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Niger ambush investigation likley to get over in Jan, says Pentagon
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], November 9 (ANI): The Pentagon officials have said that the investigation of the four U.S. soldiers killed in the ambush last month in Niger is likely to conclude in January.
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Pentagon chief Mattis visits Korean DMZ, says 'war is not our goal'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 27 (ANI): United States Defense Secretary James Mattis on Friday morning visited the heavily fortified border between North Korea and South Korea known as the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) amid heightened tensions over the North's nuclear programme.
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Pakistan PM rules out early elections
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] Oct 24 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has ruled out early elections in the country and exuded confidence that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government will complete its term.
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Pentagon's top officer reveals new info on Niger ambush
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], October 24 (ANI): Chairman of U.S Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, on Monday held a briefing on the military operation in Niger that left four American soldiers dead earlier this month, as according to him, "we owe the families and American people transparency".
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US forces kill dozens of Daesh militants in Yemen: Pentagon
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [World] Oct 17 (ANI): U.S. forces killed dozens of Daesh militants in a strike on two of its training camps in Yemen's al Bayda governorate, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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Trump demands apology from NBC over Tillerson report
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 5 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump, in a series of tweets, slammed NBC News and demanded an apology over its report that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson referred to him as a "moron."
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'Inevitable' that our missiles will hit US mainland: North Korea FM
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [U.S.A.], Sept. 24 (ANI): Hour after US bombers flew off the coast of North Korea, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said that it is inevitable that missiles from his country will hit the United States.
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US bombers fly off east coast of North Korea in show of force, says Pentag
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Sept. 24 (ANI): US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew off the coast of North Korea Saturday in show of force, the Pentagon said.
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U.S., Russia hold talks to avoid conflict on Syria
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], September 22 (ANI):The United States and Russian military officials met face-to-face in an undisclosed location and decided to open a new communication channel for ground forces on "de-confliction measures" to retake one of the remaining Islamic State strongholds i
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Pentagon awards $1.3 bn contract to Afghan Air Force
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 8 (ANI): The United States Department of Defence on Tuesday has awarded a new contract for the Afghanistan's Air Force worth more than USD 1.3 billion.
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Pentagon sends additional Marines to Afghanistan's Helmand to counter
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI):Additional U.S. Marines have been dispatched to Afghanistan to strengthen its forces in the violent Helmand province where Taliban has increased their attacks.
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U.S. tests unarmed ICBM amid latest North Korea provocation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], August 3 (ANI): The Pentagon has conducted a test of an unarmed Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) in the wake of the recent provocation by North Korea.
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