Soldiers News
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Yerevan -
A thousand people took to the streets of the Armenian capital Yerevan on Sunday demanding the authorities take action to find soldiers missing in recent fighting with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Niamey -
The bodies of 11 missing Niger soldiers have been discovered after an ambush by armed men killed 17 of their colleagues on patrol near the Mali border, security sources said.
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Istanbul -
Turkey on Tuesday said it had no confirmation of a video published by Islamic State (IS) jihadists purportedly showing the burning to death of two Turkish troops captured in Syria.
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Istanbul -
Turkey has arrested 11 fugitive soldiers suspected of involvement in an attack on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's hotel during the night of the failed coup, the deputy prime minister said Monday.
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Ankara -
Turkey has freed 1,200 soldiers detained after the failed military coup, a top prosecutor said on Saturday, in its first major release of suspects amid global criticism of the crackdown.
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Waegwan -
No casualties have been reported so far after a series of oxygen tank explosions blew apart buildings at a U.S. military base in South Korea.
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Kiev -
A Kiev court on Friday ordered two suspected Russian soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian troops in the separatist east to be placed in pre-trial detention until July 19.
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Moscow -
President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Friday the Kremlin was doing all it could to secure the release of two men that Ukraine says are captured Russian soldiers.
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Kiev -
Ukraine has charged two suspected Russian soldiers who were captured during a gun battle in the separatist eastern region of Lugansk with involvement in "terrorist activity", a security official said Wednesday.
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Hong Kong -
Hong Kong military veterans who served in the British armed forces are going into battle against their former colonial ruler over their right to live in Britain.
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Kunduz -
Taliban fighters killed 18 Afghan soldiers -- including some who were beheaded -- after storming an army outpost in the remote mountainous northeast in a major attack before the spring fighting season, officials said Monday.
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Moscow -
Russia said on Monday that more than 400 Ukrainian soldiers had crossed over onto its territory to avoid fighting with pro-Kremlin insurgents in the east.
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Los Angeles -
Knowing precisely the microbes present in a wound could greatly aid in the prevention and treatment of infections. This is especially important when dealing with the severe injuries that soldiers can suffer in combat.
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Mikhaylovka -
He had a spark in his eye, a sympathetic smile, and a friendly voice.Major General Igor Kozhin, in charge of Russia's naval aviation, stood outside the military base in Novofedorivka, a village in western Crimea, welcoming Ukrainian soldiers with open ...
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Beijing -
One of the largest city squares in the world, Tiananmen has been the site of political turmoil and draws millions of tourists to see its war memorials, Mao's tomb, museums, government offices, and military parades.
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As new levels of violence are reached in the vicious civil war in the Central African Republic, children are being drawn into the conflict, forced to become soldiers in a fight they know little about, while many more end up suffering unspeakable deaths.
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The United States' army is working to develop smart armor, which would give soldiers "superhuman strength". The army has called upon the technology industry, government labs, as well as academia to help them build the armored suit.
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A string of attacks in Egypt killed nine people, with the deadliest attack taking place in the the city of Ismailia, killing six soldiers.
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Port Elizabeth -
It seems South Africa and the USA are collaborating in training exercises for military troops in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape later this month.
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Portland -
After being found guilty of negligence in the poisoning of at least a dozen US soldiers deployed in Iraq, KBR is insisting that US tax payers foot the bill for damages.
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Beit Jala -
A video has surfaced which shows Israeli Defense Forces opening fire on a group of boys throwing rocks near a school in the Palestinian town of Beit Jala.
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Mocorito -
It has been reported that a 20-year-old Mexican beauty queen was shot dead in a gun battle between drug traffickers and an army patrol, in northern Mexico. However, there is doubt as to the correct identity of the young woman.
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Lisbon -
Holding red cards and banners, thousands of military personnel marched through the streets of Lisbon on Saturday, protesting the austerity measures and budget cuts imposed in Portugal.
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Washington -
As the United States gets ready for Veterans Day, PBS preps for their inaugural broadcast titled "National Salute to Veterans." It airs Nov. 11 on PBS at 7 p.m. CST.
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Military historian and Royal Logistics Corps Museum curator Andrew Robertshaw builds a 60ft WWI trench in his back garden to experience life as a British soldier of the Great War.
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Washington -
Newly declassified documents have been released by the U.S. National Archives showing the United States had knowledge of the slaughter of 22,000 Polish officers and prisoners in the Katyn forest on the western edge of Russia in 1940.
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The New Zealand Defense Force has released a video showing hundreds of its troops, performing a traditional Maori funeral Haka in tribute to their five fallen colleagues who died in Afghanistan.
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Breaking the Silence is an organization formed in 2004, made up of Israeli army veterans. On Saturday, they released a report to the international media on the abuse of Palestinian children.
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London -
As the Olympic Flame finally arrives in London, ready for Olympics 2012, border guards will be going out on strike for 24 hours, just as the Games begin.
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Baker City -
I think an American hero means different things to millions of people around the world who depend upon the United States to help aid them or install freedom and democracy in their country.
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A photo of some soldiers in training reviewing their oaths. Integration back into civilian life is a hurdle for the majority of troops but a new study may help a few with their own struggle. Heather Crockett Via Wikimedia
Photo shows Darnall Hospital at the US Army base at Fort Hood, Texas, where many victims of Wednesday's shooting were taken. Michael Heckman/Wikimedia Commons
Soldiers featured in a YouTube video about the Chinese military YouYube video
Vietnamese soldiers GoGap
Ukrainian soldiers ride on a armored personnel vehicle outside the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve, Donetsk region, on December 24, 2014 Sergei Supinsky, AFP/File
Soldiers practice clearing obstacles and dealing with smoke grenades during an urban warfare exercise.
Military protest in Lisbon, Portugal on November 10, 2012 Video screen capture
Tourists leave Tiananmen Square to pass beneath the famous gate to the Forbidden City
Georgia National Guard Army Soldiers of the 3rd and 108th U.S. Army
Soldiers' bodies returning to Dover Air Base U.S. Air Force photo
Israeli soldiers filing into a helicopter IDFOnline
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen Benny Gantz and Chief Artillery Officer, Roi Riftin, observe soldiers exercising in the field Israel Defense Forces
A still from the documentary Human Terrain, where social scientists embed with the U.S. military to learn about the Afghani culture Courtesy Human Terrain
Amazing Grace - A fallen soldier Amazing Grace
Soldiers gather around Santa Claus in a video that has gone viral on YouTube YouTube screengrab
Photo of Staff Sergeant James Hunter is on display near the Journalists Memorial at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. U.S. Army
Ukrainian government soldiers sit on an armoured vehicle as they take up a position in a sunflower field south of Donetsk on July 10, 2014 Dominique Faget, AFP
Rebels celebrate inside the 'Bab Al Aziziya' compound in Tripoli, Libya Ammar Abd Rabo
Kenyan, Ugandan and Sudanese soldiers practice anti-IED drills under a US instructor AFRICOM
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