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17 Libyan soldiers killed, injured in Benghazi clashes
Date: 2016-02-01 19:42:11 GMT - Libya - Military - SN:105 - ID:4231497
TRIPOLI, Feb 1 (MENA) - Seven Libyan soldiers were killed and ten more were injured in clashes with troops of the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries during January. The wounded sustained light to medium injuries, said Colonel Meloud al ....
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UK team deploys to South Sudan to assess peacekeeping commitment
Date: 2016-01-31 22:24:51 GMT - United Kingdom - Military - SN:133 - ID:4225281
LONDON, Jan 31 (MENA) - A UK military team deployed to South Sudan to look at what role the UK could play as part of a contribution to ongoing UN peacekeeping, the Ministry of Defense posted on its website. Around 12 UK Armed Forces personnel ....
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Egypt: Sunken boat, crew not found
Date: 2016-01-31 20:31:45 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:123 - ID:4224753
CAIRO, Jan 31 (MENA) – Search operations by the Egyptian army did not succeed in finding an Egyptian fishing boat that sank Saturday off the Sudanese shores or any of its crew members, military spokesman Mohamed Samir said. An Egyptian frigate ....
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Defense minister meets Air Academy teaching staff, cadets
Date: 2016-01-31 15:09:14 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:88 - ID:4222753
CAIRO, Jan 31 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi met on Sunday with members of the teaching staff and students of the Air Academy as part of efforts to follow up the scientific and military rehabilitation of the students of the military academies ....
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Egyptian navy unit heads for Msebret island to rescue Egyptian boat
Date: 2016-01-31 13:55:31 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:76 - ID:4222169
CAIRO, Jan 31 (MENA) - Upon directives of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi ordered a navy unit to head for Msebret island in the Red Sea to take part in rescuing an Egyptian fishing boat which carries 14 ....
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Defense minister honors retired army leaders
Date: 2016-01-31 12:00:31 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:42 - ID:4220657
CAIRO, Jan 31 (MENA) - Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister Colonel General Sedqi Sobhi attended a ceremony to honor Armed Forces leaders who reached the age of retirement in January 2016. During the ceremony, Sobhi granted them ....
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Turkey says Russia violated its airspace near Syrian border
Date: 2016-01-30 18:40:49 GMT - Turkey - Military - SN:95 - ID:4218189
ANKARA, Jan 30 (MENA) – Turkey said a Russian jet has violated its airspace and it has summoned the Russian ambassador to Ankara, the BBC news reported on Saturday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia would "face consequences if ....
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Egypt's chief of staff meets USARCENT commanding general
Date: 2016-01-30 15:56:42 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:73 - ID:4217089
CAIRO, Jan 30 (MENA) - Egyptian Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy met on Saturday with USARCENT commanding general Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett. The meeting tackled a number of issues of mutual concern in light of military cooperation ....
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Third Field Army, police seize large amounts of arms, ammunition
Date: 2016-01-30 10:35:46 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:35 - ID:4214653
CAIRO, Jan 30 (MENA) - Third Field Army troops in cooperation with police have seized a large storehouse of arms and ammunition belonging to terrorists at Nakhl district in Central Sinai. The operation comes as part of efforts exerted by the ....
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2 officers, solider killed in Arish attack
Date: 2016-01-28 22:59:27 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:121 - ID:4208445
ARISH, Jan 28 (MENA) - Two officers and a soldier were killed and five others injured on Thursday in a blast in Arish city, Sinai. Security sources said that the attack occurred near a school complex in central Arish when an explosive device, ....
