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Suicide bomber strikes Yemen town
Defence ministry says several people killed after suicide attacker targets market in Saada in north of country.
Russia suggests missiles have yet to reach Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday Moscow was still committed to sending him advanced anti-aircraft weapons, although a source close to the Russian defence ministry said the missiles had yet to arrive. The prospect of the missiles arriving is a serious worry for Western and regional countries opposing Assad which have called on Moscow [...]
London attack suspects 'known to authorities'
Men suspected of killing soldier were known to UK security services, reports say, as defence ministry names victim.
Libya's defence minister resigns
Mohammed Mahmoud al-Bargati's quits, calling a siege of government ministries by armed groups an assault on democracy.
Deadly clashes break out in northern Iraq
At least 20 people have been killed in battle between protesters and security forces, according to ministry of defence.
China accuses US of destabilising region
Increased military presence in Asia-Pacific poses "security threats", Chinese defence ministry says in white paper.
Defense crime blotter: U.K. defense official who served in Af’stan guilty of sex assault
A woman who had too much to
drink fell asleep on a train. Mark Scully, an official in the British Ministry
of Defence, pretended to help her to a taxi but instead dragged her into some
woods and assaulted her. He worked on reconstruction issues in southern
Afghanistan in 2009-10, the Daily Mail
reports.
Joe Glenton: Beyond the Soldier Myth - Drones Strikes, Night Raids and Taliban Ambushes
The hero-soldier brand is undeniably potent. The increased presence of soldiers at sports events - be it at Premier League games or the Olympics - is a shrewd move by the PR-savvy Ministry of Defence. The idea of a wholesome, dutiful hero is very appealing and is very much a feature of British identity, intertwined as it is with our military history and our imperial present.
South Sudan accuses Sudan of troops build-up
Defence Ministry says Sudan is building up troops in troubled border region, the site of fierce clashes in September.
North Korea rocket launch was 'missile test'
South Korean defence ministry says launch of satellite into space was disguised test of a 10,000km-range 'missile'.
UK pays out millions to Iraqi torture victims
Ministry of Defence has spent $22.7m settling claims from 205 Iraqis who alleged abuse by British troops.
Five British marines charged with murder
Charges are in connection with a shooting incident in 2011 in the Afghan province of Helmand, defence ministry says.
'Key al-Qaeda leader killed' in Yemen
Yemen defence ministry says Saeed al-Shihri, second-in-command of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed.
Yemen kills deputy regional head of al Qaeda, report
Yemeni armed forces have killed Said al-Shehri, a man seen as the second-in-command of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a government website said on Monday. The Ministry of Defence website said Shehri was a Saudi national who was killed, along with six other militants, in any army operation in the remote Hadramout province [...]
Syria rebel group says killed Russian general
A Syrian rebel group said on Wednesday it had killed a Russian general working as an adviser to Syria’s ministry of defence in an operation on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, but within hours Moscow vociferously denied the report. Russian officials presented a man they said was Vladimir Petrovich Kuzheyev before a television camera [...]
Egypt: Eye-witness Account of Abbassiya Clashes
Eleven people were killed and more than 160 injured near Egypt's Ministry of Defence on May 2 after protesters demanding an end to military rule were attacked by armed men. In this post Mohamed ElGohary translates an eye-witness account.
The woes of the Defence Minister
Two high-profile Labor men reached for the Foreign Ministry last week – Bob Carr and Stephen Smith. Carr won because the Prime Minister asserted herself. On this reading, Smith got second prize – he gets to stay as Defence Minister.Show More Summary
Photo of the day
Who said the Royal Marines don't have the Christmas spirit? They'd
fit right in at my local mall. (Hat tip: The Telegraph)
Photo: Ministry of Defence
Libya and the moral panic over drones
Figures released by the UK Ministry of Defence on the weapons it used during the Libya operation reveal the transformation of aerial warfare over the last two decades. From the start of current operations in Libya up till 1 September...Show More Summary
Pro-Israel donors are at the heart of Defence Ministry scandal in Britain
I keep saying that the Israel lobby is a central factor in the making of our foreign policy, and some day journalists are going to have to cover the story-- and the Liam Fox scandal in Britain ups the ante. Liam Fox was once a rising star in British politics. But the British defense secretary [...]