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Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:59
Germany says it will close its air base in Uzbekistan, shutting the last Western military installation in former Soviet Central Asia.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:58
U.S. agents were able to pinpoint Guzman's phone and traced it to the Sierra Madre mountain range, where they believed he was hiding out at a ranch. Mexican soldiers then stormed the location, but reportedly found only the phone and some clothes.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:56
Leaders of post-Soviet states are gathering in Kazakhstan to attend the summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a regional organisation dominated by Russia. One of the key documents they are expected to sign is a concept of military co-operation until 2020.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:52
Naval forces from Chile, Colombia, Mexico and the United States kicked off UNITAS 2015, an annual multinational exercise, in Valparaiso, Chile, Oct. 13.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:48
Far from defeated, Boko Haram has yet again shown its flexibility and sophistication by shifting tactics and returning to the more asymmetric fighting strategy it had been using for years.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:44
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has hinted at willingness to remove Sudan from a list of “state sponsors of terrorism”, disclosing that he discussed this possibility with the Sudanese foreign minister recently.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:36
Western airstrikes in Syria and Iraq are likely to fuel conflicts in Africa, a conflict research seminar was told in Pretoria on Thursday.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:32
African countries are entering the world’s newest arms race, for cyber weapons and surveillance, at a rapid clip.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:27
The Federal Government yesterday welcomed the United States’ decision to send up to 300 military personnel to Cameroon to help the regional fight against Boko Haram, despite having itself requested more direct help from Washington.
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 07:25
Russia, alarmed by increased activity by Islamist insurgents near its borders with Central Asia, may act to re-establish its control over Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan, a senior Russian defense official said on Thursday.