AFP – The US military plans to deploy heavily-armored battle tanks to Afghanistan for the first time in the war, officers said Friday, the latest sign of an escalation in the fight against insurgents. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – An American soldier in Iraq died of his wounds on Sunday after being shot, the US army said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The pilot of an Air Force F-22 Raptor jet that crashed in Alaska this past week is believed to be dead, CBS News reported. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Air Force on Wednesday said it found the “apparent wreckage” of a F-22 fighter jet in Alaska that had failed to return from a routine training mission. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – The Defense Department is aware that Internet traffic was rerouted briefly through China earlier this year, a Pentagon spokesman said on Friday, referring to what a congressionally appointed panel has described as a hijack. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Ivory Coast’s military and rebels will deploy 4,000 extra troops to rebel territory under a joint command to try to secure a run-off presidential election on November 28 that could easily turn violent. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US military plans to deploy heavily-armored battle tanks to Afghanistan for the first time in the war, officers said Friday, the latest sign of an escalation in the fight against insurgents. Read the rest of this entry »