Above Photo: C-SPAN.org. Ret. US Gen. Philip Breedlove wants to escalate the military conflict with Russia but media outlets don’t disclose he works for defense firms. Weapons companies and military contractors stand to book new orders and enjoy heightened demand for new weapons systems, as the United States and NATO countries scale up spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Coincidentally or not, one of the most high-profile advocates for dramatically escalating NATO’s involvement in the war — literally calling for putting troops and arms inside Ukraine — quietly moonlights as a consultant for weapons firms and defense contractors, interests that presumably […]
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Above Photo: Russian armored vehicles are loaded onto railway platforms after the end of military drills in South Russia on Tuesday. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service / AP). The Russian Defense Ministry said the troops are returning to their permanent bases as drills conclude. Amid the hype around a potential Russian invasion, Moscow announced Tuesday that it is withdrawing troops from areas near Ukraine as military drills in the region conclude. Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for Russia’s Defense Ministry, said troops in Russia’s southern and western military districts have concluded drills and “have already begun loading onto rail and road transport and will […]
Above Photo: New recruits take an oath of allegiance before being sent to the eastern part of Ukraine to join the ranks of the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion in Kiev, Ukraine. Sergei Chuzavkov / AP. There’s an increasingly surreal air regarding the war scare over Ukraine. The original roles in the drama seem to be reversed. Back in December, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Oleksii Reznikov was warning that “not provoking Russia—that strategy does not and will not work,” claiming that Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 because NATO hadn’t let it join. In fact, Georgia began that war by attacking South Ossetia, driving tens […]
Above Photo: Fazel Hawramy / Rudaw The change in the nature of the US mission in Iraq first announced in July this year has been rejected by the Iraqi militias who are demanding a complete withdrawal of all foreign troops from the country. Iraqi groups expressed dissatisfaction and opposition to the official announcement of the end of the US combat mission in the country on Thursday, December 9, weeks before the deadline of December 31. The groups pointed to the official declaration by the US that no troops will be withdrawn from Iraq immediately but that the remaining troops will shift […]
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that it deployed two additional B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers to Qatar to protect the orderly and responsible withdrawal of U.S. and coalition forces from Afghanistan. According to a recent service news release, two additional B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived May 4, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. A pair of B-52H Stratofortress, joining the four B-52 aircraft that arrived in late April, is deployed to the U. S. Central Command region to protect U.S. and coalition forces as they conduct drawdown operations from Afghanistan. […]
The U.S. Air Force said in a statement that its B-52H Stratofortress aircraft are deployed to Al Udeid AB to protect U.S. and coalition forces as they conduct drawdown operations from Afghanistan. According to a recent service news release, two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 23. The bombers, which are the first two in the group announced today by the Department of Defense, are deployed to the U. S. Central Command region to protect U.S. and coalition forces as they conduct drawdown […]
Russian media on Tuesday reported that Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu instructed the commanders to begin withdrawing troops deployed on the border with Ukraine and in the occupied Crimean Peninsula on April 23. Speaking during snap readiness exercises in occupied Crimea, Shoigu ordered the general staff of the armed forces, military chiefs and the airborne troops to begin returning to their home bases from the Russian-Ukrainian border and Crimea starting April 23. “I believe that the goals of the snap inspection have been fully achieved,” Interfax quoted Shoigu as saying. “The troops demonstrated the ability to reliably defend the country.” – ADVERTISEMENT – […]
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Thursday that Russia is building up armed forces near Ukraine’s borders. The deployment of the additional Russian troops across the country should not concern other states since this does not pose any threat to them, said Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “The Russian Federation deploys the Armed Forces on its soil as it wants to. This should not concern anyone and this is not posing any threat to anyone,” Peskov added. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Moscow is taking “all the necessary measures to ensure the security of its frontiers,” he stressed. Peskov noted […]
A reporter from one of Germany’s highest-circulating dailies Bild, Julian Ropcke, tweeted Wednesday morning that Belarus deployed its troops to the country’s borders with Ukraine. “Dictator Lukashenko is also moving the Belarusian army towards the Ukrainian border (here 60 km north of the border of Rivne Oblast),” he said on Twitter. Photos released Wednesday by Julian Ropcke show large amounts of Belarus’ military hardware, including BTR-80 armored vehicles and military trucks. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The military convoy was filmed on 31 March near Logishin, Belarus. In addition, earlier on Tuesday, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Ruslan Khomchak said that Russia is […]
The U.S. Air Force has announced on Saturday that the first boxes with Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to Yokota Air Base, Japan. The details were given in a 26 December media release, to announce that after rigorous testing and trials demonstrating the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of a COVID-19 vaccine via an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Since authorization, the Department of Defense has worked hand in hand with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Center for Disease Control (CDC), to allocate initial vaccine doses to jurisdictions based […]
Western media outlets say Russia has been deploying troops to Central African Republic to support Russian state-sponsored private military contractors, or PMCs, operating there. A number of Ilyushin -76 cargo planes from Russia, an ally of President Faustin-Archange, landed in Central African Republic this weekend, the security source and a source at the airport said. Observers identified over a dozen Russian military trucks with soldiers and two armoured personnel carriers at Bangui airport. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Central African Republic officials conformed that Russia sent hundreds of troops into the country after an alleged coup bid that took place ahead […]
Turkish Soldiers will take part in the large-scale military parade celebrating Azerbaijan’s victory in the Nagorno-Karabakh war victory in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Thursday. According to a spokesman for the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry, at the invitation of President Heydar Aliyev, the Turkish Soldiers arrived in Baku to take part in a military parade to celebrate its victory in Nagorno-Karabakh. Over 3,000 soldiers will participate in the parade in the capital Baku on Dec. 10, the ministry said in a statement. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “Up to 150 military vehicles, including new military equipment, missile and artillery pieces, […]
