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After Paris, France contemplates a reckoning
17 Nov 2015
Instead of pulling back from the global coalition working against jihadism, it appears that the French will renew and perhaps expand their efforts to pursue revenge for the most recent assault. Republished with permission of Stratfor
After France, Russia bombs IS stronghold in Syria
17 Nov 2015
Russia on Tuesday staged a "significant number" of air strikes on the Islamic State group stronghold of Raqqa in Syria
ISIS video warns of attack on Washington in
17 Nov 2015
Paris attacks: choke terror funding, secure cyber space, Modi tellsG-20
16 Nov 2015
Terrorism is a principle global challenge extracting a deadly price from regions in conflict to the streets of distant cities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told leaders of the G-20 at a working dinner on Sunday
French warplanes strike ISIS caspital, Raqqa
16 Nov 2015
A dozen warplanes pounded IS targets in its stronghold of Raqqa destroying a command post, jihadist recruitment centre, a munitions depot and a terrorist training camp
US-backed Kurdish forces recapture Sinjar from IS
14 Nov 2015
Kurdish forces backed by US air strikes seized the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State on Friday
What to Expect After the Nov. 13 Paris Attacks
14 Nov 2015
As many as 60 people died on 13 November in multiple terrorist attacks throughout Paris. At least five gunmen – likely jihadists judging from witness's accounts – conducted the attacks. Republished with permission of Stratfor.
France under emergency: terrorists kill over 120 in multiple attacks
14 Nov 2015
Machinegun-toting terrorists, many with explosives strapped to their bodies, gunned down people at several venues in central Paris, including a stadium where President Hollande was watching a football match
OROP implemented but objections remain
09 Nov 2015
Rejecting objections against the One Rank One Pension scheme for armed forces veterans, defence minister Manohar Parrikar today said that it was impossible to satisfy the expectations of everyone
Brahmos missile successfully tested in land mode
09 Nov 2015
Boeing, Lockheed protest Pentagon’s award of stealth bomber contract to Northrop
07 Nov 2015
Last week, Northrop, the maker of the stealth B-2 bomber, was awarded a multi-billion dollar contract to develop and build the new bomber
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