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Defense minister meets US central command head
Date: 2015-09-30 10:32:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3441693
Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi met on Wednesday with head of the US Central Command Lloyd James Austin for talks on boosting military cooperation. The two sides discussed regional and international efforts against terrorism and the latest regional ....
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Putin wins parliamentary approval to deploy Russian forces abroad
Date: 2015-09-30 10:31:05 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:3441681
Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, has approved a request by President Vladimir Putin to authorize the the use of military force abroad, CNBC reported Wednesday. The Kremlin did not say which country the decision would ....
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Obama’s call at U.N. to fight ISIS with ideas is largely seen as futile
Date: 2015-09-30 08:14:43 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:3440585
US President Barack Obama has called upon a conclave of world leaders on Tuesday to fight violent extremism not just with weapons but with ideas, jobs and good governance, a strategy he has long advocated. There are few signs that it is succeeding, ....
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Pentagon to open communication channel with Russia over Syria
Date: 2015-09-30 08:11:12 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:3440533
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has ordered his staff to set up a communication channel with Moscow to coordinate military operations by the US and Russia in Syria. The order was issued on Tuesday a day after US President Barack Obama met with ....
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Saudi FM says Assad must go or face military option
Date: 2015-09-30 08:09:53 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3440517
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir stressed that Syrian leader Bashar Assad must leave office or face military option. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the meetings of the UN General Assembly, Jubeir expressed rejection of Russia's ....