Nigerian Officials: 2,000 People Are Missing After Boko Haram Raided A Bunch...
In some of the worst violence to hit Nigeria since the extremist group, Boko Haram raided villages, kidnapped hundreds, and killed many more, the militant group has hit the town of Baga with a new...
View ArticleIntense Photos Of South Korean Special Forces Training In The Snow
About 200 South Korean Special Forces are taking part in ten days of grueling winter weather combat training.With a constant threat from North Korea, South Korea's Army Special Warfare Command (SWC) is...
View ArticleBreathtaking Footage From The Cockpit Of The Lead Solo Pilot Of The US Air...
I, like many of my friends, was bit by the flying bug thanks to the United States Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron–the Thunderbirds.In my case, I was three years old and it was my first airshow....
View ArticleA Suspected Russian Submarine Is Lurking Off Of The Scottish Coast
The Ministry of Defence has again been forced to call for US military assistance to help track a suspected Russian submarine spotted off the Scottish coast.Two US Navy aircraft were drafted in to...
View ArticleThere's More Information Linking The Charlie Hebdo Shooters To Al Qaeda In Yemen
One of the two brothers suspected of attacking the offices of Charlie Hebdo traveled to Yemen, where he likely received training in a camp run by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Said Kouachi...
View ArticleSoviet Leader Gorbachev: Europe-Russia Tensions Could Lead To War
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned that tensions between Russia and European powers over the Ukraine crisis could result in a major conflict or even nuclear war, in an interview to appear in...
View ArticlePhotos From The Two Hostage Situations In France
France was in the grip of two hostage situations as French special forces and anti-terrorism personnel closed in on the two brothers suspected of killing 12 in the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris on...
View ArticleCuba Freed A Popular Hip-Hop Artist And 35 Other Activists
One of Cuba's most prominent dissident groups said on Friday that 36 opposition activists, including a popular hip-hop artist, have been freed in the last two days as part of a deal to improve...
View ArticleThe US Army Is Looking To Develop A Next-Generation Pistol
US Army weapons officials will not evaluate an improved version of the service's Cold War-era 9mm pistol, choosing instead to search for a more modern soldier sidearm.In early December, Beretta USA,...
View ArticleIraqi Prime Minister: Country May Need Three Years To Rebuild Military
CAIRO (Reuters) - Iraq may need three years to rebuild and restructure its military, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Sunday, as the country battles Islamic State militants who pose the biggest...
View ArticleChina Hits Back At Japan's New Defense Minister
China criticized Japan's newly appointed defense minister for the first time on Monday, saying it was "firmly opposed" to his comments that Beijing has repeatedly engaged in "dangerous actions" in the...
View ArticleTop Gear Russia Magazine Accidentally Published An Image Of A Classified...
Top Gear Russia magazine accidentally published an image of a secret Russian submarine.The Russian edition of the automobile magazine published a photo of the classified "AC-12 Project," a nuclear...
View ArticleThe US Can't Totally Account For The $300 Million It Gives The Afghan Police...
The US wound down combat operations in Afghanistan in late 2014. But Washington is still spending more than $300 million per year in salaries for the Afghan National Police (ANP), "with little...
View ArticleUS To Back $2 Billion In Loan Guarantees For Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to provide up to $2 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine this year, the U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday, as part of a broader international package to...
View ArticleHow Area 51 Got Its Name
Despite the CIA’s release of previously classified documents in 2013 that acknowledged the existence of Area 51 as a top-secret U.S. government research facility, many questions about the site remain...
View ArticleRussia Is Reinforcing 3 Crucial Geopolitical Frontlines
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on a new military doctrine for the country on Dec. 26 last year.The new doctrine, beyond explicitly stating that NATO's expansion was the main external...
View ArticleWhat The Anti-ISIS Campaign In Iraq And Syria Has To Do Next
Coalition airstrikes in Iraq and Syria have had clear benefits, but a broader campaign involving more intelligence and targeting assistance on the ground is required to reap the full strategic benefits...
View ArticleThe 9 Most Intense Unit Mottoes In The Marines Corps
There are some units in the US Marine Corps that really know how to make an impression.Like the rest of the military, Marine units have crests, nicknames, and of course, mottoes. And in quite a few...
View ArticleHow Fidel Castro Rose To Power And Ruled Cuba For 5 Decades
At 88 and in failing health, Fidel Castro has been the subject of numerous death rumors of late. Rumblings on social media last week suggested, once again, that the former Cuban dictator had died, but...
View ArticleBritish Hacker Linked To Attack On Pentagon Twitter Account
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The "CyberCaliphate" hacking group that attacked a Twitter account belonging to the Pentagon on Monday was founded by a Briton who was once jailed for hacking the personal...
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