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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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.” – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1b/1080288223_0:0:2952:1661_1200x675_80_0_0_3c926a739f6bcc45c1f1631f958ee04b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008271080288192-wh-almost-1000-national-guard-troops-200-fed-agents-deployed-to-wisconsin-amid-kenosha-protests/ Kenosha became a hotspot for violent protests after the video of police officers shooting the black man named Jacob Blake emerged online. The incident sparked large demonstrations, some of which saw violence, arsons and looting, causing Wisconsin governor to declare a state of emergency. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said, cited by Edward Keenan, a columnist of Toronto Star, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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/europe/202008221080245952-lukashenko-says-deployment-of-troops-on-belarus-western-borders-was-his-main-decision-in-25-years/ Earlier in the day, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko instructed the country’s military command to take “the most stringent measures” to protect the territorial integrity in light of mass anti-government protests. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday that putting the army on combat alert and deploying troops on the country’s western borders was his main decision in 25 years. The […]
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/202008181080207189-russian-general-killed-two-troops-injured-in-roadside-blast-in-syria/ The incident was said to have taken place in Deir ez-Zor province, northeastern Syria. A Russian major-general was killed and two troops were injured in Syria Tuesday after vehicles they were traveling in were hit by an improvised explosive device. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
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 […]
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 […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107868/68/1078686873_0:0:1862:1048_1200x675_80_0_0_60f03d192b6b22d00c7091db6bde5ee1.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008031080048047-two-rockets-land-near-iraqs-taji-military-base-hosting-us-troops/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two rockets fell in the vicinity of Iraq’s Taji military base, which is located north of the Baghdad capital and hosts US-led coalition troops, but did not explode, Al Sumaria broadcaster reported on Monday. “The security forces found two rockets near Camp Taji and in the vicinity of the district of Al Moshahda”, a source told […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
…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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
«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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107959/05/1079590580_0:0:3000:1688_1200x675_80_0_0_9f0ec7d8ab3833a2bba56f75f26b0651.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202006121079590549-us-confirms-plans-to-further-reduce-number-of-troops-in-iraq/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States has confirmed its plans to further decrease the number of servicemen deployed to Iraq, the joint statement of the governments of the United States and Iraq said. “On the security partnership, the two countries recognised that in light of significant progress towards eliminating the Daesh* threat, over the coming months the US would […]
Washington has earlier mulled moving its troops, which are reportedly equipped with nuclear weapons, from Germany, where they are currently stationed, to Poland, closer to Russia’s borders. The suggestion was triggered by opposition from German parties to continuing the deployment of American forces in the country. The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned that the already complicated relations between Moscow and NATO might become even worse if […]
On Monday, Peter Beyer, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling conservative CDU/CSU bloc, slammed Washington’s intention to withdraw thousands of its troops from Germany as “completely unacceptable” because he said the US had not informed “NATO ally Germany in advance”. Reuters has cited five unnamed sources as saying that President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw more than 9,000 American troops from Germany blindsided an array of […]