On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry told journalists that additional 18 military transport Il-76 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Force with peacekeepers aboard have landed at Yerevan’s airfields. Russian Il-76 and An-124 military transport planes continue airlifting the peacekeepers to the area of the peacekeeping mission. The planes have already made 95 flights since the start of the peacekeeping operation, the Defense Ministry spokesman said. “Another 18 Il-76 planes and two An-124 Ruslan aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Force with equipment and staff of the 15th peacekeeping brigade sent to Armenia to participate in a peacekeeping […]
U.S. Forces in northeastern Syria continue to secure oil fields not only from the self-declared Islamic State of Iraq and Syria but also from the Syrian government and Russian forces. Currently, U.S. Soldiers with M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles continue to perform important tasks of defense duties at oil fields. The soldiers are in Syria to support the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) mission, according to a recent service announcement. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “CJTF remains committed to working by, with, and through our partners to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh,” the announcement says. Photo […]
Russia is immediately deploying about 1,960 soldiers to the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan. According to a press release issued Tuesday by Russian Defense Ministry, the first five Ilyushin Il-76MD Candid airlifters with Russian peacekeepers are heading to Nagorno-Karabakh from Ulyanovsk “The first four Il-76 planes, which are redeploying Russian peacekeepers to the area of performing tasks in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, have taken off from the Ulyanovsk-Vostochny airfield. The aircraft are carrying the personnel of the peacekeeping formation, vehicles, armored vehicles and material resources,” the ministry said. The fifth plane also departed later. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Russian […]
Iranian troops have been moved to the Azerbaijan-Iran border amid conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, multiple news outlets reported. Locals residents have spotted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps troop movements along the state border between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Azerbaijan. Some Twitter user wrote: “Dozens of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, together with soldiers, are heading to the north of Iran to the border with Nagorno-Karabakh.” – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – A journalist and military aviation analyst, Babak Taghvaee has released on its Twitter account the short video shows military convoy with over 30 T-72M1 main battle tanks and BMP-2 […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0b/1080741469_0:270:2730:1806_1200x675_80_0_0_5bad448db7a767dcc66a42f822d3f16c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202010151080781612-iraq-forms-committee-to-develop-timeline-for-withdrawal-of-us-troops/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Iraqi authorities have formed a committee that will coordinate with the United States to develop the timeline for the withdrawal of US troops from the Middle Eastern country, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. “The meeting took place at the Foreign Ministry headquarters today, Thursday, October 15, 2020, in which a technical committee emerged to undertake the task of coordinating with the US side to schedule the redeployment of US forces outside Iraq,” the Iraqi Foreign Ministry wrote in a press release. The decision was taken during a meeting […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107121/79/1071217905_0:260:5000:3073_1200x675_80_0_0_fdc634f5f501b34f0c560659ddcb84b9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010141080771079-chinese-president-warns-troops-to-be-on-high-alert-and-prepare-for-war-amid-tensions-with-us/ The tensions between Washington and Beijing have been escalating amid the US continuing its military operations in the disputed South China Sea, developing ties with Taiwan and accusing China of allegedly being responsible for the global coronavirus pandemic. Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged People’s Liberation Army servicemen to “maintain a state of high alert” and “put all (their) minds and energy on preparing for war” during a visit to the Marine Corps in Chaozhou City in the southern province of Guangdong. He continued by calling on the troops to be “absolutely […]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev claimed that the country’s armed forces destroyed two S-300 surface-to-air missile systems belonging to Armenia during the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the President, the Armenian Armed Forces received heavy damage. In addition, the President of Azerbaijan said that in the event of an attack on the oil pipelines of Azerbaijan, Yerevan will receive a “heavy response.” – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “Successful military operations of Azerbaijan to liberate from occupation continue successfully. The Armed Forces of Armenia want to expand the geography of clashes, to involve the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) in the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Radhika Parashar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202010141080766135-chocolate-soldiers-indian-netizens-suggest-chinese-troops-should-join-circus/ Border tensions between India and China erupted in April this year after the two sides accused each other of crossing the Line of Actual Control (LAC). While troops from both nations are on guard along the LAC in Ladakh, ordinary Indians and Chinese have continuously engaged in a war of words on Twitter. In recent months, China’s state-run publication the Global Times has posted several videos of troops of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) practicing warfare in rough mountainous terrain in a supposed attempt to show off the might of the […]
According to insider reports, US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon and his senior national security advisers to begin drafting plans for a total withdrawal of US forces from Somalia. The US has between 650 and 800 troops in the war-torn East African nation, where it has waged an undeclared war since 2007. “People familiar with the matter” told Bloomberg on Tuesday that the Pentagon had begun drafting plans to pull all US troops out of Somalia. After a disastrous intervention in the Somali Civil War in 1992, the US withdrew some 25,000 troops from Somalia. While a small number […]
A massive brawl erupted between Israeli troops from two different training companies over who was going to eat first at the canteen. Some 21 soldiers were injured in what the IDF called an “unusual and serious” incident. The confrontation between training companies representing the Bedouin 585th reconnaissance unit and the Shaked Battalion occurred at the Har Keren training base on Sunday. Things became so heated in the fracas that one of the troops even started loading his gun, according to one witness who was cited in local reports. The brawl lasted several minutes and involved around 30 people – some 21 […]
Amid frequent attacks in the so-called Green Zone’ in Baghdad, several countries, including the United States, have warned Iraq that they may shut down their embassies in the area if shellings on diplomatic missions continue. Iraqi militia groups have agreed to temporarily stop shellings targeting the American military presence in the country, as long as the US-led coalition withdraws its troops from Iraq “in line with a parliamentary resolution”, The Associated Press reported, citing three militia officials. “The militia factions offered a truce and will refrain from targeting the US in Iraq, including the US Embassy, on the condition that American forces […]
