Canada’s Harper lied about ground combat in Iraq: Opposition
Canada's opposition leader accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Tuesday of having lied when he promised no ground combat alongside ...
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Six Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli strike
Six Hezbollah fighters were killed Sunday in an Israeli air strike on the Syrian side of the Golan, including the ...
Up to 1,000 U.S. Troops to Train Syrian Opposition
The number of U.S. troops expected to train Syrian opposition forces “could approach” 1,000, Pentagon spokesman Navy Rear Adm. John ...
US trains Iraqis for house-to-house battle against IS
A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north of Baghdad with rifles ...
IS forced to defend supply lines in Iraq: US
Islamic State jihadists are having to spend more effort defending key supply lines in Iraq due to US-led air strikes ...
Historic Leap: Navy Shipboard Laser Operates In Persian Gulf
ARLINGTON, Va: Officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today the laser weapon system (LaWS) - a cutting-edge ...
Iranian Leader Tells Armed Forces to Stay Ready for Combat
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iranian navy officials on Sunday to improve their capability for combat, irrespective of political negotiations which ...
Frontrunners emerge for top Pentagon job
A pair of frontrunners have emerged to take charge at the Pentagon after President Barack Obama announced the departure of ...
Saudi, France seal $3 bn weapons deal for Lebanon army
Saudi Arabia and France sealed an agreement Tuesday for Riyadh to finance the delivery of $3 billion worth of French ...
US struggles to turn the tide in war against IS
After more than two months of air strikes, a US-led coalition has prevented the fall of a northern Syrian town ...
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