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  Russia, US to hold military talks over Syria: Pentagon

  World | October 10, 2015 11:48 IST

  Washington: Russia and the US are expected to hold military talks over Syria, where both countries have been conducting airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants, as soon as this weekend, the Pentagon said."The department of

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  Pentagon sets up first-ever country special cell to speed up defence ties with India

  World | September 15, 2015 17:35 IST

  Washington:  The Pentagon has established a first-ever country special cell to speed up its defence ties with India and accelerate the process of co-development and co-production of hi-tech military equipment in the country.Established soon after

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  Pentagon orders safety review at nine military labs

  World | September 04, 2015 8:07 IST

  Washington: The US Department of Defense said it has directed an immediate safety review at all nine labs and facilities involved in the handling of select agents and toxins.The review follows the discovery of live

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  Pentagon: IS hacker killed in US strike also was recruiter

  World | August 29, 2015 5:54 IST

  Washington (AP):  The Islamic State group hacker killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria this week had been recruiting sympathizers in the West to conduct "lone wolf" terrorist attacks, and his death eliminates a "significant

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  Tests show ISIS used chemical weapons in Iraq: Pentagon

  World | August 22, 2015 9:24 IST

  Washington: The Pentagon said on Friday that initial tests indicated that the militant group Islamic State (IS) may have used a chemical weapon against Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this month.Fragments from some mortar rounds

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  US service member injured in train attack in France

  World | August 22, 2015 6:48 IST

  Washington (AP):   The Pentagon says one U.S. military service member was injured Friday, apparently while trying to subdue a gunman who opened fire on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris.The Pentagon says

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  US defence chief in Iraq to assess anti-Islamic State efforts

  World | July 24, 2015 2:56 IST

  Baghdad:  Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said during his first visit to Baghdad on Thursday that the United States was willing to do more to help Iraq defeat the Islamic Stategroup.But the defence secretary said the

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  Al-Qaida key figure killed in US airstrike

  World | July 22, 2015 7:18 IST

  Washington:  US Department of Defence late Tuesday said Muhsin al-Fadhli, a longtime al-Qaida operative and the leader of the Khorasan Group, was killed in the US airstrike in Syria on July 8.Al-Fadhli, who had previously

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  Pentagon announces plan aimed at lifting transgender ban

  World | July 14, 2015 19:59 IST

  Washington:  The Pentagon's current regulations banning transgender individuals from serving in the military are outdated, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday, ordering a six-month study aimed at formally ending one of the last gender- or

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  Pentagon: Military mistakenly shipped live anthrax samples to 9 labs

  World | May 28, 2015 10:10 IST

  Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it is investigating what the Pentagon called an inadvertent shipment of live anthrax spores to government and commercial laboratories in as many as nine states,

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  China hits out at Pentagon report on its military development

  World | May 11, 2015 13:41 IST

  Beijing: China today slammed a Pentagon report on its military development and security, calling on the US to have "an objective and rational understanding" of China's military strength."We urge the US to abandon its Cold

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  Ties better but India-China border tensions remain: Pentagon

  World | May 09, 2015 13:20 IST

  Washington: Days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden China visit, the Pentagon on Saturday told the US Congress that despite improved political and economic relations between the two Asian giants, India-China border tensions remain."Despite

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  Initiated by Indian PM Narendra Modi, Yoga fever reaches US

  World | May 03, 2015 12:12 IST

  Washington: After White House and Pentagon and mushrooming of several studios across the nation, Yoga has conquered the last bastion in the US – the Congress.Ahead of the first International Yoga Day on June 21

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  Islamic State asks 'brothers in America' to kill '100 US military personnel'

  World | March 22, 2015 18:20 IST

  New Delhi: Islamic states has posted images of 100 American military service members online, and asked its brothers staying in America to kill them.The Pentagon said that it was investigating the matter after the information

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  Defeating ISIS may take longer than three years: Pentagon

  World | March 12, 2015 8:10 IST

  Washington: US Defence Secretary and Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said on Wednesday that the fight against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group may take longer than the three year timeline stipulated in President Barack Obama's

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  ISIS seizes Iraq town near US forces: Pentagon

  World | February 14, 2015 10:59 IST

  Washington: Islamic State fighters led a suicide attack on an air base where U.S. and coalition troops are training Iraqi forces after taking a nearby town, the first territorial gain by the militant group in

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  Pentagon voices concern over Pak's safe havens for terrorists

  World | January 10, 2015 10:31 IST

  Washington: The Pentagon has expressed serious concern over Pakistan being a safe haven for terrorists while US experts said the country's approach towards terrorist groups operating in India and Afghanistan has not changed."The sanctuary that

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  Syria rebel training could start in early spring

  World | January 07, 2015 7:00 IST

  Washington: The long-awaited coalition program to train the Syrian moderate opposition could begin by early spring, and officials are beginning to identify individual fighters who could participate, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.Navy Rear Admiral John

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  North Korea threatens strikes on US amid hacking claims

  World | December 22, 2014 9:08 IST

  Seoul,South Korea: President Barack Obama is “recklessly” spreading rumors of a Pyongyang-orchestrated cyberattack of Sony Pictures, North Korea says, as it warns of strikes against the White House, Pentagon and “the whole U.S. mainland, that

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  'US committed to assist India in military modernisation': Pentagon Official

  World | December 03, 2014 16:38 IST

  Washington: The US is committed to a broad defence trade and technology relationship with India to assist it in military modernisation efforts, a top Pentagon official said, noting that expanding bilateral security partnership is crucial