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February 15, 2021 Spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, Brig. Gen Turki Al-Maliki. RIYADH — The Arab Coalition on Monday morning intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabia. The drone attack targeted civilians and civilian facilities in the southern region of the, according to the spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, Brig. Gen Turki Al-Maliki. In a statement, Br...

The Joint Forces Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has presented awards to participants in hostilities in other states, the Command's press center has reported on Facebook. — Ukrinform.

Sundays attack was the sixth one by Houthi militias in the last five days.

Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi missile   Fri, Feb 12 2021 12:47:26 PM Riyadh, Feb 12 (IANS): The Saudi Arabia-led coalition involved in the war in Yemen announced that it intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia towards the border city of Khamis Mushait. The coalitions spokesperson, Turki Al-Malki, said that the missile was launched from the Sadah Governorate in Yemen on Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency. The Joint Forces Command of the coalition will continue ...

Countries affected by Iran’s threats must be party to any future deal, says Prince Faisal February 08, 2021 Saudi Gazette report CAIRO — Arab countries are united to confront the challenges facing the region, said Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, calling on the international community to put an end to Iran’s violations and threats to the region. Addressing an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers here on Mond...

First stage of reforming Armed Forces significantly contributes to NATO compatibility – Defense Minister 2 min read The first stage of reforming the Armed Forces of Ukraine within the framework of the defense reform has brought it significantly closer to becoming compatible with the NATO requirements, Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran said. "Now there is a process of legal regulation of the division of responsibilities between the Ministry and the General Staff in accordance...

New structure of Armed Forces, control system proves effective – Khomchak 2 min read The new structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the control system has proven effective and was praised by Ukraines international partners, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Ruslan Khomchak said in connection with the anniversary of the completion of the first stage of reforming the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "The new troop structure and control system has proven ef...

Photo from UNIAN A serviceman with the Armed Forces of Ukraine was wounded in eastern Ukraines Donbas on February 4, the Operational Command Pivnich [North] reports. "Not far from the Pivdenne settlement in the area of ​​responsibility of the North operational grouping, Russian occupation forces once again violated the ceasefire and fired mortared our positions with 82mm shells and fired small arms. A Ukrainian serviceman sustained a gunshot wound," the report says. The soldier was immediat...

In fact, Iran even managed to sink an aircraft carrier. Key point: The war game should have been a wake up call, but it was too embarrassing. Instead, the rules were changed during the game to ensure American victory. As tensions escalate in the Persian Gulf region, it’s worth recalling a 2002 Pentagon war game in which a U.S. Marine Corps played the part of an enemy commander waging a bloody defensive campaign against a much more powerful U.S. force. Lt. Gen. Paul Van Riper’s own hodgepod...