Tag: Troops
Two US troops killed in latest ‘green-on-blue’ attacks
Two Afghan security personnel opened fire on Western colleagues Friday, killing two US soldiers and causing a number of other casualties in two separate...
5 troops, 30 militants killed in Orakzai
At least five army soldiers were martyred and 13 others injured in a clash with militants in a remote area of Orakzai Agency on...
Afghan employee kills 3 NATO troops
An Afghan civilian employed on a NATO base shot dead three international coalition soldiers on Friday — the same day three others were killed...
Sinai checkpoint attacked as Egypt army masses troops
Gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula overnight, causing no casualties, as the army massed troops to quell increasingly deadly Islamist militants, a...
3 NATO troops killed in Afghan double suicide attack
A double suicide attack killed three NATO soldiers in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, Afghan and Western officials said.
NATO's US-led International Security Assistance Force...
Troops kill 7 militants in Orakzai clash
As many as seven militants were killed in a clash with security forces in the northwestern tribal region of Orakzai, NNI reported.
According to the...
Myanmar troops ‘opened fire on Rohingya Muslims’
nd stood by as rival mobs attacked each other during a recent wave of sectarian violence, a rights watchdog said Wednesday.
The authorities failed to...
Israel troops in exchange of fire on Egypt border
Israeli troops engaged in a brief exchange of fire with unidentified gunmen across the southern border with the lawless Egyptian Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday,...
Fighting rages as Syria rebels attack key Aleppo targets
Syrian rebels launched attacks early Tuesday on a military court and an air force intelligence headquarters in Aleppo, a watchdog said, as fighting in...
Syria army readies assault on Aleppo: security source
Syrian troops prepared on Thursday to launch an offensive on rebel-held districts across the northern city of Aleppo, a security source told AFP.
"The special...
Battles rage as Syrian troops, rebels fight for Aleppo
Fighting in Aleppo raged through the night and into Thursday, a monitoring group said, after the army and rebels rushed in reinforcements for what...
Madagascar troops mutiny near main airport
Troops staged a mutiny near Madagascar’s main airport on Sunday, forcing the suspension of all flights, but the situation is now under control, the...
Clashes in Syria’s Aleppo, tense calm in Damascus
Heavy clashes between troops and rebels raged into a second day in Syria’s second city Aleppo on Saturday, activists said, while a tense calm...
Syria rebels control border post with Turkey: AFP
Syrian rebels were in full control of the Bab al-Hawa border post with Turkey after overrunning it in a fierce battle with Syrian troops,...
Choppers strafe Damascus as fighting spreads in capital
Troops blasted Damascus neighbourhoods with helicopter gunships and tank fire on Tuesday, witnesses said, after rebels announced an escalation of their battle for control...
Troops storm Syria town as observers visit Treimsa
Syrian troops and pro-regime militias stormed and torched a southern town on Saturday, reports said, as UN observers visited a central village where a...
Assad troops accused of new massacre in Syria
Syrian troops with tanks and helicopters slaughtered more than 150 people in a central village, rights activists said on Friday, prompting the opposition to...
