And while the vast number of casualties have been sustained by Russia and Ukraine, countries from Australia to Zambia have seen their own fighters killed in the war. While the toll of the war is often described in sweeping statistics — 8 million refugees, 1,000 Russians killed in a day or...
In this book, Simon Webb reveals one of the last secrets of the Second World War; the casualties which ‘friendly fire’ from heavy artillery inflicted upon British and American civilians. In the case of the British, these deaths were part of a quite deliberate policy which was devised to ...
"Service by these individuals is not in the best interests of the Military Services and is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security," the memo said. Transgender US service members will be separated from military: Pentagon...
In 2011, the so-called “Arab Spring” originated from Tunisia, overwhelmed West Asia and North Africa, and caused social turmoil, tens of thousands of casualties and a loss of one trillion dollars. Based on Twitter, Facebook and other social media, the US shaped public opinion, incited peo...
This chapter focuses on civilian casualties from US strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. It discusses challenges in arriving at accurate determinations of casualties in many areas in which strikes occur. It then discusses how the history of US strikes outside war zones since 2002 has been ...
It was dominated by Donald Trump's announcement that he and Vladimir Putin had agreed it was time to "start negotiations immediately" to end the Ukraine war. US defence secretary Pete Hegseth also sent shockwaves through the alliance yesterday after saying it was "u...
"They have enormous problems with their economy, their military is taking tremendous casualties and if we were still fighting at the start of 2026 I think there would be real pressure on the Russian system. "The problem for the Ukrainians is it looks like they might...
Cold War US Tactics 1989 US Invasion of Panama United States of America vs Republic of Panama The construction of a short cut from the Pacific to the Atlantic Oceans was a pipe dream for much of the 19th century for both the British and Americans. If a canal existed, then trade would ...
Airwars is a Britain-based watchdog organization that uses local news, social media, and civil society reports to investigate and confirm claims of civilian casualties. By bringing attention to the Yemeni war it has illuminated a conflict that has been largely on the back burner of American...
No information on casualties has been given and Moscow hasn't yet commented. Jailed journalist declares hunger strike Maria Ponomarenko, a journalist from Siberia serving a six-year prison sentence for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, declared...