The remaining troops deployed to Afghanistan “should” be “home by Christmas,” declared US President Donald Trump on Wednesday – the 19th anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan. Trump took to social media Wednesday evening to announce that despite recent news, the American people should expect a December 25 return of the “small remaining number” of US troops deployed to Afghanistan. We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2020 Earlier Wednesday, White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien claimed that there’d only be […]
A video that recently appeared on social media purportedly shows an Armenia has employed one of its Tochka-U tactical missile systems against Azerbaijan’s troops. Videos and pictures on social media from the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh show an Armenia has employed Tochka-U missile systems against Azerbaijan. In a statement presented by the Ministry Of Defence Of Azerbaijan, said that Armenia shells Azerbaijani settlements with Smerch multiple launch rocket systems and Tochka-U tactical missiles. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “Due to the unsuitability and poor quality of the enemy’s military equipment, three of the missiles fired did not explode,” said […]
The two Asian giants have been involved in a tense military face-off since April this year as both sides have accused each other of crossing the loosely demarcated Line of Actual Control in the eastern Ladakh region. On 15 June, 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the first violent clash at the border in 40 years. India’s key opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has faced a barrage of social media attacks from netizens for claiming at a public meeting that he would have “thrown out” the Chinese troops from the Indian territory had his Congress Party been in power. “If we were […]
The Trump administration has been pushing the other three QUAD members — India, Japan, and Australia — to form voluntary groupings in Asia to counter what it sees as the growing power of China. Nevertheless, the US State Department admitted that other countries are not forward-leaning on countering the “threat” posed by China. During a Tuesday media briefing, US State Department officials brought up the recent clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, “where you’ve actually got people beating each other to death”, in order to explain the need for groupings of likeminded nations in the region. “If you look […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/04/1080663881_0:0:3068:1726_1200x675_80_0_0_c2075339eb0b4195c4df6c3d60a54fd0.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Andrei Dergalin. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202010041080663837-armenian-mod-shares-video-of-enemy-troops-fleeing-azerbaijani-mod-presents-vid-of-a-captured-post/ On 4 October, the city of Stepanakert, the capital of the unrecognized self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, got hit by an artillery strike, with an Armenian MoD representative warning of civilian casualties inflicted during the attack. With the current clashes in the Nagorno-Karabakh region continuing for a week now, the defense ministries of both Armenia and Azerbaijan have presented new videos from the conflict zone. The two vids were posted on YouTube on 4 October, both lauding the exploits of their troops in the manner of previous such releases. The footage published online by […]
People at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul watch a news program Friday showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who said he was sorry over the killing of a South Korean fisheries official near the two countries’ disputed sea boundary. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP People at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul watch a news program Friday showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who said he was sorry over the killing of a South Korean fisheries official near the two countries’ disputed sea boundary. Ahn Young-joon/AP North […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105602/74/1056027400_0:183:3500:2151_1200x675_80_0_0_c5cce4fee49aabf150c01cf6a493aaf5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Radhika Parashar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202009241080556935-border-chumps-indian-users-mock-video-of-chinese-troops-facing-stern-challenges-in-himalayas/ Five months into the tensions, representatives from Asia’s most populous nations, India and China, have been engaging in talks to resolve border conflicts. Against the backdrop of the continued border tensions, netizens from both the countries have been indulging in a war of words, defending their respective countries on social media. The Global Times, China’s state-run news agency, has been regularly posting videos of Chinese troops training in the rough border terrains, flaunting the country’s might. Once again, the outlet has tweeted a snippet showing soldiers “facing stern challenges like landslides, wolf […]
Donald Trump’s decision to establish a space operations branch has been criticised both internally and externally, with experts saying that the new military service will lead to a global weaponisation of space. The US Space Force has sent a group of 20 servicemen to Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base in its first foreign deployment. Colonel Todd Benson, director of Space Force troops at Al-Udeid, said more servicemen will join the unit of “core space operators” that will monitor enemy movements, operate satellites, and attempt to prevent conflicts in space. “We’re starting to see other nations that are extremely aggressive in preparing to […]
The U.S. Department of Defense is deploying a small number of U.S. troops with M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles to North-East Syria, according to U.S. Central Command. U.S. Army Soldiers and M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles have arrived in northeastern Syria Sep 18, 2020. The Army sent six Bradley vehicles, around 100 troops to North-East Syria to give troops fighter protection in the ongoing mission to defeat Islamic State, according to a coalition spokesman. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Pentagon has also deployed the Sentinel radar system which is used to help counter enemy drones and missiles and increased the frequency of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/05/1080372785_0:0:3097:1742_1200x675_80_0_0_356b4de3e0cfc95bf9231e3196cb142b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Shweta Sharma. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202009161080470554-china-deploys-10000-additional-troops-along-ladakh-border-indian-govt-sources-claim—video/ Both India and China have been amassing troops in the Himalayan territory of Ladakh, where the two rivals have been engaged in a stand-off for five months. The heavy deployment of artillery and military logistics continues while diplomatic talks are underway to diffuse tensions. As tensions continue to soar between the two nuclear-powered rivals, China has moved an additional 10,000 troops forward since the past week along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, government sources in New Delhi revealed. The additional hauling of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to the border […]
The apparent gaffe on the part of Trump’s campaign comes as the president struggles to deal with the scandal caused by an anonymous report suggesting that he had called the First World War’s fallen US soldiers “losers”. If four years of dodging unsubstantiated accusations of colluding with Russia were not enough for President Donald Trump, his campaign managed to add oil to the fire by making a military-themed snafu in its digital ad, which was active between 8 and 12 September. The ad, paid for by Trump’s Make America Great Again Committee, called on citizens to support American troops, but oddly enough featured […]
