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Monday, April 20, 2015 - 06:47
By the time it is finished, Operation Dragoon Ride, which began a week ago in the Baltics and is due to conclude later this week, will be the longest such movement the United States Army has made across Europe since Gen. George S. Patton diverted his Third Army to relieve Bastogne, Belgium, in 1944.
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 06:46
Arabian Gulf countries are closely watching Iran's anticipated re-integration into the international community as it may develop into a Russian-Chinese-Western battleground for arms sales, regional experts said.
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 06:44
From Army rotations to bunkered weapons, American military spending in Europe has risen in the past year in an effort to reassure allies nervous over Russian actions in Ukraine. More is coming in the months ahead. U.S. commanders in Europe continue to draw from roughly $1 billion in contingency funding approved by Congress in December, much of it earmarked for projects still in their earliest stages, including airfield improvements and funding for forces in the Baltics and Ukraine
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 06:39
Pakistan is considering purchase of the South Korean KAI T-50 Lead In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) to revamp its Air Force training program, although some viable alternatives remain.Interest in the T-50 comes amid moves to improve Pakistani-South Korean defense industry collaboration, possibly including a new shipyard in the Pakistani port of Gwadar.
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 06:36
The UAE is hoping its public posture will help push a message that the alliance is a new form of Arab nationalism made necessary by the unprecedented wave of conflict now sweeping the Middle East. The UAE is at the forefront of trying to defend the actions of a coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, that for the past nearly four weeks has been bombing Yemen in a push to block the advance of Houthi rebels believed to be aligned with Iran.
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 06:28
Islamist al Shabaab militants attacked an African Union peacekeepers' convoy on Sunday in southern Somalia, wounding at least three people and burning two vehicles, a Somali army officer said.
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 08:05
More than a hundred Georgian peacekeepers serving in a NATO-led mission in Afghanistan have returned home safely.
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 07:58
Ambassador George A. Krol delivered his first public speech as U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan on the broad and productive U.S.-Kazakhstan bilateral relationship. The Ambassador underscored the importance of the U.S.-Kazakhstan strategic partnership as well as people-to-people ties, the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan said.
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 07:54
Terrorists operating in the Middle East and Central Asia earn up to $500 million annually from production and trafficking of illicit drugs, chief of the Russian General Staff's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), Igor Sergun, said Thursday.
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 07:49
Russia and Cameroon have signed a defence cooperation agreement aimed at boosting Cameroon’s military as it combats Boko Haram militants. The assistance Russia will provide Cameroon, as outlined in the agreement, will consist of military equipment, training of Cameroonian military personnel and humanitarian aid to refugees and internally displaced people affected by the Boko Haram conflict.