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Obama and Erdogan promise to intensify IS fight in Syria US President Barack Obama called his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and they pledged to step up the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria.

20 October 2014 12:29

Mystery deepens over reported Russian sub in Sweden Mystery deepened over a Swedish military operation triggered by "foreign underwater activity" off the coast of Stockholm.

20 October 2014 11:32

When dreams come true: Kazakshtani boy in French Foreign Legion Oleg Serov set off for France for the first time in his 18 to get enrolled into the French Foreign Legion.

14 October 2014 15:02

Turkey says US can use air bases for IS fight: US official Turkey has granted the United States access to its air bases for the campaign against the Islamic State group.

13 October 2014 16:36

Kurd woman leading Kobane battle against IS: activists A Kurdish woman fighter is leading the battle against Islamic State jihadists in the Syrian battleground town of Kobane.

13 October 2014 11:57

Kazakhstani peace battalion and NATO participate in Steppe Eagle exercise in Germany Kazakhstani peacekeeping battalion is taking part in the Steppe Eagle 2014 exercise in Germany.

09 October 2014 11:26

France to step up air patrols in Iraq: minister France will "increase" the rate of its air patrols over Iraq against the Islamic State group, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.

06 October 2014 13:06

Turkey warns will hit back if IS attacks Syria exclave Turkey warned it would not hesitate to strike back at Islamic State jihadists if they attacked Turkish troops stationed at Ankara's exclave inside Syria.

04 October 2014 14:33

US readies 4,000 troops for Ebola mission The US military expects to increase the number of troops deployed to Liberia to fight the Ebola outbreak to nearly 4,000.

04 October 2014 11:47

Turkey submits request to parliament for Syria, Iraq military action The Turkish government said it has asked parliament to authorise military action in Iraq and Syria to halt the advance of Islamic State (IS) jihadists.

01 October 2014 11:03

Caspian states agree third party military forces should stay away from the Sea The five countries of the Caspian Sea have agreed on keeping third party military forces away from the Sea.

01 October 2014 00:47

Turkey deploys tanks to border as lawmakers to consider anti-IS action Turkey deployed tanks and armoured vehicles to reinforce its border with Syria amid escalating violence by the Islamic State group.

30 September 2014 11:52

Armed British warplanes flying 'daily' over Iraq Armed British warplanes are flying daily missions over Iraq and would launch air strikes if called in by local forces on the ground.

29 September 2014 14:05

Leery Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels eye troop pullback Ukraine waited to see if a Russian-backed truce lasted through the day before starting to withdraw forces from a frontline.

29 September 2014 13:40

Military aircraft crashes in Kazakhstan A military aircraft has crashed in Kazakhstan's Almaty Oblast killing both pilots. Causes are being investigated and the issue of air security in Kazakhstan is once again at the forefront.

26 September 2014 18:37

Kazakh Defence Minister meets his Chinese counterpart in Beijing Kazakhstan’s Defence Minister Serik Akhmetov has met with his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan in Beijing during his official visit to China.

25 September 2014 16:02

Kazakhstan allows using its territory for Great Britain to transit its cargoes from Afghanistan Kazakhstan has ratified the Agreement on transit of Britain's cargoes from Afghanistan through its territory.

25 September 2014 12:43

Ukraine rebels plan votes in blow to Poroshenko truce Pro-Russian rebels defiantly announced they will stage their own elections in just six weeks, raising the stakes in a standoff with Kiev.

24 September 2014 13:28

British Muslim group takes on IS jihadists on Twitter A British Muslim association is taking on the jihadists through Twitter with the campaign #notinmyname.

24 September 2014 10:38

Pro-Russia rebels say withdrawing artillery in east Ukraine: Interfax The prime minister of the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donetsk said that the pro-Russian rebels have removed artillery from frontline areas.

23 September 2014 15:32

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