Showing posts with label Military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Military. Show all posts
Friday, September 19, 2014
Vostok-2014 Strategic Military Drill Begins in Eastern Russia
Sunday, May 11, 2014
400 US commandos help Kiev in its military offensive in east Ukraine - reports
About 400 elite commandos of a notorious US private security firm, Academi, are involved in a punitive operation mounted by Ukraine’s new government against federalization supporters in eastern Ukraine, the German Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday.
According to the newspaper, Academi mercenaries participate in attacks against federalization supporters near Slavyansk. So far, it’s unclear who hired them.
In April 29, Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) informed the Angela Merkel government about Academi commandos’ involvement in Kiev’s military operations in eastern Ukraine.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
US to finance $8 mln on non-lethal military, transportation, communications aid to Ukraine - agency citing White House
US to finance $8 mln on non-lethal military, transportation, communications aid to Ukraine - agency citing White House
US offers new $50 million aid package to Ukraine to help with economic, political reform - White House
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
180 B’Haram insurgents killed by Camerounian soldiers – Military
A fierce gunfight launched against the fundamentalist Islamist group, Boko Haram, by Camerounian soldiers has led to the killing of no fewer than 180 insurgents and two gendarmes around a Nigerian border with Cameroun.
It was gathered that during the battle which took place on Tuesday evening, many of the wounded insurgents were also arrested.
About 200 rifles, 70 machine guns and heavy military hardware were said to have been recovered from the insurgents by the soldiers.
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Monday, October 7, 2013
Over 100 nak*éd women Pour to the street to protest heavy military presence in Delta community
Dozens of nak*éd Kokori women, on Sunday afternoon took to the streets to protest the siege on the Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State community by troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF).
Reports from the community indicated that the about 100 nak*éd protesters were unhappy that their husbands have fled the community due to the military operation launched in the wake of the arrest of notorious criminal, Kelvin Oniarah.
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Friday, September 6, 2013
Russia to help Syria in case of external military strike - Putin
"Will we be helping Syria? We will," Vladimir Putin said at a press conference following a G20 summit in St. Petersburg on Friday. The US and other countries will put themselves outside of law if they begin a military operation in Syria, Putin added.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
US military attack would be considered threat to Syria’s national security - Syrian oppositioner Maher Merhej
One of the Syrian opposition leaders warned Washington that the American troops in the region would be attacked by squads of suicide bombers formed by the Syrian opposition in case Obama attacked Syria, Secretary General of the Syrian National Youth Party al-Chabaab, Maher Merhej, said in an exclusive interview with the Voice of Russia.
"Motherland is more important than opposing the government", said Maher Merhej, secretary-general of the Syrian opposition party Al Chabaab in his interview to the Fars News Agency (FNA) on August 31.
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
FULL UPDATE: Russia warns against military intervention in Syria
Russia on Sunday welcomed Damascus' offer to allow a mission by UN inspectors probing alleged chemical weapons use and warned the West that an Iraq scenario in Syria would be a "tragic mistake", saying that any unilateral military action in Syria would undermine efforts for peace and have a "devastating impact" on the security situation in the Middle East. Russia has urged action to get all Syria opposition groups to agree to talks, said threats of force against Assad counterproductive.
Cotinue After The Break.
Cotinue After The Break.
Power Corrupts: US prepared to carry out military options on Syria, if Obama chooses
The Pentagon is prepared to carry out military options on Syria should President Barack Obama choose to exercise any of them, U.S Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday.
The Pentagon is prepared to carry out military options on Syria should President Barack Obama choose to exercise any of them, U.S Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday.
"President Obama has asked the Defense Department to prepare options for all contingencies. We have done that and we are prepared to exercise whatever option - if he decides to employ one of those options," Hagel told reporters during a trip to Malaysia.Continue After The Break.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
US To spend $46 billion On Building fence and military equipment to tighten US-Mexican security border
The US Senate approved $46 billion border security package on new military equipment, additional fencing and other security needs to tighten the US-Mexican security border. Some see this measure as a new opportunity for defense contractors who suffer from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, while Mexico complaints that these measures are counterproductive and will not “contribute to the development of the competitive region that both countries seek to promote”.
Six Northrop Grumman airborne radar systems that cost $9.3 million each, 15 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters that average more than $17 million apiece, eight AS-350 models Black Hawk helicopters with digital cockpit, eight light enforcement helicopters made by American Eurocopter that sell for about $3 million each, 17 UH-1N helicopters made by Bell Helicopter, 4,595 unattended ground sensors, 104 radiation isotope identification devices, 53 fiber-optic tank inspection scopes, four new drones, on top of 10 unmanned aircraft that the Border Patrol already owns, are on the US Border Patrol’s wish list, according to the Washington Post.
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
Ukrainian plane suspected to be carrying Military hardwares detained in Kano
Security agents have detained an Ukrainian cargo plane at the Kano International Airport for carrying suspected military hardware. Vanguard gathered that investigation is ongoing on the owners and the destination of the cargo.