Recently, the administration of US President Donald Trump announced that it would reduce the nation’s military presence in Iraq, stating that some 2,000 troops would be withdrawn from the country by the end of September. US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief, Gen. Frank McKenzie, told NBC News that attacks on US troops conducted by “militia groups” in Iraq have increased in the first half of 2020, compared to the previous year. He outlined that the attacks have not been lethal, stressing, however, that they are “continuing”. “We have had more indirect fire attacks around and against our bases the first half of this […]
‘Reducing Troops Not The Same As Ending Wars’ By Brett Wilkins, Commondreams. September 11, 2020 ‘Reducing Troops Not The Same As Ending Wars’2020-09-112020-09-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/mosul2.png200px200px Above photo: A billowing smoke cloud rises over a neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq immediately after a U.S. airstrike on July 9, 2017. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images. Peace Activists Say Trump Drawdown in Iraq Not Nearly Enough. “Trump is trying to convince voters that is now following through on a campaign promise that he failed to keep in four years and will not fulfill with half measures,” says CodePink’s Medea Benjamin. The U.S. military’s announcement Wednesday that thousands of troops will soon withdraw from […]
US President Donald Trump is poised to announce the pullout of more American troops from Iraq on Wednesday, and from Afghanistan in the coming days, a US official reportedly told the media on board Air Force One. Senior administration official tells reporters on Air Force One to expect an announcement tomorrow on further US troop withdrawals from #Iraq and another announcement in the coming days about #Afghanistan. — Steve Herman (@W7VOA) September 9, 2020 The report comes amid Trump’s row with Pentagon’s top brass, who he accused of doing the bidding for the US military-industrial complex. In a widely-publicized remark on […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/08/1080402142_0:-1:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_b282ccd0d28dc764e725ea43863f12af.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Rishikesh Kumar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202009081080400480-knife-edge-situation-as-images-show-dozens-of-chinese-troops-with-spears-near-indian-post/ India and China were involved in the first outbreak of gunfire at the Line of Actual Control in 40 years on Monday. The two sides have accused each other of violating the border agreement and urged each other to exercise restraint. Images of dozens of People’s Liberation Army troops armed with spears, machetes and automatic rifles emerged on Tuesday. The move follows China’s recent accusation that Indian troops had staged a provocation by crossing the border, Government sources in New Delhi said that around 40-50 Chinese troops have moved near to an […]
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 on Monday that a US service member was injured during an attack conducted by al-Shabaab* militants against American and Somali forces in the vicinity of Jana Cabdalle, Somalia. In a Monday statement, Col. Chris Karns, director of US Africa Command Public Affairs, said that militants belonging to the terrorist group attacked […]
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/india/202009071080393532-chinas-western-theatre-command-claims-retaliation-after-indian-troops-use-bullets-on-patrol-team/ According to a People’s Liberation Army spokesperson, Chinese border defence troops were forced to take countermeasures following what he described as Indian army illegally crossing the line. Source link
After The Atlantic reported on Thursday that Donald Trump had privately trashed American war dead as “suckers” and “losers,” the White House, the president’s 2020 campaign, and a broad array of Trump loyalists activated to aggressively denounce the report as fictitious and absurd. In The Daily Beast’s interviews with eleven senior administration officials, Trump aides, Republican operatives, and former and current friends of the president, several of them mounted a curious defense of Trump. Yes, they admitted, the commander in chief at times makes callous, tone-deaf comments about American military personnel behind closed doors. But it’s because he hates the wars […]
The Indian Army chief is on a visit to the frontier areas in eastern Ladakh, which had witnessed one of the worst face-off between the armies of both countries in mid-June, and a subsequent alleged transgression bid by Chinese troops on the night of 29-30 August. Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said the situation along the India-China border in Ladakh is delicate, but under control. General Naravane is on a visit to friction points in eastern Ladakh to get a first-hand account of the situation. “The situation along the LAC (Line of Actual Control) is tense. Keeping in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107976/42/1079764252_0:303:3072:2031_1200x675_80_0_0_19340c3c76f52b1df062dbdf5cc6a359.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Rishikesh Kumar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/military/202009011080333779-china-demands-withdrawal-of-indian-troops-that-crossed-border-in-ladakh/ India and China have deployed thousands of additional troops and military equipment in Ladakh region after first ever violent clash on 15 June, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The physical fight erupted once again on 29 August in Chushul valley of Ladakh region. A day after physical fighting in the Chushul area, China has accused Indian troops of trespassing across the Line of Actual Control on the southern bank of Pangong Lake, near the Regin Pass in the western sector of the China-India border, and conducted “flagrant provocations” on 31 […]
The results, collected before the political conventions earlier this month, appear to undercut claims from the president that his support among military members is strong thanks to big defense budget increases in recent years and promised moves to draw down troops from overseas conflict zones. But the Military Times Polls, surveying active-duty troops in partnership with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, have seen a steady drop in troops’ opinion of the commander in chief since his election four years ago. In the latest results — based on 1,018 active-duty troops surveyed in late July and early August […]
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/india/202008311080324248-fresh-clash-erupts-between-indian-chinese-troops-in-pangong-tso/ India and China have been in a border stand-off along the 4,057 km Line of Actual Control since the last week of April. The violent face-off between the troops of the neighbouring countries in Pangong Tso on 15 June left 20 Indian army soldiers dead, resulting in a series of disengagement talks at the diplomatic and military level. The Indian Army has revealed that fresh clashes erupted between the troops of China and India on the intervening night of 29/30 August when People’s Liberation Army carried out “provocative military movements” in eastern Ladakh region. “On […]
Colombian President Duque Authorizes The Return Of US Troops August 29, 2020 Colombian President Duque Authorizes The Return Of US Troops2020-08-292020-08-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/colombias-duque-with-troops.jpg200px200px Above photo: Colombia’s President Ivan Duque speaks next to commanders of military forces in Popayan, Sept. 12, 2019. The U.S. Security Force Assistance Brigade was created to advise and support military operations in allied nations. Colombia’s Defense Ministry Thursday informed that President Ivan Duque allowed the resumption of the U.S. Army’s cooperation work in the country after it was suspended by a court order. In July, Cundinamarca’s Administrative Court ordered to suspend the U.S. Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) activities after […]
Nearly two dozen Saudi troops enter US base in northeastern Syria: Report …from PressTV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: The US continues its strategy of making Syria pay for the US deployment by stealing its oil, which is now at the point of openly drilling more wells. As for bringing the Saudis in, that seems to be purely symbolic, after their poor fighting skills were revealed in Yemen. I think the real reason may be to show that, with the new Israel-Gulf States secret collusion going public, they don’t feel the need to hide the goal of Balkanizing Syria. And let’s not […]
