Military

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  • Iran says it warned US warship to leave drill area

    Date: 2016-01-27 19:49:51 GMT - Iran - Military - SN:115 - ID:4200941

    TEHRAN, Jan 27 (MENA) - Iran's navy warned a US warship to leave an area where Iran has been conducting a naval drill near the narrow Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Gulf, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Wednesday. The US Navy ....

  • Iraqi, US-led warplanes conduct 33 airstrikes on Daesh sites

    Date: 2016-01-26 22:10:56 GMT - Iraq - Military - SN:126 - ID:4194849

    BAGHDAD, Jan 12 (MENA) - Iraqi and US-led warplanes conducted 33 airstrikes against Daesh posts in several districts, an Iraqi military statement said Tuesday. Scores of the terror organizations were killed in the raids. The airstrikes ....

  • Defense minister visits armed forces soldiers wounded in Sinai

    Date: 2016-01-26 12:29:04 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:50 - ID:4190965

    CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Sedki Sobhi, flanked by high-ranking commanders, visited on Tuesday the Armed Forces soldiers and officers who were injured while confronting terrorism in Sinai. The minister ....

  • Defense minister meets Pakistani COS

    Date: 2016-01-26 11:55:39 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:46 - ID:4190773

    CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Colonel General Sedqi Sobhi met on Tuesday with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Pakistan Lt Gen Rashad Mahmood, who is currently visiting here accompanied by a high-level ....

  • Iraqi forces regain police station in Ramadi, kill 6 Daesh militants

    Date: 2016-01-25 22:44:38 GMT - Iraq - Military - SN:88 - ID:4187605

    BAGHDAD, Jan 25 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces on Monday regained control of a police station, an electricity station and two schools in Sofia district, to the east of Ramadi city of Anbar governorate, where six Daesh militants were killed, ....

  • Armed Forces troops head for Saudi Arabia to take part in joint drill

    Date: 2016-01-25 12:50:15 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:47 - ID:4185037

    CAIRO, Jan 25 (MENA) - The Egyptian Armed Forces troops left here Monday for Saudi Arabia to take part in joint training exercise East Thunder in the presence of a number of Arab and Islamic countries. Such exercise with Saudi Arabia helps the ....

  • Naval troops commander meets French counterpart, inspects Mistral

    Date: 2016-01-25 11:50:47 GMT - France - Military - SN:42 - ID:4184761

    PARIS, Jan 25 (MENA) - Commander of the naval troops Osama Rabie met here on Monday with his French counterpart Bernard Rogel at the French naval forces headquarters. During his visit to France, Rabie inspected the Mistral-class helicopter ....

  • Official gazette publishes decree to extend military mission outside borders

    Date: 2016-01-24 19:16:48 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:106 - ID:4181133

    CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - The official gazette on Sunday published Presidential Decree Number 20 of 2016 to extend the mandate of several elements of the Armed Forces in a combat mission outside the borders to defend the national security of Egypt and ....

  • Border guards arrest 3 MB members before escaping outside Egypt

    Date: 2016-01-22 15:40:17 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:68 - ID:4167673

    CAIRO, Jan 22 (MENA) – Border guards have arrested three members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group while attempting to escape outside the country via the southern frontiers. The guards were also able to seize two warehouses containing 10 ....

  • Defense minister attends graduation ceremony of military academy cadets

    Date: 2016-01-21 12:17:12 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:55 - ID:4159773

    CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister Colonel General Sedqi Sobhi attended Thursday the graduation ceremony of the 112 batch of the Egyptian Military Academy, the 70, 85, 57 and 47 batches of specialized ....

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