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China deploys missile system on disputed island
17 Feb 2016
Turkey feeding IS via Syrian border town of Azaz, says Russia
17 Feb 2016
Russia has accused Turkey and its allies of nursing the Islamic State terrorists with continued supplies through Azaz in Aleppo
Saudi seen sinking deeper into West Asia’a proxy war
15 Feb 2016
Saudi Arabia is reported to be amassing forces from 20 nations, including Pakistan, in a major military manoeuvre against Iran's circles of influence
Turkey, Saudi may send troops as Syrian army pushes into IS bastion
13 Feb 2016
If the Syrian troops succeed in retaking Aleppo and sealing the Turkish border, it would deal a crushing blow to both ISIS and Syrian insurgents opposed to Assad's rule
India summons US envoy over fighter sale to Pak
13 Feb 2016
US lawmakers oppose F-16 fighter sale to Pakistan
13 Feb 2016
US lawmakers have voiced concern over potential of the Pakistani military to use these F-16s to deliver nuclear weapons in a conflict scenario with India
Siachen soldier found miraculously alive, now stable
09 Feb 2016
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa was buried deep after a wall of ice a kilometre wide and 800 metres high came crashing down on his army post, killing nine of his colleagues. He was flown to a Delhi hospital where his condition is stable
UAE to work more closely with India against ISIS
09 Feb 2016
LeT operative Headley reveals links to Pak army, ISI
08 Feb 2016
In his video-conference testimony before an Indian court, LeT terrorist David Headley said he had contacts with a ‘Major Ali’ of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence as well as a retired Pakistan army officer who helped him actively
Headley testifies, says two earlier hits on Mumbai failed
08 Feb 2016
The first attempt to strike Mumbai was made in September 2008 but the boat used by extremists hit rocks in sea and all weapons and explosives on board were lost
India, allies parade warships in biggest-ever naval exercise
06 Feb 2016
At the Navy's biggest-ever event off the coast of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh today, President Pranab Mukherjee is inspecting ships from 50 countries
IAF issues shoot-at-sight orders around installations
04 Feb 2016
Learning from the Pathankot terror attacks in January, the Indian Air Force issued shoot- at-sight orders against anyone attempting to scale the walls of the bases under the sensitive Western Air Command
S Korea, Japan warn Pyongyang against rocket launch
03 Feb 2016
South Korea and Japan today echoed US warnings that North Korea would pay a heavy price if it pushes ahead with a planned rocket launch just weeks after conducting its fourth nuclear test
Dutch police training eagles to bring down drones
03 Feb 2016
Dutch police are involved in training birds of prey, like eagles, to take out drones flown by criminals and terrorists
23 nations meet in Rome to mull anti-ISIS strategy
03 Feb 2016
US officials said the Pentagon's fiscal year 2017 budget will call for more than $7 billion to fight Islamic State, up roughly a third from the previous year's request to Congress
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