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Russian jets 'intercept' US predator drones over Syria: officials say
Date: 2015-10-07 22:02:30 GMT - USA - Military - SN:115 - ID:3487897
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (MENA) - Russian fighter jets shadowed US predator drones on at least three separate occasions high above Syria since the start of Russia’s air campaign last week, according to two US officials briefed on this latest intelligence ....
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Army sends development convoy to North Sinai
Date: 2015-10-07 21:17:13 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:109 - ID:3487749
ARISH, Egypt, Oct 7 (MENA) - A convoy of trucks, loaded with aid, medical equipment for hospitals and construction materials, arrived in North Sinai on Wednesday. The 70 trucks were sent by the Armed Forces as part of pro-development and aid ....
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Saudi serviceman killed in attack on borders with Yemen
Date: 2015-10-07 20:27:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Military - SN:103 - ID:3487237
RIYADH, Oct 7 (MENA) – One Saudi soldier was killed on Wednesday after shells fired from Yemen hit a Saudi border guard outpost. A spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry said that a military outpost in the border city of Jizan was attacked ....
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Moscow: Fight against IS is matter of national security for Russia
Date: 2015-10-06 15:05:57 GMT - Russia - Military - SN:49 - ID:3479969
MOSCOW, Oct 6 (MENA) - Fight against the so-called Islamic State organization in Syria is a matter of national security for Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a briefing. "If a person is engaged in terrorist ....
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Russia says Turkish airspace violation 'a mistake'
Date: 2015-10-05 22:30:26 GMT - Russia - Military - SN:99 - ID:3475617
MOSCOW, Oct 5 (MENA) - A spokesman for Russia's defense ministry dismissed any idea that the violation of the Turkish airspace by a Russian plane was anything nefarious, stating flight patterns that change "under certain weather conditions" might ....
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Military source says Yemen's Al-Anad air base to resume operations within week
Date: 2015-10-05 19:05:07 GMT - Yemen - Military - SN:86 - ID:3474589
ADEN, Yemen, Oct 5 (MENA) – Yemen's Al-Anad air base will resume operations within one week, a military source at the Saudi-led Arab coalition told Sky News Arabia. The source added military operations against Houthi rebels and their allies would ....
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Defense minister delegates army commanders to lay down wreaths at unknown soldier tombs
Date: 2015-10-04 10:48:09 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:26 - ID:3464397
CAIRO, Oct 4 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production and General Commander of the Armed Forces Sedki Sobhi delegated commanders of the field armies and military zones to lay down wreaths at the unknown soldier tombs marking the 42nd ....
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Defense minister meets US central command head
Date: 2015-09-30 09:07:43 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:32 - ID:3440873
CAIRO, Sept 30 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi met on Wednesday with head of the US Central Command Lloyd James Austin for talks on boosting military cooperation. The two sides discussed regional and international efforts against terrorism ....
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Defense minister meets South Sudanese counterpart
Date: 2015-09-29 14:53:46 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:65 - ID:3436497
CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) – Egypt's Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister General Sedqi Sobhi received Tuesday visiting South Sudanese Minister for Defense and Veterans Affairs Kuol Manyang Juuk and his accompanying delegation. The S. ....
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Two schools named after slain soldiers
Date: 2015-09-28 18:06:35 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:90 - ID:3430445
ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Sept 28 (MENA) - Two schools in Zagazig have been named after two soldiers who had been killed in a security operation against terrorism in Sinai. Conscripts Ahmed Rajab and Ahmed Mohamed were killed when a bomb hit their armored ....
