In addition to deploying Wagner troops to Ukraine, the Wagner Group has been active in Africa, where some nations have turned to the private army to fill security gaps or prop up dictatorial regimes. "In most cases, they provide training for local military forces, local security fo...
U.S. policy in Syria has undergone whiplash in recent days, from a deliberate and orderly U.S. withdrawal that had stalled, to an immediate pullout of all 1,000 troops in the northeast, to now keeping 700 to 900 troops to "protect the oil," in the president's words. Syrian soldiers...
"Deploying US troops to the region, they basically set the dynamite fuse and lit it, for another war that will be far more devastating than what we saw throughout Iraq," said Gabbard. Gabbard also said that the US would rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council if she became president...
In Syria, the MoD confirms that a combination of hand-held and stationary systems are used to suppress and jam drones that continue to harass and attack Russian positions. Using such systems allows the Russian military to directly influence UAVs’ control and navigation channel recei...
The United State’s consideration of deploying troops to the former Soviet Union republic of Georgia aims to provide training and equipment to Georgian forces to patrol and combat the border shared with Chechnya. There is evidence that fleeing Al Qaeda fighters, particularly in the Pinski Gorge ar...
Earlier this month,Trump agreed to postpone his planned 25% tariffs on all Mexican exportsto the United States after Sheinbaum committed to deploying 10,000 National Guard troops to Mexico’s northern border to stem the flow of narcotics and migrants to the U.S. ...
For all the posturing over the absolute necessity of deploying missile and forces forwards now, just because the United States wishes it does not mean it will happen. New basing options cannot simply be willed into existence. Insofar as it’s only been a day, I think it has been well-rece...
year-old climbed into bed with us. Planning on a relaxing day with the family. A year ago on this day, I was up well before dawn, moving all my gear out into the parking lot of the barracks at Ft Bliss, awaiting drug-sniffing dogs to inspect the bags prior to a day-long flight...
if the deterrent appeared to fail, Britain’s nuclear strategy would be holed below the waterline.” Controlling nuclear power in HMS Revenge. In the end, crisis was averted by deploying an “obscure dockyard procedure never used at sea.” This involved by-passing the main engines so that th...
On September 30, 2015, in response to an official request from Assad, Russia made the decision to provide military assistance to Syria, deploying its air force and a limited military contingent to combat terror