Jul 30

Iraq PM pushes US training mission, F-16 deal (AFP)

AFP – Iraq will ask for future defence contracts to include provision for training, bypassing MPs to allow some US soldiers to stay past a year-end pullout deadline, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 30

Turkey's military in turmoil as top brass quit (Reuters)

Reuters – Turkey faced turmoil within its military on Saturday after the country’s four most senior commanders quit in protest over the detention of 250 officers on charges of conspiring against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 30

US soldier charged in Fort Hood bomb plot (AFP)

AFP – A soldier suspected of planning an attack on fellow soldiers near a US military base refused to stand up for the judge during a brief court appearance and was escorted shouting from the room. Read the rest of this entry »