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UN Envoy on Syria: War 'One of Darkest Chapters' in Recent History

Wed, 17/03/2021 - 06:33
The United Nations' special envoy for Syria expressed "profound regret" that the organization has not yet been able to mediate an end to the conflict that turned a decade old Monday.
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UN envoy warns of 'dramatic' deterioration in Yemen conflict

Wed, 17/03/2021 - 05:39
The UN's top official in Yemen has warned of a "dramatic" deterioration in the country's ongoing conflict, telling the Security Council on Tuesday that fighting has expanded on several fronts amid the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
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Defense Department Successfully Transitions New Technology to Programs of Record

Wed, 17/03/2021 - 04:32
The Department of Defense announced today that the multi-year Low-Cost Cruise Missile (LCCM) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) project successfully transitioned three primary technologies to programs of record or development projects.
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Sky Shield II enables further interoperability training

Wed, 17/03/2021 - 04:32
Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, 380th AEW, 332nd AEW, Qatar Emiri Air Force and French Air Force participated in Exercise Sky Shield II at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 1-3, 2021.
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Up On the Mountaintop - Allied Forces Participate in Arctic JTAC Training

Wed, 17/03/2021 - 04:32
U.S. Navy SEALs, Norwegian Forsvaret soldiers, and U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 21.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, participated in allied Joint Terminal Attack Controller training near Setermoen, Norway, March 8, 2021. A JTAC is certified to direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support from a forward position, and other offensive air operations.
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Chinese peacekeeping force to Lebanon passes UN military capability assessment

Tue, 16/03/2021 - 22:32
The medical detachment and the construction engineer detachment of the 19th Chinese peacekeeping forces to Lebanon passed the military capability assessment for the first quarter of 2021 conducted by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on March 11.
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Prototype vehicles arrive for assessment

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:15
Six prototype infantry fighting vehicles have arrived in Australia as part of the Land 400 Phase 3 program.
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Exercise filled with refuelling missions

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:13
The morning sunlight streamed through the cabin windows. The whir of the turbofan engines was almost hypnotic.
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U.S. Army, South Korea Alliance Strengthens During COVID-19 Vaccine Operations

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:13
Hard times always reveal true friends, and it will also show what a strong alliance looks like. From the beginning of the COVID-19 global pandemic, U.S. Forces Korea has been working with local national agencies and organizations in South Korea to form a united front in the fight against the disease. As one of the largest medical assets in USFK, the 549th Hospital Center
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An Afghan Parliamentarian And The Mysterious Stash Of Cash, Gold Bars Seized At The Dushanbe Airport

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:12
A high-ranking Afghan politician has found himself at the center of a scandal in Tajikistan involving $15 million in cash and some 90 kilos of gold bars seized from smugglers at the Dushanbe airport in November.
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US floats idea of interim government for Afghanistan with Taliban participation

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:12
US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has proposed the formation of an interim government in the country that would include the Taliban militant group, Afghan local media say.
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Yemen warns: Saudi oil giant in crosshairs if Ma'rib oilfields attacked

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:12
Yemen warns of attacking the Saudi Arabian oil giant's facilities if a Riyadh-led coalition waging a war against the country strikes oilfields in a western province that is being liberated by Yemeni forces.
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Secretary General welcomes NATO Parliamentary Assembly at an important juncture for the transatlantic community

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:10
Members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NPA) attended a virtual meeting with the North Atlantic Council, on 2 March 2021, to exchange views on NATO's agenda for the year.
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Tel Aviv trying to 'influence' ICC to protect Israelis against war crimes probe

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:10
Israel is working to "influence" the International Criminal Court (ICC) in order to protect its forces against possible rulings on war crimes, says the regime's minister of military affairs.
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Rights experts condemn ongoing demolition of Palestinian Bedouin village

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:10
Two independent UN human rights experts are urging Israel to halt efforts to demolish the Palestinian village of Humsa Al-Bqai'a, fearing it is part of a wider pattern of forcible removals and displacement.
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MARMC, Blue Water, USS Gerald R. Ford Partner for UAS Exercise

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:09
Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) hosted the Blue Water Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Skyways team for an exercise that could impact the way the Navy handles transporting parts for repairs needed aboard forward-deployed ships.
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Sudan Welcomes First US Navy Ship Visit in Decades

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:09
U.S. naval forces are visiting Sudan for the first time in decades, following Sudan's removal from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.
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US Sanctions 2 Houthi Leaders in Yemen

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:08
The United States imposed sanctions Tuesday on two senior leaders of the Iranian-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen.
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Designation of Two Ansarallah Leaders in Yemen

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 07:08
Ansarallah, sometimes referred to as the Houthis, plays a significant role in the conflict in Yemen and exacerbates the dire humanitarian plight of the Yemeni people. The war has destabilized the country, displaced four million Yemenis since the beginning of the conflict, and unleashed one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
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