An Islamic Revolution Guards Corps commander has said that IRGC forces have killed about 50 terrorists of the counter-revolutionary group PJAK (the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan) in northwest Iran over the past few weeks.
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Archive for July, 2011
IRGC has killed 50 PJAK terrorists on border with Iraq
Thursday, July 28th, 20111st Catapult Launch for F-35C Joint Strike Fighter
Thursday, July 28th, 2011For the first time, an F-35C Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) was propelled into the air July 27 by a steam catapult, marking a significant milestone in the test program to qualify the aircraft for carrier operations.
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Russian fifth-generation fighter to make first public flight at Moscow air show
Thursday, July 28th, 2011Russia’s Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter, also known as PAK-FA, will perform its first public flight at the MAKS-2011 air show near Moscow in August, Nikolai Zanegin, Deputy General Director of Russia’s Aviasalon company, said on Wednesday.
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Iraq FM Hopeful Some U.S. Troops Stay Past 2011
Thursday, July 28th, 2011Iraq’s president has called a meeting to decide whether U.S. troops should stay beyond a year-end deadline, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said July 27, adding there could be consensus to keep a small number of trainers.
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Brazil’s Azul adds European ATR 72-600 jets to growing fleet
Thursday, July 28th, 2011Brazilian budget airline Azul is adding 10 Italian ATR 72-600 passenger jets to its growing fleet in response to a boom in domestic travel fueled by a strong real and relatively easy access to the cheaper U.S. dollar.
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Syria forces kill eight in Kanaker raid – rights groups
Thursday, July 28th, 2011Syrian security forces have killed at least eight people in a raid on the town of Kanaker near the capital, Damascus, rights groups say.
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Congressional report highlights Pakistan’s steps to protect nukes
Thursday, July 28th, 2011Taiwan needs not worry about China’s aircraft carrier
Thursday, July 28th, 2011Amnesty urges action on Ivory Coast refugees
Thursday, July 28th, 2011More than half a million refugees who fled their homes in Ivory Coast during the recent crisis fear to return, Amnesty International reports.
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Rebuffed by U.S. Navy, Lawmakers Order New LCS Study
Thursday, July 28th, 2011Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., recently rebuffed by the U.S. Navy in asking the service to review its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, has turned to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to further examine the shipbuilding effort.
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