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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
Russian airliner crash: search continues, IS claims downplayed
02 Nov 2015
Both Cairo and Moscow have virtually dismissed the claim by Egypt's IS branch that it had brought down the aircraft
Obama sending US special forces to advise Syrian rebels
31 Oct 2015
The planned deployment could further complicate an already volatile conflict in Syria, where Russia and Iran have increased their military support for President Bashar al-Assad's fight against US-backed rebels
China spurns arbitration court ruling
31 Oct 2015
China warns US of sparking war in South China Sea
31 Oct 2015
China's top naval commander has told his US counterpart that a minor incident could spark war in the South China Sea if the United States did not stop its "provocative acts" in the disputed seaway
Indian forces kill Top LeT terrorist Abu Quasim
30 Oct 2015
US to continue South China Sea operations
28 Oct 2015
Blair’s partial apology for Iraq war fails to impress critics
27 Oct 2015
The former UK Prime Minister admits that the US-led invasion of Iraq was based on false intelligence and may have led to the rise of the IS, but says he has no regrets in bringing down dictator Saddam Hussein
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