The Trump administration has deployed nearly 1,000 National Guard soldiers and more than 200 federal agents to support local law enforcement in Kenosha, beset by days of rioting and unrest after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. “President Trump condemns violence in all forms and believes we must protect all Americans from chaos and lawlessness,” White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement on Wednesday night. “This is why he is encouraging Democrat governors to request the National Guard and federal law enforcement to augment their local law enforcement efforts.” We have assisted Wisconsin in the deployment of almost […]
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Citizens in Kenosha, Wisconsin have taken it upon themselves to protect local businesses amid ongoing riots and unrest, with armed vigilantes seen taking to rooftops and storefronts to ward off looting and vandalism. Kenosha saw its third consecutive night of disorder on Tuesday, sparked after the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, a black man, during a domestic ordeal over the weekend. Protests hours after the incident soon boiled into riots, seeing looters ransack countless businesses on Monday, while arsonists ignited some 37 fires. The chaos in the city has yet to reach the levels seen the night prior, with armed […]
Democrats will either be staunch defenders of the sanctity of US elections, who believe the loser in November’s presidential vote must bow out graciously to protect democracy, or they will brace to fight possible defeat in court. It all depends on who apparently wins on election night. Former US Vice President Al Gore, who narrowly lost the controversial 2000 election to Republican George W. Bush, told Reuters on Tuesday that President Donald Trump would be forced from office next Jan. 20 if he doesn’t leave willingly because military and security forces would answer to the new president at that point. “It’s […]
Relations between the Asian powers worsened dramatically in June, after Indian and Chinese troops engaged in deadly melee combat in a disputed area in the Galwan River Valley situated between Ladakh, India and China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Indian troops armed with Russian-made Igla man-portable shoulder-launched air defence systems have been deployed near the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh amid alleged Chinese helicopter flights along the disputed border area, Asia News International has reported, citing unnamed sources. “Indian troops armed with Russian-origin Igla air defence system have been deployed on the crucial heights along the border to take care of […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has made military personnel available to regional governments as the country ramps up efforts to contain coronavirus amid an uptick in new cases. Sanchez announced on Tuesday that 2,000 troops will be ready to help with track and tracing efforts, and encouraged regions to declare their own local state of emergency if they felt the situation warranted it. The prime minister expressed concern about a surge in new coronavirus cases and argued that action needs to be taken to avoid the situation getting worse. Spain has ramped up testing and tracing as part of an effort […]
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Heavily armed troops in military uniforms were filmed shooting rubber bullets and flashbang grenades at a crowd of protesters blocking traffic in Minsk, as demonstrations against the presidential election continued across Belarus. Protesters blocked Kalvariyskaya street in western Minsk, a major thoroughfare near the First Ring road, on Monday. Riot police sent to disperse them were reinforced by troops in camouflage-pattern uniforms and armed with automatic weapons, who “opened fire” at demonstrators. As it turned out, the bullets were plastic riot rounds and the explosions were of flashbangs and smoke flares. Several people were injured, including journalist Natalia Lubnevskaya of Nasha […]
Belarus troops were spotted heading into the capital Minsk, in military trucks around today. The trucks, armoured and tactical vehicles were spotted and recorded on video on the streets ahead of the presidential election. Also, Radio Free Europe correspondents reported that at the entrances to Minsk, were spotted armored vehicles and police which stop and check cars. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “At these checkpoints, there is at least one police car, and the rest are special forces,” said journalist, Franak Viačorka, on its Twitter account. “Belarusian military riding in Chinese “Dongfeng Mengshi” humvee clone. Quite symbolic.” Rendel Finger […]
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The Belarus military is deploying additional troops to the border with Russia over invasion concerns. The Novaya Gazeta newspaper has shared a short video showing a convoy of military trucks and armored vehicles moving towards the Russian border. Official Minsk fears that Russia may take advantage of the instability in the country and carry out the Ukrainian scenario to occupy part of the territories ahead of August’s presidential election. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The state-controlled Belta news agency said last week that Belarus has arrested dozens of Russian mercenaries after receiving information that more than 200 fighters had […]
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, pictured earlier this month, announced a drawdown of U.S. troops in Germany on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Defense Secretary Mark Esper, pictured earlier this month, announced a drawdown of U.S. troops in Germany on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images In a slap at a longtime ally frequently reviled by President Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced Wednesday that the U.S. plans to withdraw roughly a third of the 36,000 American forces stationed in Germany. Nearly 5,600 of the 11,800 troops to be removed from Germany […]
The planned US troop withdrawal from Germany will not help Washington advance its goals in Europe but will do exactly the opposite, the head of the Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee has warned. “Instead of strengthening NATO, the troops’ withdrawal will weaken the Alliance,” Norbert Roettgen, an MP from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party, told Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung. “The effectiveness of the US military will not increase, but will be reduced, particularly when it comes to Russia and ongoing military conflicts in the Near and Middle East.” Also on rt.com Thousands of US troops to begin moving out of Germany […]
…from SouthFront The Middle East is rapidly moving towards a new round of confrontation between the US-Israeli bloc and Iranian-led Shiite forces. On July 26, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) deployed M109 Doher howitzers near the separation line with Lebanon. The deployment of howitzers became the latest in a series of broad measures employed by the IDF near Lebanon recently. Earlier, the 13th “Gideon” Infantry Battalion of the IDF’s elite 1st “Golani” Brigade reinforced troops near the border. The number Israeli Hermes 450 drone reconnaissance flights also significantly increased over southern Lebanon. Additional IDF units were also deployed in the occupied […]
On Wednesday, President Trump and Attorney General William Barr signalled that the FBI, ATF, DEA, US Marshals Service, and Homeland Security agents would be sent into Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, as part of the feds’ Operation LeGend, aimed at tackling rising crime across the country. “Today, I’m announcing a surge of federal law enforcement into American communities plagued by violent crime,” the president told the press, citing the upsurge in gun violence in New York City, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and Chicago amid nationwide protests over the killing of black ex-convict George Floyd in police custody. Wheeler is ‘Responsible for the Mess’ […]
