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Obama warns defeating ISIL militarily 'will not be enough'

President Barack Obama has hailed the progress he says the United States and its allies have made in the military campaign against ISIL.

Syria

Five confirmed dead after Russian helicopter shot down in Syria

A Russian helicopter carrying five military personnel has been downed in Northern Syria after coming under hostile fire from the ground, killing everyone on…

Afghanistan

Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb blast

Three assailants and one policeman were killed in the attack on a compound housing foreign contractors in the Afghan capital.

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Russia: Navy Day parade

Russia’s President Putin has attended the Navy Day parade in St Petersburg.

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Turkey

More soldiers detained by Turkish special forces after Erdogan hotel attack

There have been more repercussions after Turkey’s failed coup.

Turkey

Turkey arrests 11 soldiers in connection with Erdogan hotel attack

Eleven Turkish soldiers have been arrested in connection with an attack on the hotel where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was staying on the night of a failed coup.

USA

Mother of dead US Muslim soldier hits back at Trump

The mother of a US Muslim soldier killed in Iraq hits back at Donald Trump for suggesting she was silent during her husband's speech because she wasn't allowed to speak.

Armenia

Policeman shot dead as Armenia hostage siege escalates

An Armenian policeman was killed on Saturday as chaos gripping Yerevan spirals increasingly out of control.

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Russia: 2016 world military parachuting championships

The 40th world military parachuting championships have concluded outside Moscow, Russia.

Turkey

Ankara pressures Berlin to extradite prosecutors after failed coup

There are further repercussions after Turkey’s failed coup.

Turkey

Generals resign ahead of military overhaul in Turkey

In Turkey two senior generals have resigned, as the prime minister prepared to meet military commanders for a major overhaul the armed forces in the wake of a failed…

Turkey

Turkey: two senior generals resign as post-coup crackdown deepens

In Turkey two senior generals have resigned, as the prime minister prepared to meet military commanders for a major overhaul the armed forces in the wake of a failed…

Turkey

Turkey orders another 47 journalists detained in post-coup crackdown

Turkey ordered a further 47 journalists detained on Wednesday as part of a sweeping crackdown in the wake of the failed military coup.

Greece

Turkey/Greece: Soldier's extradition or asylum?

The eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece and sought asylum on Saturday have appeared in court in Alexandroupoli. They deny taking part in the failed coup attempt.

Turkey

Ankara residents react as Turkey's state of emergency comes into effect

The atmosphere on Thursday morning in Ankara, on the day Turkey’s three-month state of emergency came into effect, was more sombre than it was the previous night when thousands of President Erdogan’s

North Korea

South Korea warns of 'growing' security threat after North launches more missiles

North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, according to South Korea’s military.

USA

Baton Rouge gunman was ex-marine who served in Iraq

The gunman who killed three American policemen and wounded three others in Louisiana has been identified as a former US marine sergeant who had served in Iraq.

World News

Turkish soldiers deny involvement in coup plot, told it was a 'drill' - report

Amid the spate of arrests and interrogations following the 15 July failed coup in Turkey, some soldiers have claimed that they initially had no idea that they were taking part in a plan to overthrow t

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Turkish soldiers seek asylum in Greece

Eight Turkish officers who fled after the failed coup attempt in Turkey have claimed asylum in Greece.

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Turkish army and supporters of Erdogan in face off

Supporters of the Turkish president take to the streets to show their fury against putchistes.