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Nigerian troops kill 12 Boko Haram militants in northeast region
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Lagos [Nigeria], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Twelve Boko Haram militants were killed on Sunday as Nigerian troops thwarted an attack by the extremist group on a military base in the northeastern state of Borno, said a spokesperson for the army.
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Do Beijing's artificial islands in South China Sea represent an asset to i
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Beijing [China], June 28 (ANI): China has conducted a land reclamation project under which it is building artificial islands in the South China Sea, but do they really represent an asset to China's military?
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Myanmar military targeting lawyers as conflict intensifies
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Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 28 (ANI): As the conflict within Myanmar continues to intensify, the military has now turned its focus to targeting lawyers in its bid to consolidate control over the country and suppress anti-junta voices.
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Major threat thwarted as troops spotted drone activity at Jammu's Ratnucha
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Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 28 (ANI): Alert troops have successfully thwarted two drone activities near Ratnuchak-Kaluchak Military Station along Jammu-Pathankot national highway on the intervening night of June 27 to 28, said an Army official on Monday.
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US air force strikes facilities of pro-Iranian militants near Syria-Iraq b
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Washington DC [US], June 28 (ANI): US military aircraft have struck facilities of the Iranian-backed militants in the Syrian-Iraqi border region, the US Department of Defense said on Sunday (local time).
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UN Special Representative condemns Myanmar military over sexual violence
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New York [US], June 27 (ANI): United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten on Friday "strongly condemned" the reports of sexual violence in detention sites by Myanmar military's and urged to cease it with "immediate effect".
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US lawmakers, advocates question Biden's plan to evacuate Afghans who assi
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Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): As US President Joe Biden moves ahead with his plan to withdraw Afghans from Kabul who have assisted US military efforts in the country, lawmakers and advocates have raised several questions as the deadline for the plan draws near.
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Myanmar military torturing detainees to know whereabouts of opponents, say
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Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): Myanmar's military is using torture to extract information from detainees on the whereabouts of senior opposition members and activist leaders, an American journalist recently released from a Yangon prison told CNN.
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Taliban trying to take military equipment to Pakistan, says senior Afghan
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI): Amid the US military drawdown from Afghanistan, a senior Afghan security official said that the Taliban is making efforts to transport military equipment captured from Afghan security forces, including tanks, to Pakistan.
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Telangana: 24 Army officers graduate as engineers from MCEME
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Secunderabad (Telangana) [India], June 26 (ANI): In a solemn convocation ceremony with COVID-19 protocols in place, as many as 24 officers of the Technical Entry Scheme-35 (TES-35) Course were conferred with their engineering degrees at the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engi
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US intelligence report confirms over 140 UFO sightings
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Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): The US intelligence community on Friday (local time) released its long-awaited report on a series of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) that have been seen moving through restricted military airspace over the last several decades.
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China says Taiwan independence means war, asks Washington to 'sever' milit
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Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): China has issued a warning to the United States over its increasing military contacts with Taiwan, saying the self-ruled island is an "inalienable part" of China and seeking its independence means war.
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