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France church attack: Priest killed by two ‘IS soldiers’
A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men on his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France. The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage. Police later surrounded the church and French TV said shots were fired....
Turkey coup attempt: Greek dilemma over soldiers who fled
Early on Saturday morning, an airport in the Greek town of Alexandroupoli, close to the Turkish border, received a distress signal. It was from a Turkish military helicopter. On board were eight Turkish soldiers, fleeing their country, amidst the chaos of Friday night's failed coup. When they landed in Greece, they asked...
Turkey coup attempt: Some 6,000 people detained, says minister
Turkey has detained 6,000 people over Friday's failed coup and the number is expected to rise further, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag has said. The sweep has included high-ranking soldiers and 2,700 judges. More than 50 senior soldiers were detained in the western province of Denizli on Sunday. Mr Bozdag described the...
Fort Hood: Bodies of soldiers missing in Texas floods found
The bodies of four missing US soldiers have been recovered after their vehicle overturned while crossing a flooded riverbank at Fort Hood, Texas. The discovery brings the death toll from the accident to nine. Three soldiers were found dead shortly after the incident and two more bodies were recovered late on Thursday night....
Britain in talks to send up to 100 more troops back to Afghanistan
Britain is in talks with Nato allies to send up to 100 more soldiers back to Afghanistan amid concern that a resurgent Taliban are retaking large parts of the country. Michael Fallon, the Defence Secretary, on Thursday met Afghan leaders on a surprise visit to Kabul as heavy fighting has again swept areas of Helmand where...
Soldiers die in Indian army ammunition depot fire
Seventeen Indian soldiers have been killed in a massive fire at a military ammunition depot in western Maharashtra state, army officials say. The fire in the depot at Pulgaon near Nagpur triggered a number of explosions, leading to the evacuation of people from neighbouring villages. Firefighters are trying to put out the...
‘ISIS soldiers are EASY to kill’ Female fighter boasts about blitzing jihadists in Syria
A BRAVE young woman who fought Islamic State on the frontline for 12 months has boasted the jihadists are "easy to kill". Blonde politics student Joanna Palani fled the safety of her home to help blitz depraved ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria. The 23-year-old, from Denmark, revealed she went to fight with Kurds...
Brexit bombshell: QUARTER of UK troops will miss vote as Ukip says soldiers are ‘gagged’
ONE in four British soldiers will miss out on the chance to vote in the upcoming European Union (EU) referendum, shocking new statistics have revealed. In what has been described as a "travesty for democracy", thousands of troops, military staff and veterans will not have their voices heard on June 23 despite risking...
REVEALED: SAS soldiers ‘to get WING SUITS to silently pick off Islamic State savages’
CRACK British special forces could soon be using wing suits to launch deadly silent attacks against Islamic State fanatics. The SAS is reportedly trialling gliding kits, which could replace traditional free-fall parachute jumps behind enemy lines. The hi-tech outfits mean soldiers can travel further and faster, surprising the...
Russia deploys Ukraine-based militants to Syria — Tymchuk
Military analyst and MP Dmytro Tymchuk says Russia's 'Don' battalion, currently stationed in Ukraine's war-torn Donbas region, has been ordered to dispatch 190 of it's militant footsoldiers to Syria. According to Tymchuk, nearly 200 Russian mercenaries, who were fighting alongside with militants in the...