The Syrian army on Saturday declared a major victory after wresting control over much of the Eastern Ghouta countryside of Damascus.
2018-04-01
The Libyan eastern-based army on Friday said that its fighter jets have launched airstrikes on Chadian armed groups in southern Libya for the second time in less than two weeks.
2018-03-31
U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States will withdraw its troops from Syria "very soon," according to a transcript provided by the White House on Friday.
2018-03-31
Russia has conducted a second drop test of its latest heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
2018-03-30
The Pentagon said Friday that a U.S. soldier and a U.S.-led coalition personnel were killed in a roadside bomb attack in Syria.
2018-03-30
The Russian Strategic Missile Forces (RSMF)have completed partial rearmament with the Yars ground-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, local news reported Thursday.
2018-03-29
Two Palestinians armed with two cutters and a knife who breached the security fence around Gaza were detained by the Israeli army on Thursday.
2018-03-29
The European Commission on Wednesday presented an action plan to improve military mobility within and beyond the European Union (EU).
2018-03-28
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday denied that his country has supplied missiles to the Yemeni Houthi militants who target Saudi Arabia's inner posts.
2018-03-28
Japan was expected to launch its amphibious marine brigade on Tuesday in a move interpreted by local media as an attempt to counter maritime advances from China.
2018-03-27
The presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran will meet in a trilateral summit on Syria in Istanbul early next month.
2018-03-27
Saudi Arabia's air defense intercepted ballistic missiles late Sunday over the capital of Riyadh fired from Yemen by Houthis militias, Saudi state television reported.
2018-03-26
Syria's Afrin region has been taken under "full control" as part of ongoing Operation Olive Branch, the Turkish military said on Saturday.
2018-03-25
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Friday that bans most transgender troops from military service, gives discretion to the armed forces in implementing the policies.
2018-03-24
Pakistan celebrated the 78th Republic Day on Friday with traditional zeal and fervor, local media reported.
2018-03-23
At least five al-Qaida suspects were killed in an overnight U.S. drone strike on a house in Yemen's central province of Marib, a provincial security official told Xinhua on Friday.
2018-03-23
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov remained apart on Japan's plans to install a missile defense system in talks held Wednesday ahead of a bilateral leaders' summit in May.
2018-03-23
The Israel-U.S. joint military exercise, dubbed Juniper Cobra 2018, the largest drill of this kind, has ended, said the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday.
2018-03-22
Nepal Armed Police Force Academy, built under the China-Aid project, was formally inaugurated by Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday.
2018-03-21
Combined forces from the Republic of Korea and the United States will launch their joint military exercises from April 1, Seoul's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, with speculation that this year's drills might be toned down.
2018-03-21
An Israeli military parole committee on Monday granted an early release to a high-profile soldier who shot dead an incapacitated Palestinian, cutting a third of his 14-month prison time.
2018-03-20
The Libyan eastern-based army on Monday said that fighter jets have launched airstrikes on Chadian armed groups in southern Libya after the army's deadline for African migrants to leave the south.
2018-03-20
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he plans to reduce military spending in 2018 and 2019 as the country will mainly focus on solving domestic problems.
2018-03-20
Up to 20 armed militants were killed during the Afghan forces operations in Helmand province, south of Afghanistan, on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement released here Monday.
2018-03-19
Israeli fighter jets struck a Hamas post in the Strip Gaza overnight between Saturday and Sunday after an explosive device detonated near the fence between Israel and the besieged Palestinian enclave.
2018-03-18
Libya's eastern-based army arrested 16 al-Qaida-linked foreign militants in the southern city of Kufra as they were trying to infiltrate into the country, said a statement late Saturday.
2018-03-18
Qatari and Italian naval forces started a joint exercise on Saturday in Qatar's territorial waters, state-run Qatari news agency (QNA) reported Sunday.
2018-03-18
U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday proposed creating a "Space Force" as a new branch of U.S. armed forces.
2018-03-15
The Lebanese army on Wednesday issued a warning for remote control drone owners urging them to get licenses for flying their vehicles and for drone photography.
2018-03-15
Russia will speed up the delivery of the S-400 air defense missile system to Turkey at Ankara's request, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
2018-03-14
Libyan coast guard patrols on Tuesday rescued 119 illegal immigrants in western Libya in two separate operations, a navy spokesman said.
2018-03-14
Azerbaijan on Monday launched large-scale military exercises with up to 25,000 military personnel involved, the country's Defence ministry said.
2018-03-13
The Syrian army on Monday secured the evacuation of civilians from recently-captured areas in the capital Damascus' Eastern Ghouta countryside, state news agency SANA reported.
2018-03-13
U.S. and Israeli military officials said on Thursday they have launched a month-long joint military drill that simulates a missile attack on Israel.
2018-03-12
Government forces continued their offensive in Eastern Ghouta on Sunday, a day after they cut off the rebel-held enclave's largest town, pressing on with a 20-day assault that has left more than 1,000 civilians dead, according to a UK-based watchdog.
2018-03-12
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday that his government is seeking weapons to defeat the remnants of the Islamic State (IS) in the country.
2018-03-11
The official media of the DPRK Saturday said neither military pressure nor sanctions from the United States would work on the DPRK, amid reports that Pyongyang and Washington could start a top-level dialogue soon.
2018-03-10
The African Union mission (AMISOM) Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) officers should help speed up Somalia stabilization process by facilitating the implementation of quick impact projects, the mission's military official said on Saturday.
2018-03-10
At least 15 Afghan soldiers were killed after Taliban attacked their outpost in western province of Farah overnight, local Ariana News TV reported on Saturday.
2018-03-10