Why Iraqis Hate The US Troops Who Occupy Their Country By Eric Zuesse, Strategic Culture. July 20, 2020 Why Iraqis Hate The US Troops Who Occupy Their Country2020-07-202020-07-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/us-troops-in-iraq-e1595272208969.jpg200px200px Above photo: From US troops found nearly 5,000 abandoned chemical weapons in Iraq. Screenshot from Chemical Secrets In Iraq War. American ‘news’-media present a very distorted view of America’s international relations. For example, consider this: Retired Marine’s message about travel ban goes viral2,306,988 views•Feb 10, 2017Fox News, Hannity Marine in Iraq [Steve Gern, Marine Staff Sergeant (Ret.)]: “We discussed the executive order [banning Iraqis from coming to U.S.], and their displeasure in this executive […]
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Portland has been dealing with ongoing protests and riots since the 25 May death of African American George Floyd while in police custody. President Donald Trump sent federal law enforcement to quell the demonstrations taking over the city, saying, “It was out of control. The locals couldn’t handle it”. Ted Wheeler, mayor of the city of Portland, on Friday urged US President Donald Trump to withdraw federal law enforcement personnel from different components of the Department of Homeland Security and the US Marshals Service deployed in the city to quell the ongoing wave of protests and riots. The mayor told Trump […]
Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered an urgent drill to test the combat readiness of the armed forces, according to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Shoigu said they would involve about 150,000 military personnel, more than 26 thousand military vehicles, 414 aircraft, 106 ships and vessels. The exercises will involve 35 training grounds and training fields, as well as 17 marine training grounds in the Black and Caspian Seas. The drill involves army, navy and air force troops based in the western military district, a vast territory bordering Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states, Finland and the Arctic. The Russian defense minister […]
Since the United States first began its occupation of Afghanistan in 2001, remaining troops have had to aid the Kabul government in its fight against the Taliban regime. Washington is now prioritising an agreement with the Islamist group in an effort to end ongoing violence. The US has closed down five military bases in Afghanistan as part of a deal with the Taliban agreed to more than four months ago, a White House representative revealed on Tuesday. The agreement committed to the removal of US forces from bases within the first 135 days, said US President Donald Trump’s special representative to the talks, Zalmay Khalilzad. […]
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/202007141079878015-syria-three-russian-soldiers-turkish-troops-injured-in-explosion-during-joint-patrol/ In December 2019, three Russian servicemen were also injured in a blast from an improvised explosive device during a routine patrol in Syria. Russian and Turkish forces are currently carrying out joint patrols along a key highway in the restive Syrian proince of Idlib. Three Russian soldiers were slightly injured during a terror attack in Syria on Wednesday morning, according to the Russian Defence Ministry’s Centre for Syria Reconciliation. An improvised explosive device (IED) went off at around 5:50 a.m. during the 20th joint patrol of Russian and Turkish troops of the M4 highway […]
At least two soldiers have been killed in a border clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Baku says. It is the latest flareup in a decades-old conflict between the two states. The clash happened on the Armenian-Azeri border on Sunday at about midday local time, both sides confirmed. The exact details of what had happened have yet to emerge. The Azeri side said Armenian military broke a ceasefire agreement and shelled its positions with artillery, prompting retaliation. It said both sides suffered casualties, adding that two of its troops were killed and five others injured. According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, the […]
Almost two decades of war in Afghanistan have taken their toll on US servicemen, not only via battles with terrorists, but also due to the military’s apparent negligence of adverse environmental conditions at one or more bases and a general lack of information regarding related hazards. Salute to @TaraCopp, still after it. More than 1,100 K2 veterans and a few of the surviving spouses have joined a Facebook group, “K2 Karshi Khanabad, Uzbekistan Radiation and Toxic Exposures.”https://t.co/TRFsh0X4JO https://t.co/qB1gSRslMQ — Dani Homados (@homados) February 4, 2020 The House Subcommittee on National Security has ruled to de-classify a significant array of documents from […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): As military and diplomatic level talks last week have resulted in the withdrawal of troops along the Line of Actual Control in the Galwan Valley of eastern Ladakh, another round of talks between Indian national security adviser Shri Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are underway on Friday. The latest satellite images from Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh indicate an early withdrawal of troops as the area appears cleared of earlier seen positions, equipment, and tents. The images of the foxhole at the Lake, which had earlier recorded activity on 1 July, appears cleared in the […]
Afghan Taliban militants and villagers celebrate a peace deal and victory in the Afghan conflict, in Alingar district of Laghman province, Afghanistan, March 2. News reports citing U.S. intelligence allege Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops. Russia’s Foreign Ministry accuses U.S. intelligence of leaking the story to scuttle the peace process. Noorullah Shirzada/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Noorullah Shirzada/AFP via Getty Images Afghan Taliban militants and villagers celebrate a peace deal and victory in the Afghan conflict, in Alingar district of Laghman province, Afghanistan, March 2. News reports citing U.S. intelligence allege Russia offered […]
China began pulling back troops from along its contested border with India on Monday, Indian government sources said. A clash between the two countries last month left 20 Indian soldiers killed. Beijing has yet to confirm whether it suffered casualties. On Monday, the Chinese military was seen dismantling tents and structures at a site in the Galwan valley near to where the latest clash took place, Reuters quoted the Indian government sources as saying. Vehicles were seen withdrawing from the area, as well as at Hotsprings and Gogra – two other contested border zones, according to the sources. Answering a question […]
The U.S. Forces are carrying out a series of large-scale military exercises in the South China Sea amid border tensions between India and China. The USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carriers and several warships were deployed to the South China Sea to demonstrate U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to the security and stability of the Indo-Pacific region. High-end integrated exercises build unmatched flexibility, endurance, maneuverability, and firepower in an all-domain warfighting environment. These efforts support enduring U.S. commitments to stand up for the right of all nations to fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows. Sailors from both carrier strike groups […]
