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"Witch Hunt": Trump After Yemen Group Chat Leaked To Journalist
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed a scandal over leaked plans for Yemen air strikes as a "witch hunt" and defended his embattled Pentagon chief amid calls by Democrats for him to quit.
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Iran Says It Has "Right" To Defend Itself, Israel Warns Of "Heavy Price"
Iran warned on Saturday it would defend itself after Israeli air strikes killed at least two soldiers and further stoked fears of a full-scale regional war in the Middle East.
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UK Ready To Act To "Defend Freedom" Against Attacks On Shipping: Minister
Britain remains ready to act to "defend freedom of navigation", Foreign Minister David Cameron said on Sunday in the wake of joint US-UK air strikes on Yemen.
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Air Force Chief Says Capabilities Up After Balakot, Galwan Valley Clashes
India's air power capabilities in terms of hitting targets, defending assets and use of new technologies have gone up significantly after Balakot air strikes and developments following Galwan Valley clashes, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said.
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Syria, Iran-Backed Groups Vow Revenge As US Defends Iraq Strikes
The United States on Monday strongly defended weekend strikes against Iran-aligned militias but the fighters vowed revenge and both Iraq and Syria condemned the unilateral US air strikes as violations of their sovereignty.
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"Have Right To Retaliate": Iran Ambassador To NDTV After US Air Strike Kills Top General
A country that has been attacked has every right to defend itself, the Iranian ambassador to India told NDTV this evening, as the Middle East simmers following the death of General Qasem Soleimani in a US air strike on Baghdad
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"Clouds Prevent Radars From Detecting Accurately," Says Top IAF Officer
A top Indian Air Force official on Monday defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent assertion that a rainy day was a better pick for Balakot strikes as the clouds could help fighter jets evade detection by Pakistani radars during the operation, by saying "very strong clouds and very strong convective conditions in clouds prevent the radar from...
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Bunkers And Booby-Traps As ISIS Makes A Stand In Libya
Sheltering in tunnels, improvised bunkers and rooms fortified by sand-filled fridges, ISIS is holding out in the Libyan city of Sirte, defending itself with snipers, booby-traps and car bombs against pro-government forces.
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NATO Ready to Defend Turkey, Send Troops If Needed: NATO Secretary General
NATO is ready to send troops to Turkey to defend its ally against threats on its southern flank, the head of the US-led alliance said today after violations of Turkish airspace by Russia jets conducting air strikes in Syria.
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Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper Defends Air Strikes Targeting Islamic State Group
Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper in an election debate Monday defended Canadian air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, while his political rivals called for a pullback.
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Afghan 'Hero Soldier' of Parliament Attack Arrested in Traffic Death
An Afghan soldier hailed as a hero for defending parliament from a Taliban assault has been arrested after a fatal traffic accident in Kabul involving a car he had been given as a reward, the Ministry of Interior said on Thursday.
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Iraq Army Says Coalition Strikes Needed to Take Tikrit
Coalition air strikes are needed to retake Tikrit, where die-hard jihadists are defending their last redoubt with trenches, sandbags and roadside bombs, Iraqi officers said on Sunday.
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Ramped Up Air Strikes Stall Islamic State Advance on Syrian Town
Two days of heavy air strikes by U.S. warplanes have slowed an advance by Islamic State militants against Kurdish forces defending the Syrian border town of Kobane.
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Jihadists Seize Kurdish Headquarters in Syria's Kobane, Massacre Feared
Islamic State jihadists have captured the headquarters of Kurdish fighters defending the Syrian border town of Kobane, with a UN envoy warning thousands would likely be massacred if it falls to them.
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Syrian Border Town Still Under Siege by Islamic State Despite Allied Air Strikes
Islamic State forces shelled the Syrian border town of Kobani on Saturday and its Kurdish defenders said they were expecting a new assault to try to capture it.
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"Witch Hunt": Trump After Yemen Group Chat Leaked To Journalist
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed a scandal over leaked plans for Yemen air strikes as a "witch hunt" and defended his embattled Pentagon chief amid calls by Democrats for him to quit.
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Iran Says It Has "Right" To Defend Itself, Israel Warns Of "Heavy Price"
Iran warned on Saturday it would defend itself after Israeli air strikes killed at least two soldiers and further stoked fears of a full-scale regional war in the Middle East.
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UK Ready To Act To "Defend Freedom" Against Attacks On Shipping: Minister
Britain remains ready to act to "defend freedom of navigation", Foreign Minister David Cameron said on Sunday in the wake of joint US-UK air strikes on Yemen.
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Air Force Chief Says Capabilities Up After Balakot, Galwan Valley Clashes
India's air power capabilities in terms of hitting targets, defending assets and use of new technologies have gone up significantly after Balakot air strikes and developments following Galwan Valley clashes, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said.
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Syria, Iran-Backed Groups Vow Revenge As US Defends Iraq Strikes
The United States on Monday strongly defended weekend strikes against Iran-aligned militias but the fighters vowed revenge and both Iraq and Syria condemned the unilateral US air strikes as violations of their sovereignty.
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"Have Right To Retaliate": Iran Ambassador To NDTV After US Air Strike Kills Top General
A country that has been attacked has every right to defend itself, the Iranian ambassador to India told NDTV this evening, as the Middle East simmers following the death of General Qasem Soleimani in a US air strike on Baghdad
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"Clouds Prevent Radars From Detecting Accurately," Says Top IAF Officer
A top Indian Air Force official on Monday defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent assertion that a rainy day was a better pick for Balakot strikes as the clouds could help fighter jets evade detection by Pakistani radars during the operation, by saying "very strong clouds and very strong convective conditions in clouds prevent the radar from...
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Bunkers And Booby-Traps As ISIS Makes A Stand In Libya
Sheltering in tunnels, improvised bunkers and rooms fortified by sand-filled fridges, ISIS is holding out in the Libyan city of Sirte, defending itself with snipers, booby-traps and car bombs against pro-government forces.
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NATO Ready to Defend Turkey, Send Troops If Needed: NATO Secretary General
NATO is ready to send troops to Turkey to defend its ally against threats on its southern flank, the head of the US-led alliance said today after violations of Turkish airspace by Russia jets conducting air strikes in Syria.
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Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper Defends Air Strikes Targeting Islamic State Group
Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper in an election debate Monday defended Canadian air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, while his political rivals called for a pullback.
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Afghan 'Hero Soldier' of Parliament Attack Arrested in Traffic Death
An Afghan soldier hailed as a hero for defending parliament from a Taliban assault has been arrested after a fatal traffic accident in Kabul involving a car he had been given as a reward, the Ministry of Interior said on Thursday.
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Iraq Army Says Coalition Strikes Needed to Take Tikrit
Coalition air strikes are needed to retake Tikrit, where die-hard jihadists are defending their last redoubt with trenches, sandbags and roadside bombs, Iraqi officers said on Sunday.
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Ramped Up Air Strikes Stall Islamic State Advance on Syrian Town
Two days of heavy air strikes by U.S. warplanes have slowed an advance by Islamic State militants against Kurdish forces defending the Syrian border town of Kobane.
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Jihadists Seize Kurdish Headquarters in Syria's Kobane, Massacre Feared
Islamic State jihadists have captured the headquarters of Kurdish fighters defending the Syrian border town of Kobane, with a UN envoy warning thousands would likely be massacred if it falls to them.
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Syrian Border Town Still Under Siege by Islamic State Despite Allied Air Strikes
Islamic State forces shelled the Syrian border town of Kobani on Saturday and its Kurdish defenders said they were expecting a new assault to try to capture it.
