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Burkina, Niger to quit G5 anti-jihadist force
AFP, Published on 02/12/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU - The military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger said Saturday they would quit the G5 anti-jihadist force in Africa's Sahel region, the latest blow to the fight against insurgents in one of the world's most troubled zones.
Diplomats try to resolve Niger crisis
AFP, Published on 09/08/2023
» NIAMEY, Niger: West African nations and the United States have given priority to diplomacy to end the crisis in coup-stricken Niger ahead of a regional summit on Thursday to consider options that include military intervention.
Russia's war on Ukraine pushes overhaul of NATO defences
AFP, Published on 23/05/2023
» VIITNA (ESTONIA) - US troops stage an airborne assault. British marines conduct a nighttime beach landing. French paratroopers drop from the skies after flying across Europe.
France hits out at 'Black Panther' over depiction of its army
AFP, Published on 13/02/2023
» PARIS - Paris' defence minister on Sunday condemned the latest instalment of Marvel's Black Panther franchise, which depicts French troops caught trying to steal resources belonging to the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda.
UK, Japan sign major defence deal allowing troop deployments
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» LONDON - The British and Japanese prime ministers signed what Downing Street called a "hugely significant" new defence deal allowing UK troops to deploy in Japan as the pair met in London on Wednesday.
DR Congo deploys fighter jets against M23 rebels
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» GOMA (DR CONGO) - DR Congo's military has deployed two war planes against M23 rebels in the conflict-torn east, provoking a rebuke Monday from neighbouring Rwanda after one jet entered the country's airspace.
N. Korea vows 'overwhelming' response to US-South Korea war games
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» SEOUL: The North Korean military said its response to US-South Korean war drills would be "resolute and overwhelming", state media reported Monday.
Coup in Burkina Faso as military officers dismiss junta leader
AFP, Published on 01/10/2022
» Military officers seized control of Burkina Faso on Friday, claiming to be restoring peace to the jihadist-wracked country as they dismissed a junta leader who had himself come to power in a coup at the start of this year.
Russia quits Snake Island, in blow to blockade of Ukraine ports
AFP, Published on 30/06/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Russian troops have abandoned their positions on a captured Ukrainian island, a major set-back to their invasion effort that weakens their blockade of Ukraine's ports, defence officials said Thursday.
Abortion ban: one more obstacle faced by US servicewomen
AFP, Published on 27/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - Abortion bans enacted across America will be especially painful for women in the US military, one more hurdle they have to face in a man's world where sexual assault and unwanted pregnancies occur more often than in the rest of society.