Officials in Iraq are literally drawing sectarian lines
HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - The local official drew a line on a map slicing through farmland and desert southwest of Baghdad whose Sunni Muslim residents have been displaced by fighting, and then pointed...
View ArticleThe battle lines for Yemen's civil war are being drawn
SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of Sunni tribesmen in the central Yemeni desert parade in pickup trucks toting heavy machine guns and singing martial songs to raise morale.They have pitched camps on...
View ArticleHere are the US Army's most wanted fugitives
The US military tries to maintain high standards of behavior among its personnel. But like any large enough organization, the US Army has its share of suspected criminals in its ranks.In order to raise...
View ArticleUK: Russia's most advanced anti-aircraft artillery system is being used in...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain released photographs on Wednesday of what it described as Russia's most advanced anti-aircraft artillery system, being operated in eastern Ukraine, saying it was further...
View ArticleChina is projecting serious power in the South China Sea
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea is happening so fast that Beijing will be able to extend the range of its navy, air force, coastguard and fishing...
View ArticleSweden and Finland plan more military cooperation amid Russia tensions
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden and Finland plan to extend their cooperation on defense and set up a joint naval task force as the two neighbors respond to rising tensions with Russia in the Baltic...
View ArticleThe US has recruited 1,200 Syrian rebels to fight ISIS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has so far identified about 1,200 Syrian opposition fighters for potential participation in a U.S. military-led program to help train and equip them to battle...
View ArticleGOLDMAN SACHS: There's going to be a surge in spending on military robots
Military robots are in vogue. Whether it's Russia's new efforts to build them, or Google's slightly mind-blowing developments, they're cool right now and it looks like they're going to be a big deal...
View ArticleTurkey is planning a $3.4 billion deal missile defense deal with China and...
Turkey's defense minister said on Thursday the country does not plan to integrate a new missile defense system with NATO infrastructure and officials said a $3.4 billion deal with China was still under...
View ArticleThe Russian-backed siege of a crucial Ukrainian town sounds insane
On February 18, despite a two day old ceasefire, Russian-backed separatists overran an approximate force of 8,000 Ukrainian soldiers in the strategically critical town of Debaltseve. Deblatseve, a...
View Article7 incredible narco tanks built by Mexican cartels
As violence in Mexico raged with intense competition between rival drug cartels and the Mexican government, the cartels came up with a radical solution for improving their capabilities in the...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden's accused right hand man 'opposed' violent ideology
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for a Saudi man accused by U.S. prosecutors of acting as Osama bin Laden’s lieutenant argued at the close of his trial on Thursday that he was a peaceful dissident who...
View ArticleChina's top cotton producer is resisting the government's reforms
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top cotton producer, a quasi-military body formed 60 years ago to settle the far west Xinjiang area, is resisting a government policy that could force it to cut output in an...
View ArticleISIS claims a series of suicide attacks in Libya in revenge for Egyptian...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State said their fighters had been responsible for suicide attacks in the eastern Libyan town of Qubbah on Friday, according to a statement...
View ArticlePutin: Russia's military strength is unmatchable
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday other countries should not think they can attain military superiority over Russia, Interfax reported."No one should have the illusion that they can...
View ArticleRussian paper Kommersant: It was Russian soldiers who captured a key railway...
Just days after Ukrainian forces withdrew from the now rebel-held city of Debaltseve, a leading liberal newspaper in Russia claimed Friday that pro-Russian separatists were not just fighting with...
View ArticleUS says Russian action in Ukraine is a direct threat to the 'modern global...
The United States warned Russia on Friday that its continued support of separatists fighting in Ukraine despite a cease-fire agreement was a direct threat to the "modern global order" and could bring...
View ArticleThe 7 coolest high-tech projects the military is currently working on
It’s the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) job to lead the military’s march into the future, capability-wise.Looking through DARPA’s technology requests and current projects reveals...
View ArticleNew Defense Secretary Ash Carter goes to Afghanistan to ensure 'lasting...
KABUL (Reuters) - New U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday on his first trip since taking over the job this week, saying he wanted to talk to Afghan and American...
View ArticleThese are the incredible armored trains of World War I and World War II
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