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S. Korean president 'cheers' the test-launch of the ballistic missile

SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inonFridayinspectedthetest-launchofaballisticmissiledevelopedbythecountry'smilitaryinwhatanalystssaidisashowofmilitaryforcebySeoulth

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AFP Chief General Eduardo Ano: Abu Sayyaf leader Hapilon still in Marawi

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,June22(APD)–ArmedForcesofthePhilippineschiefofstaffGeneralEduardoAnosaidtheybelieveAbuSayyafleaderIsnilonHapilonisstillinMarawiCity

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NATO Secretary General says NATO battlegroups send clear message

NATOSecretaryGeneralJensStoltenbergattendedonTuesdayLithuania'slargestinternationalmilitarydrillIronwolf2017toobservethereadinessofalliedenhancedforwardpresence

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Turkey troops arrive in Qatar for long-planned drills: Al Jazeera

TurkishtroopshavearrivedinQatarforlong-plannedjointmilitaryexercises,alJazeerareportedonMonday,adeploymentmadepossiblebylegislationfast-trackedbyTurkeyfollowing

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IS threat in Southeast Asia raises alarm in Washington

Southeast Asia's jihadis who fought by the hundreds for the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria now have a different battle closer to home in the southern Philippines. It's a scenario raising significant alarm in Washington.

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Arms show in JP underscores Abe's dangerous push to buddy up to SE Asia

Japanesedefensefirmsconcludedathree-dayarmsshowthisweekatwhichcuttingedge,home-grownandoverseasmilitarytechnologywasshowcasedtoenhanceandpromotemilitarytiesthat

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Philippines says U.S. troops near besieged Marawi, but not fighting

U.S. troops are on the ground near Marawi City in the southern Philippines, but are not involved in fighting Islamist militants who have held parts of the city for more than three weeks, a Philippines military spokesman said on Wednesday.

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Philippines says U.S. troops near besieged Marawi, but not fighting

U.S.troopsareonthegroundnearMarawiCityinthesouthernPhilippines,butarenotinvolvedinfightingIslamistmilitantswhohaveheldpartsofthecityformorethanthreeweeks,aPhili

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IS militants may ‘easily target’ Indonesia, military warns

AKARTA, June 13 (APD) - Indonesia may become the next target for Islamic State (IS) militants to build up their stronghold as the nation has many IS ‘sleeping cells’ which are ready to support the IS militants in materializing their causes in Indonesia, Indonesian military commander said.

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IS militants may ‘easily target’ Indonesia, military warns

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,June13(APD)-IndonesiamaybecomethenexttargetforIslamicState(IS)militantstobuilduptheirstrongholdasthenationhasmanyIS‘sleepingcells’whi

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Militants cling to 20 percent of Philippines town after three-week siege

Islamistmilitantscontrolabout20percentofthesouthernPhilippinestownofMarawi,atopgeneralsaidonTuesday,morethantwicetheareathemilitarycitedlastweek,suggestingthata

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26 more bodies found from missing Myanmar military plane

Twenty-sixmorebodieswerefoundSundayfromthemissingMyanmarmilitaryplanebelievedtohavecrashed,bringingthetotalnumberofbodiesrecoveredto59,MyanmarNewsAgencyreported

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Pence: US military will fight extremists more aggressively

US Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday the US military will fight extremists more aggressively, noting that the Trump administration is committed to further enhancing its military with the country's largest increase in defense spending in a decade.

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Pence: US military will fight extremists more aggressively

USVicePresidentMikePencesaidonSaturdaytheUSmilitarywillfightextremistsmoreaggressively,notingthattheTrumpadministrationiscommittedtofurtherenhancingitsmilitaryw

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Philippines confirms US forces assisting local troops to end city siege

ThePhilippinemilitaryonSaturdayconfirmedthatUSspecialforceswereassistinglocaltroopstoendasiegeofthesoutherncityofMarawibymilitantsalliedtoISIL,butsaidtheywereon

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Mass funeral held for victims of Myanmar plane crash

HeartbrokenrelativesgatheredFridayforthefuneralritesofthefirstvictimsofamilitaryplanecrashoffMyanmar'ssoutherncoast,assearchteamsbattledheavyrainsandchurningwav

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31 bodies discovered after Myanmar military plane crashes

Atotalof31humanbodieshavebeendiscoveredinthesearchforthemissingMyanmarmilitaryairplane,militaryspokespersonGeneralMyatMinOosaidlateThursday.Thebodiesof31people,