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Maliki is afraid that a change in regime in Syria which favors the Sunnis would strengthen the Sunni bid in Iraq, so he tried to move a (majority Shia) Iraqi army unit to control the border with Syria that is in the disputed regions but is controlled by Kurdistan. This was off course met with...

KABUL, Afghanistan – French troops handed over one of their bases near Kabul to Afghan soldiers on Tuesday as part of the transition to Afghan control over security and the pullout of 2,000 French combat soldiers by year's end. French President Francois Hollande has pledged that the...

Officials at the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries say Chinese naval vessels have entered the Black Sea for the first time ever. The "Qingdao" destroyer, armed with guided missiles, and the "Yantai" patrol boat, captained by the deputy commander of China's northern fleet, entered the sea...

Village Stability Operations (VSO) VSO are one of several national priority efforts currently conducted by joint/combined SOF teams in rural village areas across Afghanistan in support of the International Security Assistance Force’s, or ISAF’s, comprehensive campaign of counterinsurgency, or...

Nirbhay Debut Flight, Interceptor Missile Flight Test Of 5000 Km Range Targets, This Year : DRDO Outlines Future Goals Scientific Advisor To Defence Minister Dr V K Sarwaswat's address at the Annual DRDO Awards-2012 "Honourable Pradhan Mantriji, Honourable Raksha Mantriji, National Security...

ADDRESS BY ADMIRAL NIRMAL VERMA, CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF, ON THE COMMISSIONING CEREMONY OF INS BAAZ (NAS CAMPBELL BAY) General NC Marwah, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command, Senior Officers from the three Services, distinguished guests, the Commanding Officer and men of Naval Air...

Turkey sent more troops, tanks and other military equipment on Monday, July 30, 2012, to its border with Syria as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces hit Syrian second largest city Aleppo in air and land attacks, Turkish semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. This picture taken...

Russia to get stronger nuclear navy, Putin says SEVERODVINSK, Russia, July 30 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin oversaw the start of construction of one of Russia's newest generation submarines on Monday and vowed to boost nuclear naval forces to safeguard the country's position as a leading...