Defence general
Obama set to send 300 US ‘military advisors’ to Iraq
20 Jun 2014
President Obama warned that the growing prospect of civil war in Iraq poses the danger of destabilisation “throughout the region” and disruption of important “ global energy markets”
41 Indian workers in Mosul remain untraceable
18 Jun 2014
Indian nurses stranded in Iraq
18 Jun 2014
US warns of air strikes as invading Al Qaeda militants leave Iraq in limbo
13 Jun 2014
The militant attack, the biggest threat to Iraq’s stability since the US withdrawal at the end of 2011, could trigger a partition of the nation on sectarian lines
Pak Taliban attacks Karachi airport again; says it is on warpath
11 Jun 2014
In yesterday’s incident, a group of gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on an academy run by the Airports Security Force (ASF) and fled after security forces retaliated
China plans military base in disputed South China Sea islands
07 Jun 2014
The island would be double the size of the 44 square km US military base of Diego Garcia, in the middle of the Indian Ocean
Khalistan diehards spark armed clashes at Golden Temple on Bluestar anniversary
06 Jun 2014
Violent clashes broke out between two Sikh groups inside the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar today, the 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar to flush out militants in 1984
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