Tag: Troops
Pakistani troops have advisory role in Saudi Arabia: PM Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said that Pakistani troops had an advisory role in Saudi Arabia and they were there for...
US commander sees Afghan troops improve in fighting against Taliban
PENTAGON: A top US commander says he has seen improvement in Afghan forces' capabilities in the fight against Taliban extremists in Helmand Province since...
China preps for N Korea crisis: deploys troops, cameras, radiation
BEIJING: China ramped up security along its border with North Korea, installing new surveillance cameras, deploying extra security forces and operating radiation detectors as...
Syrian troops repel terrorist attacks in Aleppo, Idlib and Hama
ALEPPO: Syrian servicemen and militia have repelled attacks by the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group and regained control over seven settlements near the town of...
US troops stage protest outside Pentagon against sexual assault
WASHINGTON: A group of active and retired US troops gathered in freezing temperatures outside the Pentagon on Monday to bring attention to sexual assault and...
Pentagon likely to acknowledge 2,000 US troops in Syria
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is likely to announce in the coming days that there are about 2,000 US troops in Syria, two US officials said on...
Syria army announces full recapture of last Daesh-held town
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops and allied forces on Thursday took the town Albu Kamal, which was the last urban hub still controlled by the Islamic...
Troops killed in attack on US-Niger patrol
Niamey: An ambush on a joint US-Niger patrol has left several soldiers dead, a security official said Wednesday, as fears increase that a conflict...
Won’t send troops to Afghanistan, India tells US
NEW DELHI: India and the US Tuesday discussed ways to deepen their defence ties along with key issues such as Afghanistan, where New Delhi has ruled out any troop contribution.
Defence...
Afghanistan to double special forces in fight against Taliban
CAMP MOREHEAD, AFGHANISTAN: Commandos armed with RPG-7 rocket launchers aim at a tank hundreds of metres away, fresh recruits to Afghanistan’s most skilled fighting force...
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric urges businessmen to help troops
Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric has urged businessmen and banks to set up a fund to help soldiers stationed along the southern border with...
Five US troops wounded in Afghanistan
Five US special forces troops have been wounded fighting the Daesh (Islamic State group) in eastern Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, the US commander said...
COAS satisfied with operational preparedness of troops
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif expressed his complete satisfaction over operational preparedness of the troops while visiting the 10 Corps Headquarters...
UAE says ready to send ground troops to Syria
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday it was ready to send ground troops to Syria as part of an international coalition to...
Man rams car into troops guarding mosque in France
A man rammed his car into four soldiers guarding a mosque on Friday in the southeast French city of Valence, and was stopped when...
Baghdad calls on Ankara to ‘immediately’ withdraw troops
Iraq calls on Turkey to "immediately" withdraw forces, including tanks and artillery, it has deployed in the country's north without Baghdad's consent, the premier's...
More troops may be needed in Afghanistan post-2016: US commander
Gen Campbell points to various ‘setbacks’ in battling insurgents in Afghanistan, including those who briefly seized control of Kunduz
Washington must consider boosting its military...
