Armed Forces News

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2/9/2012 Clashes in southern Somalia claim at least seven peopleAt least seven people were killed and six others wounded in battle between government forces backed by Raskamboni fighters--a pro-government militia--and Kenyan Defense Forces against Al-Shabaab insurgents in Badhaadhe and Hosingow districts in the Lower Jubba region, government officials said Thursday.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Conflict, Politics, Defense, Armed Forces

3:37 PM EST
2/8/2012 Japan, U.S. to move Marines in Okinawa to GuamThe U.S. and Japan jointly announced on Wednesday that American Marines stationed in Okinawa will be moved to Guam while both governments try to resolve an impasse over a plan to relocate an air base in the island.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Armed Forces, Lifestyle And Leisure, Travel And Commuting, Environmental Issue, Environmental Politics

12:11 PM EST
2/7/2012 U.S. to help re-integration of ex-Maoist fightersNepal will receive $2 million in direct help from the United States to help ex-Maoist fighters re-integrate into the nation's armed forces. Nepal began discharging the former combatants on Friday from cantonments in which they have lived since the peace accord that ended a 10-year civil war was signed in 2001.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Armed Forces, Social Issue, Reconstruction, Diplomacy, International Relations

7:15 AM EST
2/7/2012 Syrian crackdown on dissidents flirts with civil warDozens of Syrians were killed Monday after government forces bombarded the city of Homs in a strike against revolutionaries who seek to unseat President Bashar al-Assad. The attack appears to increase the chances of a civil war in Syria as deserting military personnel take tanks and other weapons with them while pledging counterattacks.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Revolutions, Armed Conflict, Politics, Defense, Armed Forces

7:59 AM EST
2/6/2012 Cyprus considering Israel’s call to station jets on islandIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make his first-ever trip to a Mediterranean country later this month when he goes to Cyprus to discuss putting military jets on the island.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Defense, Armed Forces

2:42 PM EST
2/4/2012 After years in camps, thousands of Nepal’s ex-fighters leaving for homeSix years after the end of a decade-long armed conflict, Nepal’s ex-Maoist fighters who have been languishing in various satellite camps have begun leaving their cantonments. They have been monitored since 2007 by the United Nation’s political mission that oversaw the storage of weapons and the soldiers' registration, verification and housing.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Parties And Movements, Social Issue, Demographics, Emigrants, Defense, Armed Forces

12:09 PM EST
2/1/2012 U.K. sending warship, Prince William to FalklandsThe British Navy is sending both might and majesty--a warship and a prince--to the Falkland Islands over which it fought a war with Argentina in the 1980s.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent, Human Interest, Imperial And Royal Matters

7:56 AM EST
2/1/2012 Top U.S. intelligence officials cite interests with Pakistan as 'not always congruent'At a Senate hearing on Tuesday, top U.S. intelligence officials were candid in admitting that the bilateral relationship with Pakistan is essential but strained at present.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Espionage And Intelligence, Government, Public Officials, Defense, Armed Forces

2:53 PM EST
1/31/2012 India plans war games with U.S, Russia, BangladeshIndia will hold war games with top global powers, including the United States, Russia, France, Bangladesh, and Singapore. The exercises will focus on counter terrorism and urban warfare operations.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry

10:25 PM EST
1/30/2012 U.S. welcomes lifting of restrictions on former Pakistani ambassadorThe United States on Monday expressed relief at the decision by Pakistan to let its former envoy to Washington travel abroad. Husain Haqqani was forced to resign late last year after Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz claimed Haqqani had asked him to pass on a memo, on behalf of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, to the American government calling for their help to oust Islamabad's military leadership.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Human Rights, Defense, Armed Forces