Tag: Troops
Syria rebels seize military base, kill 35 govt troops
Syrian rebels have taken full control of a sprawling military base that they stormed two days ago in the country’s north, killing at least...
Abbottabad Commission given green light to submit report to PM
The Law Ministry has finally given a green signal to the judicial commission probing the raid on al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden by...
UN alleges rapes in DR Congo unrest
The UN has accused government troops and M23 rebels of raping and killing civilians and looting towns during battles in eastern Democratic Republic of...
Foreign troops in Afghanistan to bear the brunt of TTP leadership...
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is preparing for a leadership change that could mean less violence against the state but more attacks against US-led forces...
US Senate approves faster US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Lawmakers of the United States Senate have voted for an accelerated withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, in line with the president desire to...
Al Qaeda urges Mali to reject foreign troops
A top al-Qaeda commander in North Africa has urged the people of Mali to reject foreign intervention as a way of solving the country’s...
Rebels begin withdrawal in eastern DR Congo
Rebels in eastern DR Congo say they have started withdrawing from territory they have captured from government troops, days after a pullout deal was...
US may keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan
Around 10,000 US troops are likely to stay in Afghanistan after combat soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) leave the country in...
Daniel Craig pays surprise visit to UK troops in Afghanistan
James Bond star Daniel Craig thrilled British troops stationed in Afghanistan on Sunday by coming to visit them as they prepared to watch his...
Iranian official calls to end drug smuggling
Chief of Iran’s Anti Narcotics Force on Monday said that the menace of drug trafficking from the region cannot be eliminated until foreign troops...
Syria blasts kill, wound dozens of troops
An activist group says twin explosions in a southern Syrian city have killed and wounded dozens of security troops. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for...
Over 100 UFOs seen along China border
The Army troops deployed along the China border from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh in northeast have reported more than 100...
Indian troops trigger trouble on LoC
Indian troops on Tuesday fired heavy weapons into Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), forcing the Pakistani military to respond to unprovoked shelling. According to...
Two NATO troops killed in insider attack
Two soldiers in the NATO-led coalition fighting insurgents in Afghanistan were shot dead Tuesday by a man in an Afghan police uniform, the alliance's...
Indian troops open unprovoked fire in AJK
Indian troops fired heavy weapons into Azad Jammu and Kashmir, forcing the Pakistani army to respond.
According to local sources, Indian troops resorted to unprovoked...
Two British troops killed in friendly fire, two US soldiers killed...
British troops killed two of their own soldiers in a ‘friendly fire’ incident in Afghanistan while two American soldiers were shot dead by an...
Russian troops kill 49 militants in massive sweep
Russian troops on Sunday reported killing 49 militants in a massive security sweep that followed angry comments from President Vladimir Putin about raging violence...
