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Here are the high-tech weapons Russia is buying with its record military budget
Russia may be in the middle of an economic crisis, but the country's defence budget is surging.Military spending is set to rise by an astonishing 33% this year, according to the Associated Press. That...
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The most intense, death-defying military training exercises from around the...
Jumping through a ring of fire. Breaking bricks with your head. Drinking cobra blood. Those are some examples of what troops from around the world go through as part of military training.Check out more...
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Even Saudi Arabia is shutting down its Yemen embassy
Saudi Arabia has suspended all work at its embassy in Yemen and evacuated its staff "due to the deterioration of the security and political situation" there, state news agency SPA reported on Friday,...
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INSIDE ISIS: A new book explains the terror army's rise
A US-led military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria has now been underway for six months, and yet to all outward appearances the jihadist militants look as...
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US soldiers are facing major potential health risks to save us money in...
Federal watchdogs are once again calling attention to a potentially dangerous practice occurring daily at U.S. military bases in Afghanistan.People are taking out the trash.Many U.S. troops are still...
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Venezuelan officials: An ex-general has been arrested for plotting a coup
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan officials say a retired air force general has been arrested and 13 other people are implicated in a plot to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro.President Nicolas...
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Here’s what an Army medic does in the critical minutes after a soldier is...
When a soldier is wounded on the battlefield, medics get the call.Medics are sort of like paramedics or emergency medical technicians in the civilian world, except paramedics and EMTs are less likely...
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South Syria is now a battleground for Iranian, Iraqi, and Afghan militias...
Syria's South is becoming the new battleground between forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and the rebels, and the regime is relying more and more on foreign militias to stop its enemies.Over the...
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ISIS fighters, wearing Iraqi army uniforms, snuck into an airbase hosting US...
ISIS fighters infiltrated a key Iraqi airbase which currently houses US Marine trainers, a statement from Combined Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve announced. "About 7:20 a.m. (Iraqi time, Friday...
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Here's what happened when Lamborghini tried to design a vehicle for the military
Dubbed the “Rambo Lambo,” the LM002 was made by Lamborghini in the 1980s to break into the military market.Lamborghini’s intentions were clear; the LM in LM002 stood for Lamborghini Military.The LM002...
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Iranian leaders have sent a 'secret letter' to Obama amid nuclear talks
(Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded to overtures from U.S. President Barack Obama amid nuclear talks by sending him a secret letter, the Wall Street Journal reported...
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This is the next-generation military hardware Russia is buying with its...
Russia may be in the middle of an economic crisis, but the country's defence budget is surging.Military spending is set to rise by an astonishing 33% this year, according to the Associated Press. That...
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Top US analyst: We made 5 dangerously wrong assumptions about China
Michael Pillsbury is director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Chinese Strategy and a top defense policy advisor. He worked on China policy and intelligence issues for the White House during...
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The veil is lifting on the world's largest military
So secretive is China's army that it began admitting foreign journalists to its monthly--and highly uninformative--briefings only last year. But in the past few months extraordinary revelations have...
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Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire
Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on...
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Iran's supreme leader is not a fan of 'American Sniper'
Iran's supreme leader has criticized the film "American Sniper," saying the movie about a U.S. soldier fighting in Iraq encourages violence against Muslims, a state-run newspaper reported Tuesday.The...
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Ukraine's military is facing a make or break moment in a crucial besieged city
A city critical to the Ukrainian military may have fallen to Russian-backed separatists, despite the existence of a ceasefire in the country. And it could get ugly.Citing claims made by the separatists...
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The US will provide assistance in the fight against Boko Haram
The United States military will provide communications equipment and intelligence to help African nations in the fight against Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, the commander of U.S. Special Forces...
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A proposed six-week ceasefire in Syria 'will be a difficult mission'
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Syrian government is willing to suspend its aerial bombardment and artillery shelling of the northern city of Aleppo so that a local ceasefire can be tested, the United...
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Iraqi envoy to UN: ISIS might be harvesting organs
In a bid to finance its operations, the Islamic State group might be harvesting human organs, Iraq’s ambassador to the U.N. told the intergovernmental organization on Tuesday, and asked the Security...
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