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February 17, 2015

Libya raids turn Egypt's Sisi into key anti-IS ally
Cairo (AFP) Feb 17, 2015
By targeting the Islamic State group with air strikes in Libya, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, having crushed Islamist opponents at home, has become a key ally of the West against jihadists, experts say. His warplanes bombed IS camps and weapons stores in the Libyan city of Derna hours after the Sunni extremists released a gruesome video showing masked jihadists beheading 21 Egyptian Christians on a Libyan beach. The raids were the first time Egypt has announced military action against ... read more

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Egypt pushes for UN-backed intervention against Libya jihadists Egypt called Tuesday for a UN-backed international intervention in Libya after launching air strikes on Islamic State group targets in the country following the jihadists' beheadings of Egyptian Christians. ... more		Military chiefs in Saudi for anti-Islamic State talks Military chiefs from around the world will gather in the Saudi capital on Wednesday to assess the battle against Islamic State extremists, diplomatic sources said. ... more		Egypt strikes Libya jihadists after beheadings video Cairo has carried out air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Libya after the jihadists posted a video showing the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians. ... more
				Ukraine rebels say no arms pull-back until 'full ceasefire' Pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine said Monday they will only start pulling back weapons from the frontline under a peace deal once there is a "full ceasefire". ... more		Navy satellite communications systems getting support services The U.S. Navy has tapped SBG Technology Solutions for support of on-orbit communications capabilities for open-ocean, littoral, and naval land operations. ... more

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French warship sale to Russia 'not on agenda': minister The controversial sale of two high-tech warships to Russia is "not on the agenda", France's defence minister said on Monday, despite the ceasefire agreed in Ukraine last week. ... more		Fireworks and promotions mark late N. Korea leader's birthday North Korea celebrated the birthday of late ruler Kim Jong-Il Monday with mass fireworks, high-ranking military promotions and a rally by senior officials to pledge loyalty to current leader Kim Jong-Un. ... more		NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 mission GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles JWST red dots reveal rapidly growing early black holes		'No question at the moment' of Ukraine pulling back heavy weapons Ukraine's army is not planning to pull its heavy weapons back from the frontline late Monday, as it is meant to do under a nascent truce, because of continued attacks by pro-Russian rebels, a military spokesman told AFP. ... more
				GA-ASI tests sense-and-avoid radar on Predator UAV A pre-production sense-and-avoid radar system for remotely piloted vehicles has been flight tested aboard a Predator B by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. ... more		Taiwan names new China affairs chief after spy row Taiwan on Monday named a new minister for China affairs in an attempt to reboot cross-strait relations after a row over espionage and growing anxiety about Beijing's influence on the island. ... more

A journalist's journalist - Arnaud de Borchgrave This morning, a legend and giant in journalism died. There will be no more like him. Arnaud de Borchgrave would have been 89 this fall. ... more		France tests new man-portable missile MBDA's Missile de Moyenne Portée, or Medium Range Missile, has been test fired for the first time by France's military procurement agency. ... more		China bids to host secretariat of new high seas treaty Protected forests under threat in DRC's lucrative mining belt Hundreds in London protest against Beijing 'mega embassy'		Egypt strikes Libya jihadists after beheadings video Cairo carried out air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Libya on Monday after the jihadists posted a video showing the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians. ... more
Scout armored vehicles to feature Kongsberg remote weapons stations A remote weapon station developed by a team from Kongsberg Defense and General Dynamics UK is entering serial production for Scout SV platform variants. ... more		France to ink jet sale to Egypt as Cairo bombs IS France's defence minister was to sign an agreement with Egypt Monday for the first foreign sale of the Rafale fighter jet, in a deal that will boost Cairo's military as it tackles jihadists. ... more		US can't defeat IS with tepid Obama war request: lawmaker President Barack Obama's request for congressional permission to wage war against the Islamic State group doesn't go far enough to defeat the jihadist fighters, the US legislature's top Republican said Sunday. ... more		Sunni Iraqi MPs boycott parliament after tribal chief killed Iraqi Sunni lawmakers said Sunday they were boycotting parliament after the killing of a senior tribal leader was blamed on Shiite militia, sparking fresh tensions between the two communities. ... more

	Iran weekly banned for criticising nuclear talks Iran's ultra-conservative weekly "9-Day" was banned on Monday for criticising the government over its negotiations with world powers on the country's controversial nuclear programme, the ISNA news agency reported. ... more		Hezbollah says it is fighting IS in Iraq Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah is fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq, its chief Hassan Nasrallah revealed for the first time Monday in a speech beamed to supporters. ... more

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