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Saudi Airforce Hammers Yemeni Rebels
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | 6 days ago
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The source said in a statement issued by the armed forces' command in Saudi Arabia's southern sector yesterday that the forces deployed on the battlefront repelled yesterday an attack by the infiltrators in the Jabal Dokhan, Al-Dawd, and Al-Rumayh areas...
Tags: Jabal Rumayh, Saudi Arabia, armed force, Riyadh, Politics, Western Asia, Yemen, War Conflict
Soldiers want fireproof bras and panties
Stockholm :: Sweden | 9 days ago
Credibility Swedish female soldiers say Sweden's Armed Forces' failure to deliver on a promise of flame-retardant underwear is a form of discrimination. Katja Adolphson of the Swedish Conscription Council said female combat soldiers have requested appropriate bras...
Tags: armed force, Katja Adolphson, Sweden, Stockholm, Undergarment, Ak 5, Adolphson, Swedish Armed Forces, Women in the military, War Conflict
Remarks on women pilots
New Delhi :: India | 9 days ago
Credibility The Indian Air Force (IAF) vice chief, Air Marshal P K Barbora, on Thursday offered his apologies if anyone�s feelings have been hurt by his remarks on induction of women fighter pilots, and stressed that the views were his own and not an official policy.
Tags: Indian Air Force, air marshal, armed force, vice chief, India, New Delhi, Politics, Marshal, War Conflict, Ministry of Defence, Military ranks of Australia, Western Air Command Indian Air Force
Italian UNIFIL troops mark Armed Forces Day at Kaslik Officers Club
Beirut :: Lebanon | 11 days ago
Credibility Major General Claudio Graziano; the Lebanese Army; all the commanders, officers, noncommissioned officers and soldiers of the Italian Army, Navy, Aviation and Carabinieri who work for peace and stability in Lebanon and all over the world, encouraging...
Tags: Lebanon Gabriele Checchia, UNIFIL, armed force, Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanese Armed Forces, Israel-Lebanon conflict, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Claudio Graziano, War Conflict
Ex air chief: Govt was unsure about war
Mumbai :: India | 13 days ago
Credibility Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major , then the chief of the air staff, was in the thick of action because of the several warnings from the Intelligence Bureau that Pakistan-based terrorists may try and launch an aerial attack on India. Now retired from...
Tags: Indian Air Force, Pakistan, Mumbai, IAF, Indo-China, air chief, aerial attack, armed force, chief marshal, India, Mumbai attacks, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Reactions to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Terrorism in Pakistan, Kashmir conflict, Politics, War Conflict
How to make Veteran's Day a learning experience for your children
On this day when we all honor and give thanks to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces, it may be somewhat difficult to explain to children what today means. Here are a few ways to explain Veteran's Day to children and teach them about it as...
Tags: Veterans Day, children, army, navy, armed force, Veteran, Vietnam veteran, air force
Paraguayan President Replaces Military Leadership
Asunción :: Paraguay | 23 days ago
Credibility Brazil Fernando Lugo , the president of Paraguay , swore in new commanders of the military on Thursday, just a day after he abruptly removed the leaders of the army, navy and air force amid speculation of a possible coup attempt that had stoked memories...
Tags: Fernando Lugo, Paraguayan, air force, Mr. Lugo, president fernando, armed force, catholic bishop
Russia eyes landmark purchase of French ship
Moscow :: Russia | 3 months ago
Credibility Russia wants to buy from France an advanced warship which can launch amphibious assaults, a general said on Wednesday. The Kremlin has made re-equipping Russia's 1.1 million- strong armed forces a priority after last year's war with Georgia showed serious...
Tags: Russian Far East, U.S.-Russian, North Korean, russia deploys, defence systems, Moscow, missiles defence, systems near, Barack Obama, armed force
Military conducts feeding program in Basilan
Manila :: Philippines | 3 months ago
Credibility Basilan, Philippines-The loss of 23 soldiers in a battle with the Abu Sayyaf here last week has not deterred the military from conducting a feeding program for children of displaced families and the elderly. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said during...
Tags: Philippines-Malaca, Philippines pa, Western Mindanao Command, Muslim, armed force, muslim soldiers, Bayan
Video stokes Ecuador-Colombia row
Bogotá :: Colombia | 4 months ago
Credibility The video allegedly shows a rebel commander claiming they helped fund the 2006 election of Ecuador's left-wing president, Rafael Correa. Ecuador's government has strongly denied having any ties with the Farc. The two countries severed relations last year...
Tags: Ecuador-Colombia, U.S. Colombian, Ecuadorian, Colombia Bogota, Rafael Correa, president rafael, Manuel Marulanda, armed force, Farc, revolutionary armed
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