New Pentagon chief confirms troops levels in Iraq and Afghanistan will be cut to 2,500 each before Donald Trump leaves office – but Mitch McConnell ups warnings of move risking chaos Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller announced plans to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan Miller said the decision fulfilled President Donald Trump’s … Read more
Army prepares to deploy thousands of troops as part of ‘winter defence force’ to help hand out coronavirus tests to combat spread of Covid during new lockdown Defence Secretary Ben Wallace today told MPs that 7,500 troops are on standby Troops will ‘support most of Government’ in tackling the virus during lockdown Stressed that this … Read more
Texas is preparing to send in 1,000 troops to five major cities across the state ‘to deter any civil disturbance’ post-election while stores in Washington DC begin to board up their windows Monday. Maj. Gen. James K. Brown, of The Texas National Guard, told The Express News the move would offer support to local law enforcement … Read more
The Army will slash its 82,000 manpower target by 7,000 under cost-cutting proposals handed to ministers, it can be revealed. Thousands of roles that are currently being recruited for are likely to be axed, with some of the gaps being filled by machines. As part of a ten-year plan, the Army has offered to reduce … Read more
India and China have agreed that their troops should ‘quickly disengage’ from a tense border standoff following a months-long stand off. The two country’s foreign ministers agreed to maintain proper distance and ease tensions in the Ladakh region where the two nuclear armed countries in June had their deadliest clash in decades. India’s S. Jaishankar … Read more
President Donald Trump attacked former White House chief of staff John Kelly at an extraordinary White House press conference Friday evening as the possible source for a report that he had called fallen troops ‘suckers.’ Trump denounced the report and tore into Kelly, saying the former Marine General ‘got eaten alive’ and ‘petered out’ serving … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Four American troops are wounded when Russian forces deliberately RAM their armored vehicle in eastern Syria during high-speed confrontation By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com Published: 17:37 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 18:19 BST, 26 August 2020 Four U.S. troops were injured after a Russian military vehicle deliberately rammed … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Four American troops are wounded when Russian forces deliberately RAM their armored vehicle in Northern Syria during high-speed confrontation By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com Published: 17:37 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 18:00 BST, 26 August 2020 Four U.S. troops were injured after a Russian military vehicle deliberately rammed … Read more
Fears of a coup in Mali are growing after mutinous troops today seized the country’s president and several government ministers, sparking condemnation by UN chiefs. Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, 75, was seized in a dramatic escalation of a months-long crisis in the fragile West African country. Prime Minister Boubou Cisse has also been seized, say … Read more
Lebanese riot police fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators who gathered in central Beirut today to protest the government’s handling of a deadly explosion which has turned the city into a disaster zone. Around 5,000 people have gathered in Martyrs’ Square in the city centre to vent their fury at Lebanon’s political elite, with some … Read more