Tag: Troops
Dozens die in battles for key north Syria towns: watchdog
Dozens of people have died in battles between Syrian troops and rebels for strategic northern towns, a watchdog said Thursday, adding that war planes...
Troops enter key rebel district of Homs
Syrian troops entered the rebel district of Khaldiyeh in the besieged central city of Homs on Tuesday, state television said.
“Our valiant armed forces have...
African Union, Somali troops capture Islamist-held town
African Union troops alongside Somali forces seized the formerly Islamist-held town of Wanla Weyn on Sunday, the latest loss for the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab fighters,...
Yemen foils car bomb attack on air base used by US...
The Yemeni army foiled on Saturday a car bomb attack on the Anad air base used by US soldiers in the southern province of...
Nigerian troops swarm after 40 killed in student massacre
Nigerian soldiers moved house to house on Wednesday in an urgent bid to hunt down attackers responsible for the massacre of 40 people who...
Bangladesh deploys troops after attacks on Buddhists
Bangladesh sent in troops to guard Buddhist neighbourhoods on Monday after Muslim mobs carried out fresh attacks on temples and homes over Facebook photos...
Bangladesh deployed troops after new attacks on Buddhists
Bangladesh sent in troops to guard Buddhist neighborhoods on Monday after Muslim mobs carried out fresh attacks on temples and homes over a Facebook...
Taliban suicide attack kills 14, including NATO troops
A suicide attack on a joint Afghan-NATO foot patrol on Monday killed at least 14 people, including three NATO troops and an interpreter, officials...
Syria troops, rebels battle for Aleppo-Idlib link
Syrian troops and rebels battled for control of a corridor near the border with Turkey on Saturday, monitors said, as rebel-held areas of Aleppo...
US troop numbers in Afghanistan returned to pre-surge levels
The departure of the 33,000 troops was completed ahead of an end of September deadline set by American President Obama, as the international allies...
Syria fighting rages as Iran calls for halt to violence
Syrian troops shelled several districts in Aleppo and clashed with rebels on Tuesday, as Damascus ally Iran proposed a simultaneous halt to the violence...
Iran says Guards in Syria, fighting rages in Damascus
Syrian troops on Sunday fought rebel fighters in the country’s two main cities Damascus and Aleppo, as Iran acknowledged for the first time it...
Four NATO troops shot dead by ‘Afghan police’
Four NATO soldiers were shot dead Sunday in the second such attack by suspected Afghan police in 24 hours, as officials detailed unprecedented damage...
15 troops go missing following Bajaur clashes
Officials in Bajaur Agency on Friday confirmed that at least 15 personnel of security forces had gone missing during ongoing clashes with militants in...
8 troops, 10 militants killed in SWA raid
At least eight personnel of security forces were killed and six others injured when dozens of militants attacked a security checkpost in Badar area...
Three troops, 11 militants killed in fresh Bajaur clash
Fresh clashes in Bajaur along the Afghan border on Tuesday left three soldiers and 11 militants dead, security officials said.
The latest fighting occurred as...
Afghan soldier kills two NATO troops in insider attack: ISAF
An Afghan army soldier killed two NATO troops in a new "green-on-blue" insider attack Monday, the US-led International Security Assistance Force said.
"A member of...