This is coming few weeks after weapons believed to belong to Hezbollah was uncovered in a building belonging to a Lebanese businessman in Kano. The items recovered from the building include; 40 air-to-surface missiles, 50 cluster bombs, 200 rocket-propel launcher, eight AK-47 rifles, 200 military hand grenades, uncountable number of live ammunition and certain military hard wares deployed to destroy Armoured Personnel Carriers, APC.
Details later.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Military Arrest 55 Terrorists In Borno, Others Flee To Niger
According to the military sources, a major recruiter for Boko Haram was arrested in Maiduguri.
The Nigerian military said on Wednesday that it has dislodged all the terrorist camps operated by the Boko Haram in some areas of Yobe State and arrested 49 members of the sect in various operations in the state.
The military also said many Boko Haram members were fleeing to neighbouring Niger Republic through Nigeria’s porous borders. The interior ministry had said in May that Nigeria had about 1,500 illegal borders that are poorly manned.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Battle Against Boko Haram: Military Says Clampdown To Go On As 3 Soldiers Were Killed
The military operation has left 17 people dead on the fifth day of a push in crushing the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast region of Nigeria with a death toll of 14 insurgents and three soldiers, while seven others sustained injuries.
The spokesperson for Defence Headquarters; Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, in a statement said the operation is continuing on; with patrols sent out to secure towns and villages.
He also revealed that the Special Forces have killed 14 insurgents in battles that left three soldiers dead and seven wounded.
Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, has convened President Goodluck Jonathan’s directive which urged members of Boko Haram to surrender their arms and embrace the amnesty option.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Army condemns use of fake military camouflage by Boko Haram members
The Nigerian Army on Friday in Abuja decried the rate at which the Boko Haram insurgents have been using fake military camouflage to attack civilians. Maj.-Gen. Mobolaji Koleoso, the Chief of Civil Military Affairs of the Nigerian Army, said this while briefing newsmen on the security situation in the country. He said the Army had observed with dismay the illegal possession and abuse of military camouflage by the Boko Haram insurgents.
“This trend is indeed worrisome, hence the need to enlighten the public to be cautious and report suspicious persons using illegal camouflage, to relevant security agencies. “A recent exchange of gun fire with the insurgents in the North Eastern part of the country which resulted in a large number of causalities on their side showed that the insurgents were dressed in fake military camouflage.
“For the unsuspecting populace, these insurgents would have been misconstrued as soldiers of the Nigerian Army,’’ he added.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Bodies of two crewmembers of crashed US military plane found in Kyrgyzstan
Rescuers have found the bodies of two crewmembers of the US military cargo plane, which crashed at the Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border shortly after taking off from the American Air Force base at Manas.
Rescuers have found the bodies of two crewmembers of the US military cargo plane, which crashed at the Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border shortly after taking off from the American Air Force base at Manas.
Earlier there were slim hopes that the pilots could have ejected before the aircraft hit the ground, but those were meager at best since witnesses reported seeing no parachute during the crash.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
Nigeria’s Military Said Sunday that it killed 20 Boko Haram Islamists
Nigeria’s military said Sunday that it killed 20 Boko Haram Islamists while repelling an attack by the extremist group in the embattled northeastern state of Borno. “Boko Haram terrorists attempted to attack a military barracks (in Borno) at about 5:00 am (0400 GMT),” spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa said in a statement.
He said the attack occurred in the village of Monguno, about 200 kilometres (124 miles) from Borno’s restive capital of Maiduguri – where Boko Haram have been reputed to carry out scores of deadly attacks.The raid on the military barracks “was repelled,” Musa said. “The encounter led to the deaths of 20 Boko Haram terrorists.”
He said the attack occurred in the village of Monguno, about 200 kilometres (124 miles) from Borno’s restive capital of Maiduguri – where Boko Haram have been reputed to carry out scores of deadly attacks.The raid on the military barracks “was repelled,” Musa said. “The encounter led to the deaths of 20 Boko Haram terrorists.”
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Military officer, 36, rapes 12-Year-Old After Contacting Her Thru BlackBerry Messenger
A Royal Military Police sergeant who had séx with a 12-year-old girl after befriending her on his mobile phone is facing prison. Adrian Rose found the girl through the BlackBerry Messenger network popular with youngsters, posed as a 19-year-old, and then drove to her home city of Norwich to have séx with her. The 36-year-old, of Aldershot, Hampshire, arranged to meet up with her and drove up from his barracks to have séx with her.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Gunmen Att ack Sars Police Head Quarters less than 24 hrs after Attacking Jaji Military Base
Bomb attack at the Jaji Military base yesterday morning killed at least 11 people, then this morning unknown gunmen attacked the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police headquarters in Abuja. The details of the attack are still sketchy but there are are unconfirmed reports that detainees, including members of Boko Haram, were freed during the shoot out.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Bomb Blast Rocks Military Church At Jaji In Kaduna
Details sooon!
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