Soldiers

Gunmen kill over a dozen soldiers in southwest Niger

At least 15 soldiers were killed in the attack on a military outpost in the village of Anzourou near the border with Mali. No group, however, claimed responsibility for it.

Several Malian soldiers killed in ambush and roadside blast

Two suspects have been arrested after seven soldiers were killed in two separate attacks on patrols in the centre-west of the country.

What the Galboa prison break symbolises for Palestinians

For Palestinian prisoners, prison break is a resistance method that seizes the power of life and death — and the power of release — from the Israeli state.

Terror attack kills two Turkish soldiers in northern Syria

Two more soldiers were injured after the terrorists targeted an armoured vehicle carrying the Turkish troops to a base in northern Syria, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence said.

Six troops killed, 15 UN peacekeepers wounded in separate Mali attacks

The soldiers were killed during a raid while the UN peacekeepers were wounded following a car-bomb attack.

UK apologises after report finds minority WW1 troops not properly honoured

More than 100,000 African and ethnic minority soldiers, who died fighting for the British Empire in World War I, had not been properly commemorated due to "pervasive racism," a report finds.

Turkey bids farewell to army helicopter crash victims

A state ceremony was held on Friday in the Turkish capital Ankara for 11 soldiers, who were killed in a helicopter crash a day earlier in Turkey’s Bitlis province.

US soldier arrested in plot to blow up 9/11 Memorial in New York

The 20-year-old soldier, Cole James Bridges of Stow, Ohio, also known as Cole Gonzales, was with the Third Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, when he thought he was communicating with Daesh online about the terrorism plots.

Venezuela jails two US ex-Green Berets over failed attack

The two former US special forces soldiers have been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Sinai bomb causes at least 10 casualties among troops - Egypt

Egypt has been fighting the Sinai affiliate of the Daesh extremist movement for years and struggling to re-establish control over the restive border region.

Militant attack kills 71 soldiers in Niger military camp

The attack was carried out by heavily-armed terrorists in the western Tillaberi region. "A substantial number of terrorists were neutralised," the defence ministry said. Niger extended a partial emergency in place since 2017 for another three months.

What does the US withdrawal from Syria mean?

The US has announced that its operation against Daesh is over and that it will withdraw from Syria, after Turkey revealed its plans for an operation in the country.