Army

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Saturday that the Lebanese army is “the protector and guardian of the nation.” He assured the army that it has the full support of the government, adding: “I know that you are going…
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A Russian man who had his hair dyed in some of the colors of the Ukrainian flag has been fined 30,000 roubles ($330) by a court for “discrediting” the Russian army, rights group OVD-Info reported on Monday. Photographs of Stanislav…
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The Sudanese Army has claimed its first major advance in 10 months of war, regaining control of part of the city of Omdurman from the Rapid Support Forces. The army said late on Friday it had succeeded in connecting its two main bases in…
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A Lebanese army helicopter crashed during a training mission in a forest east of Beirut on Wednesday night, killing two crew members and wounding one, the army said. The army, in a terse statement, said the helicopter crashed near the…
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The Lebanese army arrested 134 migrants near the northern border with Syria on Saturday after foiling their attempt to take a boat to Europe, it said in a statement. The group of would-be migrants — made up of 130 Syrians and four…
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An attack by Daesh group militants on Syrian government forces in the war-torn country’s east has killed 33 soldiers, a monitor said Saturday, revising an earlier toll of 26 deaths. The shooting Thursday evening on an army bus was the…
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Sudan’s army and its rival paramilitary said Sunday they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. The decision follows international pressure to allow the safe passage of civilians and aid, but the shaky truce has not so…
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Iran’s defense ministry has delivered the army with more than 200 new drones equipped with missile capabilities and electronic warfare systems, state media reported on Thursday. In a ceremony broadcast on television, Defense Minister…
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Sudan’s army agreed to apply a 24-hour ceasefire starting from 6 pm local time on Wednesday, an army statement said. “The truce will start at 6 pm and will continue until 6 pm next day to facilitate the humanitarian demands, provided the…
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Pakistan’s army said on Saturday that attackers from Iran killed four of its border patrol soldiers. “A group of terrorists operating from Iranian side attacked a routine border patrol of Pakistani security forces operating along…
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