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Threat to NATO: Russian Kilo-class subs armed with Kalibr missiles

Russian Warsaw-type [Kilo-class – ed.] submarines will be armed with Kalibr cruise missiles and will be able to remain in service for a long time, maintaining their leadership position, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing expert’s opinion published in the Chinese edition of Sohu.

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Russia has sent a huge heavily armed convoy to Syria

Moscow sent a substantial military convoy of equipment and weapons systems of the Russian Federation to the area of ​​the Syrian city of Ayn Issa, some Russian agencies report, including Aviapro. According to sources in the Russian news agency, it is a convoy of at least 16 vehicles, including armored …

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Fierce clashes along the Ethiopia-Sudan controversial border

The Lebanese newspaper Al-Masdar News, which is known for its pro-Syrian publications and support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, wrote in its article that violent clashes occurred between the Sudanese and Ethiopian armies on the border between the two countries.

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Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen under arrest, his deputy killed

A UN document said Khalid Batarfi, the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) for just under a year, was arrested and his deputy, Saad Atef al-Awlaqi, died during an “operation in Ghayda City, Al-Mahrah Governorate, in October.”

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Al Qaeda’s leader in Yemen under arrest, UN report reveals

The leader of al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen has been under arrest for several months, the United Nations disclosed Thursday in a development that may have opened up a goldmine of information for counterterrorism agencies in their campaign against the global al Qaeda network.

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UN approves advance team for Libya for cease-fire monitoring

The U.N. Security Council requested the secretary-general on Thursday to swiftly deploy an advance team to Libya as a first step to sending monitors to observe an October cease-fire between the country’s warring parties. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recommended in late December that international monitors be deployed to Libya, under a …

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