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SANDF releases names of 14 soldiers killed in the DRC

The South African National Defense Force (SANDF) has released the names of the 14 fallen soldiers who died during and following a battle with M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier in the week. Another soldier has, meanwhile, succumbed to their injuries while in hospital in the DRC, increasing the death toll from 13. According to a statement released by the SANDF on Saturday the fallen soldiers’ […]

today2 February 2025

International

Syria: 11 soldiers killed in tunnel attack

'About 20 also wounded' when explosives were detonated beneath army positions in Syria's northwest At least 11 Syrian soldiers were killed in the country's northwest on Saturday, after militants detonated explosives in tunnels under army positions. Those responsible for the attack, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, included members of the Ansar al-Tawhid group and the Turkestan Islamic Party, which are affiliated with the Hayit Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, […]

today27 August 2023

International

Turkey arrests three soldiers over the killing of Syrians at border

Turkish police arrested three soldiers on Saturday for their role in killing two Syrians at a border crossing in Hatay earlier this month. According to Turkish media outlets, eight Syrians entered Hatay in the south of Turkey on 11 March. A subsequent investigation found that the Syrians had been beaten by three soldiers. Two Syrians that were forced to drink diesel later died, while others testified to being tortured. Following the deaths, two lieutenants […]

today20 March 2023

International

Somalia claims to kill over 100 Al-Shabaab terrorists in single operation

Backed by locals, elite Somali forces killed more than 100 members of the Al Qaeda-affiliated terror group Al-Shabaab, the country's Defence Ministry said on Friday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Ministry spokesman, Abdullahi Ali Anod told reporters that two units of the elite Danab, or lightning brigade, troops with the support of, local militia forces known as "Macwisley," engaged Al-Shabaab in an operation since early Thursday. The operation, which involved airstrikes, took place […]

today5 November 2022

International

Israel soldiers filmed beating Palestinian detainees suspended

Three Israeli military officers, who were filmed severely beating two Palestinian detainees in the occupied West Bank last week, were suspended from their roles this morning. In the video posted on TikTok, the Israeli soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion were seen repeatedly pushing and kicking two Palestinian men on to the ground near Ramallah while a fourth soldier stoodby and watched. According to the Times of Israel, the military authorities are investigating the […]

today25 August 2022

International News

Saudi Arabia executes 3 soldiers for ‘cooperating with enemy’

Saudi Arabia has executed three soldiers convicted of “high treason” and “cooperating with the enemy”, with a statement from the kingdom’s defence ministry saying the trio was sentenced to death by a specialist court after a fair trial. The state-run Saudi Press Agency identified the men as soldiers working in the defence ministry. It did not elaborate on how the men aided the kingdom’s enemies. The ministry named the three […]

today10 April 2021

International News

China says India returns soldier who strayed across Ladakh border

China’s official military newspaper has said that India has returned a Chinese soldier who had strayed across a contested de facto border in the western Himalayan region where both sides have been locked in a tense standoff. The soldier was handed over early on Wednesday morning, according to the PLA Daily report, a state-owned media outlet. Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the state-backed Global Times, also confirmed the soldier’s return, […]

today21 October 2020

International News

92 Chad soldiers killed in ‘deadliest’ Boko Haram attack

At least 92 soldiers from Chad have been killed in the deadliest-ever attack by the Boko Haram armed group on the country's military forces, President Idriss Deby said on Tuesday. "We lost 92 of our soldiers, non-commissioned officers and officers," the president said of the attack overnight on Sunday in Boma. "It’s the first time we have lost so many men," he added, after visiting the site of the incident […]

today25 March 2020

International News

Israeli Authorities Seek 12 Charges against Palestinian Teen activist Ahed Tamimi

Israeli authorities are seeking 12 charges against Ahed Tamimi, a prominent 16-year-old Palestinian activist filmed slapping and kicking two Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank. The teenager was detained on December 19, four days after the video showing her confronting the soldiers outside her family’s home in the village of Nabi Saleh went viral. The incident occurred moments after Israeli forces had shot Ahed’s 15-year-old cousin point-blank in the […]

today2 January 2018

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