuesday four Daesh militants, including a field leader, the National News Agency reported. The Daesh militants were killed in the region of Kherbet Daoud, Ras Baalbeck terrain, after ....
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Defense min. attends graduation of African cadets from army institutes
Date: 2015-12-15 12:18:02 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:29 - ID:3930665
CAIRO, Dec 15 (MENA) – Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi attended a ceremony for the graduation of cadets from a number of sisterly and friendly African countries from Armed Forces educational institutes and establishments. The training courses ....
