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Xi brings strength, integrity to Chinese armed forces

​Over three and a half years ago, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, announced his dream of building a strong army, an idea that has since been the basis of all work concerning military affairs.

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Syrian helicopters drop leaflets urging rebels to surrender, as Assad speaks of pardon

Syrian helicopters dropped thousands of leaflets over rebel-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday, urging rebels to lay down their weapons and the civilians to cooperate with the Syrian army.

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Turkish acting army chief says 104 coup plotters killed, 1,563 soldiers detained

urkey's acting army chief Gen. Umit Dundar said Saturday that 104 coup plotters have been killed and 1,563 soldiers detained.

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U.S. journalist, translator killed in S. Afghanistan

​A U.S. journalist and his Afghan translator, were killed as militants attacked an Afghan army convoy in the southern Helmand province on Sunday, an Afghan military official confirmed early Monday.

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Syrian army enters borders of IS de facto capital

The Syrian army on Saturday entered the administrative borders of the northern province of al- Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State (IS) group, a monitor group reported.

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PLA budget growth to slow due to downturn, according to Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping said the nation’s military budget would not be able to maintain a “normal growth” rate because of the ­economic downturn and called on the army to be prudent in its spending.

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DR Congo army retakes areas from ADF rebels

​The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) army, supported by UN peacekeepers, have retaken some areas previously held by the Ugandan rebel group, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in the eastern region, an army official said on Monday.

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Pakistani army chief confirms death sentence to 11 "hardcore terrorists"

Pakistan's Army Chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed the death sentence on Tuesday to another group of 11 "hardcore terrorists" who were handed the capital punishment by military courts for committing heinous offences relating to terrorism, the military said.

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1760 newly graduated officers commissioned to Afghan army

More than 1,700 newly graduated officers after completion of a three-month training course were commissioned to Afghan National Army on Sunday.

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Army helicopter crash kills one officer in NW Pakistan

At least one officer was killed as a helicopter of Pakistan army crashed in the country's northwest district of Haripur on Monday evening, the military said.

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Over 50 IS militants killed during Syrian army advance in Aleppo

More than 50 Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed over the past 24 hours during intense battles against the Syrian government forces in the countryside of the northern province of Aleppo, a monitor group reported on Sunday.

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Afghan violent incidents claim 10 lives, wound 27

​Violent incidents in the shape of suicide attack and bomb blast claimed the lives of 10 people including six civilians and injured 27 others including 18 army personnel on Monday, officials confirmed.

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4 dead, 18 injured as bomb hits army bus in Afghanistan

Some four people were killed and 18 army personnel were wounded after a suicide bomber hit an Afghan army bus in the country's northern province of Balkh on Monday morning, an official said.

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Pakistani Taliban controlled university attack from Afghanistan: army chief

Pakistani army chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif, on Thursday told Afghan leaders and commander of the foreign forces that the attack on a university was controlled by a Pakistani Taliban leader from the Afghan side of the border.

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22 killed in university attack in Pakistan, Taliban group claims responsibility

At least 22 people were killed and over 40 others injured when an unknown number of gunmen stormed a university in Charsadda district of Pakistans northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday morning, local media reported.

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U.S. coalition airstrike targets Syrian army for first time

U.S.-led coalition airplanes struck positions of the Syrian army in the country's eastern province on Sunday evening, local media reported.

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Pakistan's indigenous drone kills several militants in NW Pakistan

A number of militants were killed when Pakistan-made drone Burraq pounded several hideouts in the country's northwest tribal area of South Waziristan on Thursday night, an army statement said.