The New York Times report claiming that President Trump saw a piece of intel saying Russia paid Taliban to attack American soldiers, was repeatedly denied by Washington, Moscow, and US intelligence community members. However, the story is still being treated as factual information by the US media and Trump’s opponents alike. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the GOP-controlled Senate Armed Services Committee, has harshly condemned the US president’s reaction to the publication of “intelligence” regarding “Taliban bounties” in the New York Times, arguing that POTUS should have taken action. Reed stated that Moscow’s alleged payments to the Taliban for the killing […]
Amid the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, some of its soldiers were taught in the UK how to look good in front of the world’s media in case of any “potential wrongdoing,” a new report says. Ministry of Defence data published by Declassified UK reveals that hundreds of Saudis entered the country for training at six Royal Air Force (RAF) sites in 2019. As the Saudis arrived, their country’s campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels entered its fourth year, and a ban on UK-made weapons exports to the desert kingdom came into effect, in response to growing human-rights concerns. Although the UK’s […]
Black Lives Matter and Antifa cohorts riot and torch historic church in Washington DC. Leftists torched the historic St. John’s Church, vandalized the WWII monument, vandalized the Korean War monument, vandalized the Lincoln Memorial, attacked police and national guard members with rocks, bottles and fireworks. General Mark Milley confirmed this week that National Guard troops sent to Washington DC to protect America’s historical monuments during violent riots last month. It is not clear which national guard troops he was talking about. Last month General Milley famously told reporters he never should have walked with President Trump to the ruins of St. […]
Trump on an unannounced visit to Bagram air base in Afghanistan last year. Trump has consistently displayed a cavalier attitude to armed forces’ lives. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters Guardian: Donald Trump likes to suggest he has got the back of US soldiers battling America’s foes around the world. It was a big theme of his 2016 campaign and his West Point speech earlier this month. So great was his boundless care for America’s fighting men and women, he said, that he would halt the endless, costly foreign wars prosecuted by his predecessors – and bring them home. In case anyone needs a reminder […]
US President Donald Trump’s plan to draw down the US contingent in Germany has been set in motion, with the Pentagon saying that 9,500 troops out of 34,500 stationed there will be removed pending consultations with allies. “The Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff briefed the President yesterday on plans to redeploy 9,500 troops from Germany,” Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that the proposal had already been approved. The plan to scale back the US military presence in Germany was made public by Trump earlier this month. He did not […]
Submitted to VT by the Washington Post Leon Panetta, former defense secretary and director of the CIA, writes in Washington Post Opinions: When the report came out that the United States had intelligence that the Russians were paying bounties to the Taliban for killing U.S. troops and that the White House had not decided what to do about it, President Trump tweeted: “Nobody briefed or told me, [Vice President] Pence, or Chief of Staff [Mark Meadows] about the so-called attacks on our troops.” Wrong answer, Mr. President. The fact that you or your staff were not “briefed” on this critical intelligence […]
Janis Shinwari takes his oath Monday as a naturalized U.S. citizen in a ceremony in Fairfax, Va. He worked eight years as an Afghan interpreter with the U.S. military in his homeland, and was credited with saving the lives of five U.S. troops. Greg Myre/NPR hide caption toggle caption Greg Myre/NPR Janis Shinwari takes his oath Monday as a naturalized U.S. citizen in a ceremony in Fairfax, Va. He worked eight years as an Afghan interpreter with the U.S. military in his homeland, and was credited with saving the lives of five U.S. troops. Greg Myre/NPR Many immigrants have inspiring stories. […]
The New York Times’ allegation that Russia has been offering reward money to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan to kill US and coalition troops has been attacked from all sides, with Moscow, the Trump administration and the Taliban itself saying that the claims aren’t true. There is no general agreement among US intelligence agencies about the veracity of claims made in the New York Times about Russian military intelligence offering reward money to encourage the killing of US troops in Afghanistan, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has announced. “There is no consensus within the intelligence community on these allegations and, in […]
President Trump denied Sunday that he’d ever been briefed on bounties Russia reportedly offered to Taliban-linked fighters to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump denied Sunday that he’d ever been briefed on bounties Russia reportedly offered to Taliban-linked fighters to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan. Alex Brandon/AP President Trump is denying a New York Times report that he was briefed on an alleged Russian effort to pay bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill Western forces — including U.S. troops — in Afghanistan. Citing unnamed officials, the Times report, published Friday, details how […]
Russians had two dozen Americans killed in Afghanistan in retaliation for the Trump ordered murder of 150 Russians in Syria in 2018. Then Iran killed 80 US military in Iraq when Trump ordered the assassination of a prominent Iranian diplomat. We know the story is true. We don’t blame Russia and we give the facts to provide context. We, however, never want Americans to be ‘thrown to the wolves’ by a draft dodging coward again. 104 for Trump, 0, so far, for the US military (keeping score) By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor There is always a story behind the story behind […]
India has deployed more than 36,000 troops along a disputed Himalayan border, according to local sources. Indian troops and weapons were moved after the Chinese army has deployed in large numbers to around 30 km south-east from the important airstrip of Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO). It is noted that three Indian infantry divisions were deployed to the border with China. In addition, main battle tanks and artillery were deployed at the border, and Indian Air Force fighter jets regularly patrol the territory. – Advertisement – Not just the army, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is also shoring up its posts with […]
Indian soldiers walk at the foothills of a mountain range near Leh, the joint capital of the union territory of Ladakh. (AFP) _________Arab NewsIndian army chief visits troops near troubled China border The trip comes amid news reports that the Chinese army had crossed the disputed border in another strategic area in the Depsang Plains China on Wednesday again accused India of provoking the clash NEW DELHI: India’s army chief visited the Himalayan border region with China to review his troops’ preparedness after hand-to-hand combat between Indian and Chinese soldiers left 20 Indians dead earlier this month, the army said Thursday. […]
Security challenges now faced by India have complicated preparations of its troops for the Victory Day parade, but they still marched on the Red Square and won the hearts of the Russian audience, their commander told RT. The parade in Moscow, dedicated to 75th anniversary of victory against the Nazi Germany, was “a gala performance, with a great history behind it,” said Colonel Anil Kumar, commander of the tri-services contingent. The participation of the Indian troops in it has become yet another sign that friendship between India and Russia is “increasing by the day.” Making it to the Russian capital was […]
