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Blaming The Islamic State, The US Is Considering Fresh Military Actions In Libya
Pentagon looking at ‘military options’ to stop Islamic State from gaining more ground, four years after US air campaign helped topple Libyan dictator Gaddafi The Pentagon is considering fresh military action in Libya more than four years after conducting an air campaign that helped topple dictator Muammar Gaddafi, a...
Russian bombs take toll in Syria as Islamic State under pressure
Four months of Russian air strikes in Syria are taking their toll on rebel forces, strengthening the hand of a defiant President Bashar al-Assad as the United Nations struggles to get peace talks off the ground. Insurgents in the west are being hit harder, while in eastern and central parts of the country, Islamic State is also...
Military chiefs gather in Paris to bolster Islamic State fight
Defense chiefs from the United States, France, Britain and four other nations meet in Paris on Wednesday to examine ways to accelerate gains against Islamic State, including by potentially ramping up the number of police and army trainers. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter described the gathering as a chance for face-to-face...
Judo Chop! Putin spars with Russian team in Sochi (VIDEO)
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in a training session with the Russian national judo team in Sochi. First he sparred with the national team coach, then sparred with some athletes. ...
Ukraine intel spots militant MBTs, self-propelled guns near Makyivka, Mospine
The overall situation in the zone of the Anti-Terrorist Operation remains difficult, according to the Main Intelligence Division of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. "The enemy attacked 11 times using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades, of which five attacks were on Troitske, Luhanske, Novhorodske (Slaviansk...
Holiday «ceasefire» breached again as militants fire rocket-propelled grenades, small arms
The Russian-backed militants attacked the Ukrainian positions eleven times in the past day, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). In the late hours of Sunday, the militants led aimed fire from small arms and rocket-propelled grenades on Ukrainian positions in the area of Shyrokyne, located not far...
Spain to patrol Baltic States’ airspace in 2016
Four Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon jets will begin patrolling the Baltic states' skies in 2016 as part of the rotating NATO mission, according to Delfi, the major online news media in the Baltic States. A Spanish contingent with four Eurofighter Typhoons will be stationed in Lithuania, marking the third time for the Spanish...
The Guardian: Polish military police raid NATO centre in Warsaw
Polish military police have raided a NATO-affiliated counterintelligence centre in Warsaw in the latest of a series of moves by the country's new rightwing government to consolidate its hold on power, according to The Guardian. The raid took place at 01:30 am on Friday at the temporary offices of the NATO Counter...
Military Pilot Shares The Most Amazing Story Ever
There were a lot of things we couldn’t do in an SR-71, but we were the fastest guys on the block and loved reminding our fellow aviators of this fact. People often asked us if, because of this fact, it was fun to fly the jet. Fun would not be the first word I would use to describe flying this plane. Intense, maybe....
Fine art from an iPhone? The best Instagram photos from 2014
Gone are the days of the grainy camera phone images with the resolution of a poor imitation Monet. Today's smartphone cameras are so advanced that mobile photography is becoming an art form in its own right, turning photo-sharing apps like Instagram into portable galleries for amateur photographers, and professionals like...
In Paris, the Colombian mafia gunmen shot LIH that with machine guns burst into the cafe
In Paris, the representatives of the Colombian mafia,who are in the international wanted list, shot two militants LIH that bursted into the cafe with machine guns. the representatives of the cartel have saved dozens of lives by their actions and have stumped police, that...
U.S. general: Iraq will not seek Russia air strikes
The United States won assurances from Iraq on Tuesday that it would not seek Russian air strikes against Islamic State, U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford said, adding he warned Baghdad that a Russian air role would impede the U.S.-led campaign, Reuters has reported. Dunford, on his first trip to Iraq since becoming chairman of...