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Beijing's aggression continues in neighbouring waters, Liaoning carrier sa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 28 (ANI): Japan's Defense Ministry on Wednesday confirmed that a Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning after passing through waters between two Japanese islands returned to the East China Sea from the Pacific.
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One Turkish serviceman killed by missile attack on military camp in Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 15 (ANI/Sputnik): One Turkish serviceman has been killed by the recent missile attack on Turkey's military camp in northern Iraq, the Defense Ministry said.
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Terrorists carry out 30 attacks on Syria's Idlib De-escalation Zone
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 30 times over the past 24 hours, Rear-Admiral Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a
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France, Mali govts urged to investigate civilian casualties in French airs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 2 (ANI): Human rights groups have called on the governments of France and Mali to carry out an independent investigation into the French airstrike in Mali that has resulted in dozens of civilian casualties.
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Turkish forces kill 8 YPG members in northern Syria
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish forces killed eight members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria after they opened fire on Turkey's troops in the region, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
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China building new helicopter base facing Taiwan Strait: Report
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 15 (ANI): China is building a new helicopter base in Fujian province that could threaten Taiwan, a Taiwanese military expert said citing satellite imagery.
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Afghan forces kill 18 Taliban militants in Kandahar province - Defense min
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 18 Taliban militants were killed during a special operation in the Afghan southern Kandahar province, according to the country's Defense Ministry.
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US includes Myanmar ministries, army conglomerates to trade blacklist
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 5 (ANI): As the pro-democracy protests in Myanmar continue to intensify despite the crackdown by the junta, the United States Commerce Department has included the Myanmar Defense Ministry, Home Affairs Ministry and the conglomerate companies MEC (Myanmar Economic Corpo
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Russia registers 18 ceasefire violations in Syria over past day
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 18 ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has registered nine truce breaches, the Russian Defense Minis
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Terrorists carry out 35 attacks on Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Idlib [Syria], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 35 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Vyacheslav Sytnik, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in
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Russia registers 35 ceasefire violations in Syria over past day
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 35 ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has registered 13 truce breaches, the Russian Defense Ministr
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Russia registers 28 ceasefire violations in Syria over past day
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 28 ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has registered 19 truce breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry
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