Some 400 National Guard troops have been activated in the nation’s capital to protect historical monuments from vandalism, following a failed attempt by protesters to topple a statue of Andrew Jackson near the White House. The guardsmen, who would be unarmed if deployed, were placed on standby Wednesday afternoon as heated demonstrations against police brutality and racism rage on around the country, driving calls for the removal of statues and monuments protesters see as celebrating slavery and other historical abuses. “The District of Columbia National Guard has sent unarmed troops to guard monuments and other infrastructure in support of local law […]
Following news that US President Donald Trump intends to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany, White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien suggested they might be headed for the Pacific instead. On June 15, Trump announced his intent to slash US troops garrisoned in Germany by nearly 10,000 until the Central European nation pays its “delinquent” NATO support bill. Each NATO nation is expected, but not required, to spend at least 2% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defense; Germany dedicated 1.4% of its GDP to military matters last year. The move would leave about 25,000 US troops in Germany. […]
US Army soldier Ethan Melzer, 22, of Louisville, Kentucky, was indicted on terrorist charges Monday after he provided sensitive details about his Army unit to extremist organization Order of the Nine Angles (O9A), according to the US Justice Department (DoJ). Melzer provided information such as location, movements and security to the neo-Nazi and white-supremacist group, the DoJ said. He has been charged with “conspiring and attempting to murder US nationals, conspiring and attempting to murder military service members, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and conspiring to murder and maim in a foreign country,” the DoJ release notes. The O9A […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105512/59/1055125983_0:64:3380:1966_1200x675_80_0_0_1db0f321f699e3a99c15b8ddf7978974.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006221079689000-videos-of-intense-face-off-between-indian-and-chinese-troops-go-viral-days-after-deadly-clashes/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Over the last few days, the two Asian giants – India and China – have been involved in diplomatic talks as the situation on the border is tense following the face-off between troops from the two countries on 15 June that left 20 Indian soldiers killed and many others injured. China hasn’t confirmed any casualties so far. Undated videos showing Indian soldiers engaged in a fierce stand-off with Chinese troops supposedly at a border area in Sikkim Sector are going viral on social media. In one such video, a group of […]
«Behold, the Lord God comes with power, with the arm He holds the dominion … All nations are like nothing before Him, as nothing and vanity are considered by him». Holy Bible – Book of Isaiah (40,10-17) by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy Versione originale in Italiano qui The latest report drawn up on June 15 by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reports the arrival in Libya of 13,800 mercenary jihadists recruited from Turkey. Among them are also thousands of militants from ISIS, Al Qaeda and Hayat Tahir al Sham, the Qaedist faction that has incorporated the […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): In a violent face-off between the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army on Monday, 20 Indian soldiers were killed. According to army sources in India, not a single shot was fired and that it was hand-to-hand combat in which Chinese troops were equipped with spiked iron rods as well as batons wrapped in barbed wire. Indian government sources have revealed that the military has sent hundreds of light-weight riot gear, comprised of padded polycarbonate inserts which protects from sharp objects and stones, to equip troops in the Ladakh region. The first consignment of 500 sets of full-body […]
A man watches a television screen showing a news program with video of the demolition of the inter-Korean liaison office building in Kaesong, North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station on Wednesday. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption toggle caption Lee Jin-man/AP A man watches a television screen showing a news program with video of the demolition of the inter-Korean liaison office building in Kaesong, North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station on Wednesday. Lee Jin-man/AP North Korea has pledged to redeploy troops into demilitarized areas near its border with South Korea, a day after it blew up a liaison office in a […]
Colombia: US Troops In Country Seek International Conflict June 16, 2020 Colombia: US Troops In Country Seek International Conflict2020-06-162020-06-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/uscol-e1592328075352.jpg200px200px Above photo: Members of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and the Colombian National at Tolemaida Air Base, in Nilo, Colombia, January 25, 2020. Twitter/ @chrstphr_woody. Since the end of May, 53 military personnel have arrived in the country: five on May 27 and 48 on Tuesday. Colombian senators on Wednesday saidthat U.S. troops that arrived in the South American country in early June are allowed to associate with illegal groups and seek an eventual international confrontation. The Democratic Congressman Ivan Cepeda revealed that […]
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that the alliance is seeking details on US President Donald Trump’s decision to cut US troops numbers in Germany. Trump has criticized Germany for not spending more on defense, and on Monday confirmed last week’s reports of a cut of 9,500 troops. “It’s not yet decided how and when this decision will be implemented,” Stoltenberg told a video news conference. He had spoken to Trump, as well as other US officials, and was also consulting with German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who said last week she had not been informed of the decision, Reuters […]
North Korean military leaders announced on Tuesday they were reviewing plans to reoccupy parts of the inter-Korean border disarmed by a previous agreement with Seoul. The moves comes amid continued deterioration of relations between the two Koreas fueled by the activities of North Korean defectors in the South. “Our army is keeping a close watch on the current situation in which the north-south relations are turning worse and worse, and getting itself fully ready for providing a sure military guarantee to any external measures to be taken by the Party and government,” the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army said […]
BERLIN (Sputnik) – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas expressed the belief on Monday that it was not surprising that the United States had not coordinated with Berlin the decision to withdraw troops, qualifying the bilateral relations as “difficult”. “I would say it [US-German relations] is difficult … As we see that the decision has not been 100 percent coordinated in the US government, it is not surprising that it has not been coordinated with us, either” Maas said, as aired by the broadcaster ZDF. Earlier, more than 20 Republicans from the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee sent a letter to President […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107961/02/1079610211_0:0:1242:699_1200x675_80_0_0_b0fc8c11aa11d10271f987e880df403c.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202006141079609742-thrill-drill-of-instructor-keeping-a-close-watch-on-parading-troops-cracks-up-netizens—video/ New Delhi (Sputnik): While uniform-clad soldiers swinging their arms in sync and goose-stepping in unison can spark a sense of patriotism in anyone, a unique drill in a small Indian town is leaving people laughing out loud as netizens lauded the trainer for his dedication to the job. A police trainer in the Indian state of Telangana has attracted a major fan following and the love of social media users for his unique way of holding a drill and for his passion for his job. In the video, which is going viral, the trainer […]