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Myanmar Commander-In-Chief Office / AFP Open warfare broke out Tuesday between troops loyal to Myanmar’s junta and members of the People’s Defense Force (PDF) militia in the country’s second largest city of Mandalay, leaving at least three people dead and one injured and prompting calls from foreign embassies for a cessation of violence. Fighting erupted early in the morning as junta troops raided a PDF office in the city’s Chanmya Tharzi township, according to Mandalay PD...

Bogotá, 18 jun (Sputnik).- La guerrilla colombiana Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) dijo el jueves que no es la responsable del atentado con un coche bomba ocurrido el martes contra la Brigada 30 del Ejército en la ciudad de Cúcuta (nordeste), que dejó 36 heridos, informaron medios locales. «Nos permitimos informarles que ninguna estructura del Ejército de Liberación Nacional tiene que ver con el ataque que se presentó el martes 15 de junio en la brigada 30, en la ciudad de Cúc...

Israeli jets launched airstrikes in Gaza overnight Thursday to Friday after militants in the Palestinian territory again set off incendiary balloons into southern Israel, the army and AFP journalists said. The fire balloons and airstrikes are the latest violence heaping pressure on a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Gazas Hamas rulers that came into place on May 21, ending 11 days of heavy fighting.

Get email notification for articles from Akiva Eldar Follow Jun. 16, 2021 10:44 PM At first glance, the picture of the soldiers helping the lawbreaking settlers to drag prefab buildings in the outpost of Evyatar raises one’s blood pressure. How is it possible that our children – yes, they’ll always remain the children of all of us – are helping to steal land in broad daylight? Uniformed men who are cooperating with lawbreakers must be punished to the fullest extent of the law. What a g...

The 130th Field Artillery Brigade, deployed to the Central Command (CENTCOM) region, have developed improvements over the last several months for commanders to detect enemy air activity. A commander, at any level, needs timely and accurate information regarding enemy activity to make effective decisions on the battlefield. Decreasing any delays or errors in this process is worth every effort. The 130th Field Artillery Brigade, Air Defense and Airspace Management (ADAM) Cell, put...

Four Australian Federal Police (AFP) members will today receive accolades in the Queen's Birthday Honours.  Detective Superintendent Gail...

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As unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology becomes ever cheaper and more accessible, the threat of armed and GPS-guided drones is becoming a serious problem for U.S. forces in theater. In the past few months, Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have used small drones armed with explosives to attack Iraqi military bases housing U.S. forces several times, and the threat posed by such UAVs is only likely to grow in the months and years to come. Experts from MEI's Defense & Security Program ...

Michael K. Nagata retired from the US Army in 2019 after 38 years of Active Duty, with 34 years in US Special Operations. His final position was Director of Strategy for the National Counterterrorism Center from 2016 to 2019. After graduating from the National War College in 2003, he served for 2 years in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence. From 2005 to 2008, as a Special Mission Unit commander, he led multiple Joint SOF task forces across more than a dozen countries in...

A-29 Over Afghanistan At the NATO Summit in Brussels, the United States should finalize a plan with its allies to ensure the Afghan air force has the maintenance and logistical support it requires to remain combat effective. The United States and our international partners have worked for years to build an Afghan air force capable of providing effective air support to troops battling the Taliban, al Qaeda and the Islamic State. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said last...