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Kiev says 110 troops captured, 31 missing in E. Ukraine

Ukrainian military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said here Friday that at least 110 Ukrainian troops are being held captive by pro-independence rebels in eastern Ukraine, while 31 soldiers are still missing.

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President Xi praises northern border soldiers

President Xi Jinping has acknowledged the commitment of soldiers stationed along the northern Chinese-Mongolian border.

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S.Korean solider gets death penalty for shooting rampage

A South Korean Army soldier, who killed five comrades and wounded seven others in a shooting rampage in June 2014, got death penalty from a military court on Tuesday.

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Israeli security officials convene over attack on soldiers

Israeli officials late Wednesday discussed courses of action following an attack earlier in the day against an Israeli military vehicle, which killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded seven.

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14 killed, over 100 wounded in fighting in east Ukraine

At least 14 people have been killed and over 100 others wounded in eastern Ukraine in the past day as hostilities between government forces and pro-independence insurgents continued, reports showed Monday.

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Nine killed in clashes between Mexican soldiers, armed civilians

​Nine people were killed in two clashes Tuesday between Mexican military troops and groups of armed civilians claiming to be self-defense forces.

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99 killed in Burundi-DR Congo border fighting: Burundian Army

​The final death toll in the fighting that occurred last week in the Burundian province of Cibitoke near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) rose to 99, a spokesman with Burundian Army said Monday.

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Nigeria's military court condemns 54 soldiers to death over mutiny

A Nigerian military court sitting in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Wednesday condemned 54 soldiers to death by firing squad, having found them guilty of mutiny in the West African country.

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First hand accounts expose brutality of Nanjing Massacre

The second episode of a serial documentary on the Nanjing Massacre was released on Monday ahead of the inaugural National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims.

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Israeli troops engage smugglers on Egypt border

The Israeli military said its troops exchanged fire with gunmen along the border with the Egyptian Sinai on Wednesday afternoon in an apparent drug smuggling operation in the region.

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Myanmar continues efforts to end recruitment of minors in military service

​Myanmar continued efforts to end recruitment of minors in military service, releasing 80 more child soldiers from military services and sending them back to their homes in its latest move.

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S.Korean military fires warning shots at DPRK soldiers near border

South Korean military fired warning shots Monday at soldiers from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), who were coming closer to the military demarcation line (MDL), an official at Seoul's defense ministry said.

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"Terror attack" in West Bank probably hit-and-run accident

​The Palestinian driver who struck three Israel Defense Forces soldiers in the West Bank Wednesday night probably did so in a road accident, not as a terror attack believed by the Israeli authorities, a security official said on Thursday.

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Long March stories inspiring to later generations

In October 1934, an 80,000-strong Red Army force embarked on the Long March, a two-year odyssey that laid an important foundation for the Communist victory in the civil war.

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Chinese soldiers join Australian, U.S. troops in joint exercises in Australia

​Members of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) joined Australian and United States troops on Tuesday in the the first joint military exercise to be staged in Australia.

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Lebanon not to compromise on safety of abducted soldiers

​The Lebanese government stressed on Thursday that the safety and lives of the soldiers and policemen held captive by Islamist militants following the clashes with Syrian Islamist gunmen in the border town of Arsal is not for compromise.

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Canada joins NATO war game in Latvia

Canada is participating in NATO's Steadfast Javelin II war game in Latvia as part of the country's Operation Reassurance to ease eastern European countries' "anxiety over security," the Canadian Department of National Defense said Tuesday.