Tag: Troops
Trump considering to deploy 2,000 new troops in Poland
The United States is considering sending 2,000 more troops to Poland, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday at White House talks with his Polish counterpart...
New Zealand to withdraw all troops from Iraq by next June
WELLINGTON: New Zealand announced on Monday that it will withdraw all of its troops from Iraq by next June.
New Zealand has a small contingent...
Blast, gunfire heard as Taliban militants target aid group office in...
KABUL: Taliban militants have attacked the offices of an international aid group in central Kabul, setting off a huge blast and battling Afghan security...
Trump tells Russia to get its troops out of Venezuela
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela and warned that “all options” were open to...
Italy considering Afghan pullout within a year: defence source
ROME: Italy is considering pulling its troops out of Afghanistan within a year, a senior defence ministry source said on Monday, following reports the United...
Chad troops kill 17 jihadists after 6 die in Lake Chad...
N'DJAMENA: Six people, including two soldiers, died in an overnight Boko Haram attacks near Lake Chad, security and army sources said on Saturday, saying...
Lt Gen Bilal Akbar visits LoC to review operational readiness of...
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Corps Commander Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar visited various sectors on the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday. He reviewed the operational readiness...
Kenyan troops kill 10 al Shabaab fighters: army
NAIROBI: Kenyan soldiers killed 10 fighters from the Somalian militant group al Shabaab in a clash on Monday in eastern Kenya, the military said.
Three...
Turkey beefing up its troops in Syria’s Idlib
BEIRUT: Turkey sent in military reinforcements Thursday to beef up its positions inside Syria's last rebel bastion Idlib, activists reported, even as the Turkish...
PIA pays tribute to martyrs on Defence Day
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has paid rich tributes to the martyrs and decorated heroes of Pakistan’s Armed Forces on the occasion of Defence...
Afghan troops to train in China, ambassador says
BEIJING: China will train Afghan troops on Chinese soil, Afghanistan's ambassador to Beijing said, describing the military cooperation as an effort to fight al...
China says no plans to deploy troops to Afghanistan
BEIJING: China on Thursday denied reports that it plans to deploy troops to Afghanistan, saying the neighbors are engaged merely in "normal military and...
Troops clear streets of Zimbabwe’s capital, election result ‘very soon’
HARARE: Troops ordered shops to close and told people to leave the center of Zimbabwe's capital on Thursday, one day after three people were...
Canada’s NATO troops will stay in Latvia for another four years:...
RIGA: Canada will extend its military presence in Latvia by four years, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday during a visit to...
ECP denies asking for 350k troops for election security
News channel claims Defence Ministry has approved ECP's request for specified number of soldiers
The Ministry of Defence has agreed to provide 350,000 troops...
Taliban kill 3 troops in northern province
KABUL: An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked a military outpost in northern Faryab province, killing three soldiers and wounding six.
Regional army spokesman...
UAE deploys troops to Yemeni island, imperiling alliance
CAIRO: Yemen's alliance with the UAE may be coming to an end after the latter deployed forces to a Yemeni island, recognized by UNESCO...
