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China sends 19 fighter jets towards Taiwan in show of force
Taiwan deployed air patrol forces in response.
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Flashpoints
US strike kills al-Qaida leader in Syria, ‘no indications’ of civilian casualties: CENTCOM
CENTCOM says a senior al-Qaida leader was the target of a counterterror strike in Syria.
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Indiana town lines streets during funeral procession for Marine killed in Kabul
Cpl. Humberto Sanchez died in the Aug. 26 attack in Kabul, where he had been transferred after serving as a U.S. embassy guard in Jordan.
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NKorea slams US over submarine deal, warns countermeasures
The North was closely examining the deal and would proceed accordingly if it has “even a little adverse impact on the security of our country.”
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‘It was a mistake.’ CENTCOM admits Aug. 29 drone strike killed civilians, not ISIS
“The strike was a tragic mistake,” Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, told a Pentagon news conference.
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Finishing Max’s mission — parents of corpsman killed in Kabul offered home for Afghan child
Fallen Corpsman Maxton "Max" Soviak's family looked to honor their son by picking up his mission where he left off--saving the children of Afghanistan.
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Army gears up for Rapid Trident Exercise in Ukraine
Rapid Trident 21 begins Sept. 20.
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France says leader of group behind 2017 deaths of four US troops in Niger killed
Rumors of the militant leader’s death had circulated for weeks in Mali, though authorities in the region had not confirmed it.
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Putin slams presence of US, Turkish troops in Syria
Putin said the presence of the foreigners is illegal because they don’t have permission to be there from the United Nations or Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government.
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North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles, INDOPACOM monitoring
The Korean Central News Agency said Monday the cruise missiles demonstrated an ability to hit targets more than 900 miles away during flight tests on Saturday and Sunday.
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