https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009181080508683-iraqi-soldier-injured-by-blast-that-hit-international-coalition-convoy/ CAIRO (Sputnik) – An Iraqi serviceman has been injured by an explosion that hit a convoy of the international coalition in the northern part of the country, the national security services said. “As a result of the explosion one serviceman sustained slight injuries”, […]
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Warning: This article contains distressing scenes. MOSCOW—A teenager in Russia has been forced to strip naked and make a horrific “apology” video after daring to criticize the regime on social media. The 19-year-old was a moderator for an anti-government Telegram channel that targeted the Russian republic of Chechnya, which is […]
On 25 August, the US forces in Somalia carried out an airstrike against a senior leader of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, five days after another airstrike targeting another member of the terrorist group alleged to have been making explosives to be placed by roads. US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced […]
Tibetans have been joining the Indian Army’s all-Tibetan unit, the Special Frontier Force, since the India-China war in 1962. According to reports, China is none too pleased about India rushing additional SFF troops to the contested Ladakh border. India paid a public and thunderous tribute to Tibetan soldier Nyima Tenzin, […]
Four locals have been killed and an American soldier suffered minor injuries after a passenger car with two couples on board collided with a US armoured vehicle, heading to a military base not far from Seoul. The crash took place in the city of Pocheon, some 40 km (25 miles) […]
Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed on Wednesday that Hezbollah had attacked the country from between two UN positions in southern Lebanon, a move described as a violation of UN resolution 1701 that calls for a ceasefire between the two countries. The Lebanese Al-Mayadeen broadcaster released a video of what it […]
Sgt. Elder Fernandes was last seen by members of his unit on Aug. 17. U.S. Army via AP hide caption toggle caption U.S. Army via AP Sgt. Elder Fernandes was last seen by members of his unit on Aug. 17. U.S. Army via AP The body of missing Fort Hood […]
A US airstrike targeted a Syrian Army checkpoint in the country’s northeast, killing one soldier and wounding two others, according to SANA. The soldiers were targeted by a warplane after they prevented an American military patrol from passing through the area, the outlet reported. The incident occurred southeast of Qamishli, […]
The U.S. Army Next Generation Combat Vehicle – Cross Functional Team and CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center make progress towards integrating unmanned vehicles into ground combat formations and successfully completed the first soldier operational experiment for the Robotic Combat Vehicle effort at Army Fort Carson. This is was the first […]
President Donald Trump attacked Dr. Deborah Birx for the first time on Monday after the White House coronavirus task force coordinator said she believed the virus had entered a “new phase” and that counties with significant community spread should not reopen schools in the fall. Birx’s comments came on CNN […]
How A Working-Class Soldier Turned Against “Forever Wars” By Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon, Popular Resistance. July 22, 2020 How A Working-Class Soldier Turned Against “Forever Wars”2020-07-222020-07-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/danny-sjursen-in-combat-720-e1595426084523.jpg200px200px Above photo: Maj. Danny Sjursen, left, with “Ali,” an interpreter, on patrol in Afghanistan. Danny Sjursen. “Patriotic Dissent” When it comes to debate about […]
A portrait of the way in which our lives are shaped not only by our parents and the examples they set—and values they instill—but by the traumatic events we’re forced to endure, Father Soldier Son is a quietly incisive and moving Netflix documentary about a military family beset by hardship. […]
The elite military unit was one of the last subdivisions of the US Army not to have any women. Nicknamed for its distinctive headwear, the Green Berets are often deployed in counter-terrorist and counter-insurgency missions abroad. For the first time in the history of the US military, a female soldier […]
The U.S. Army is launched one of the most audacious Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) soldier operational experiment at Fort Carson, Colorado, according to the Combat Capabilities Development Command. The Next Generation Combat Vehicle – Cross Functional Team and CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center, in collaboration, are conducting RCV experiment to […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The two south Asian foes, India and Pakistan, at odds over Jammu and Kashmir since independence, have been accusing each other of constant ceasefire violations across the Line of Control (LoC). In the latest developments, India lodged a protest with Pakistan for 14 deaths in cross-border firing […]
Vanessa Guillen, a 20-year-old US Army soldier, has been missing since late April. Earlier in June, human remains were discovered near Fort Hood, not long before a key suspect was confirmed to have committed suicide. The US Army experts have identified remains found near Fort Hood and confirmed that they belong […]
This story contains graphic details. A lawyer representing the family of slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen has revealed disturbing new details about how the young Houston native is believed to have died after she vanished in late April. Speaking on an episode of the “Crime Stories” podcast hosted by […]
A military officer who died by suicide after being confronted about his involvement in Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen’s disappearance allegedly walked in on her showering, her family’s lawyer said Wednesday. The incident is one of two alleged instances of sexual harassment Guillen, a 20-year-old Private First Class stationed in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107977/30/1079773047_0:0:3048:1715_1200x675_80_0_0_cb5d7b5681c493c48f52ba42e29c2d27.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202007021079772624-massive-shelling-begins-between-india-and-pakistan-day-after-terrorists-kill-soldier-civilian/ New Delhi (Sputnik): On Wednesday, a paramilitary forces officer and a civilian were killed, with three other security personnel injured after a group of terrorists attacked a convoy in the Sopore area of Kashmir. According to police officials, a three-year old boy, a […]
The lawyer for the family of missing 20-year-old US Army Pfc. Vanessa Guillen is demanding justice for the Texas-based soldier, whose remains may have been found by investigators just hours before authorities confirmed the suicide of a key suspect in the case. “We believe that her remains were found,” family […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian security forces have stepped up operations to eliminate militants from Kashmir since the region was stripped of its special status in August 2019. According to security forces, they have shot and killed about 35 militants in June alone in the twin districts of Pulwama and Shopian […]
A US Army private faces charges for attempted murder and terrorism after passing sensitive military information to an “occult-based neo-Nazi group” in preparation for a major terrorist attack on fellow soldiers. The 22-year-old private, Ethan Melzer, was hit with a six-count indictment on Monday for his role in the sinister […]
Federal prosecutors in New York accused a U.S. soldier of giving sensitive information on U.S. troop movements to a satanic white-supremacist group as part of a criminal conspiracy to murder U.S. military service members and provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. According to an indictment released Monday, Private […]
1915, Russian soldiers surveying the skulls of victims in an Armenian village . By Naseeb Zadran for VT Folks have gathered in a large room, in a village, far away from the city. Most of whom, are young women & children. After spending many days together, they have became familiar […]