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Trump brags US troops on military pay raise
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad (Iraq) Dec 28 (ANI): US President Donald Trump, who was on his maiden visit to Iraq, met military troops stationed in Baghdad and claimed that he gave them a 10 per cent pay raise and called it the first hike in more than a decade. However, the soldiers will actually receive a 2.6 pe
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Iraq: Trump defends pulling out army troops from Syria
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Al Asad Air Base [Iraq], Dec 27 (ANI): US President Donald Trump, who is on his first trip to visit troops stationed in Iraq, defended his decision of pulling out armed forces from Syria stating that US military gains against the Islamic State terror group is the reason he can withdraw 2,000
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Trump makes unannounced first trip to Iraq
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Dec 27 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump made an unannounced first trip on Wednesday to troops in a combat zone in Iraq as President. Trump was accompanied by the First Lady Melania Trump.
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Turkey promised to eliminate ISIS left in Syria: Trump
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) announced that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to eradicate "whatever is left of ISIS " in Syria as the US troops are set to exit from the region.
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Patrick Shanahan named as acting US Defense Secy
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 23(ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Patrick Shanahan will serve as acting US Secretary of Defense from January 1.
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French President 'deeply' regrets US decision to withdraw troops from Syri
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 23 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that he "deeply" regretted the United States decision to withdraw forces from Syria.
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Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 23 (ANI): The Pakistani troops on Sunday violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Karmara area of Poonch district.
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US to withdraw 7,000 troops from Afghanistan by Feb '19
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 21(ANI): The Pentagon on Thursday (local time) announced the withdrawal of around 7,000 troops from Afghanistan, amounting to the removal of half of the total US forces deployed in the country at present.
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Israel will protect itself: Netanyahu amidst US pull out from Syria
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Dec 20 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that the nation will "protect itself" as US President Donald Trump indicated plans for pulling troops out from Syria.
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Taliban to hold peace talks only after foreign troops leave Afghanistan: R
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban will engage in peace talks with the Afghan government only if foreign troops are withdrawn from the country, Alexander Venediktov, an aide to the Russian Security Council secretary, said in an interview with Sputnik.
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Britain beefs up security for a no-deal Brexit possibility
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 19 (ANI): The United Kingdom has readied 3,500 troops, who are on standby, in case of a no-deal Brexit, with a parliamentary vote on the Withdrawal Agreement coming up on January 14, 2019.
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US troops at US-Mexico border down to 3,150 from 5,900
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 18 (ANI): The United States of America has lowered the number of troops deployed at the US-Mexico border to 3,150 from 5,900.
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