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Abu Sayyaf, key ISIS figure in Syria, killed in U.S. raidMilitary | 206903 hits | 5:25 AM on Sunday | posted by Freakinoldguy
U.S. Special Operations forces conducted a raid deep into Syria overnight to capture Abu Sayyaf, a key ISIS commander, the U.S. government said.US Special Forces kill top ISIS commander Abu Sayyaf and capture his slaver wife
Abu Sayyaf was killed in a secret raid in eastern Syria by US special forces. His wife, who is responsible for trafficking Yazidis, was captured and now faces being taken to Guantanamo Bay.
Military | 206913 hits | 2:00 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Abu Sayyaf was killed in a secret raid in eastern Syria by US special forces. His wife, who is responsible for trafficking Yazidis, was captured and now faces being taken to Guantanamo Bay. Farewell ceremony for HMCS Protecteur after 46 years at sea
Sailors gave three loud cheers and a brass band belted out Auld Lang Syne to honour a Canadian navy supply ship during a farewell ceremony Thursday.Five Iranian boats fire shots in the Persian Gulf
Five Iranian boats fired shots across the bow of a Singapore flagged cargo vessel in the Persian Gulf Thursday in an attempt to potentially stop the ship.
Military | 206654 hits | 2:35 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Five Iranian boats fired shots across the bow of a Singapore flagged cargo vessel in the Persian Gulf Thursday in an attempt to potentially stop the ship.Baltics to ask NATO for thousands of troops
The Baltic states will formally ask NATO to deploy several thousand troops as a deterrent to Russia, Lithuania said Thursday
Military | 206701 hits | 2:30 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Baltic states will formally ask NATO to deploy several thousand troops as a deterrent to Russia, Lithuania said ThursdayWhat is a littoral combat ship
The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said one of its newest warships, the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth, had completed a weeklong patrol in the South China Sea.
The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said one of its newest warships, the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth, had completed a weeklong patrol in the South China Sea.Swedish peace group trolls Russian submarines with gay defence system | Technology | The Guardian
In a response to rogue Russian submarines thought to be in Swedish waters, one peace group has taken an innovative approach to defence
In a response to rogue Russian submarines thought to be in Swedish waters, one peace group has taken an innovative approach to defence Military's response to sexual misconduct report curtailed by general's orders
Weeks before the release of a report on sexual misconduct in the military, Canada’s top general issued orders for the military to plan to ignore key recommendations, including creation of a centre independent of the military chain of command to take complSouth African mercenaries' secret war on Boko Haram
Mercenaries from South Africa have proved quietly decisive in helping the Nigerian military turn around its campaign against Boko Haram, writes Colin
Freeman in Abuja
Military | 206615 hits | 6:19 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Mercenaries from South Africa have proved quietly decisive in helping the Nigerian military turn around its campaign against Boko Haram, writes Colin
Freeman in AbujaRussia's new 'masterpiece' tank breaks down during parade rehearsal
It was later announced the stoppage had been planned to demonstrate how military equipment could be evacuated from the battlefield, prompting laughter from the rehearsal audience
It was later announced the stoppage had been planned to demonstrate how military equipment could be evacuated from the battlefield, prompting laughter from the rehearsal audience Inuk soldier says military ignored alleged sexual assault
An Inuk soldier who served in Afghanistan says she endured a decade of racism and sexism in the Canadian Forces, and became suicidal after an alleged sexual assault. Canada's vast shipbuilding plan still at starting line
Five years after Canada announced a $40-billion project to rebuild the navy, no steel has been cut, while the budget and the schedule both seem … elastic. British sailors accused in gang rape of Nova Scotia woman to move to Alberta
Four British sailors accused of gang raping a Nova Scotia woman have been granted permission to stay at the British Army Training Unit in Suffield, Alta., after being told they are no longer allowed to stay at the Stadacona base in Halifax. Royal Canadian Navy retires aging HMCS Iroquois
The Royal Canadian Navy is officially retiring one of its warships today in Halifax.Submersible photographs WW2 Japanese sub's long-lost airplane hangar
Until the 1960s, Japan's three I-400-class subs were the largest submarines ever built. They were so large, in fact, that they could each carry and launch three Aichi M6A Seiran amphibious aircraft
Until the 1960s, Japan's three I-400-class subs were the largest submarines ever built. They were so large, in fact, that they could each carry and launch three Aichi M6A Seiran amphibious aircraft Harassment in Canada's military tolerated by leadership, former justice finds
Sexual misconduct is "endemic" in the Canadian military, former Supreme Court justice Marie Deschamps says in a searing report released today. CBCNews.ca is livestreaming a press conference as military leaders respond to the report, starting at 1 p.m. ET. The Vietnam War hero Canada forgotMilitary | 208215 hits | 10:43 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Pete Lemon's heroics that night won him the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military award, the first Canadian-born winner since the Second World War, plus a chestful of other baubles. Two Bronze Stars, two Air Medals, Purple Heart, Gallantry Cross ... Calgary Highlanders meet Queen, remember city's soldiers who fell in WWI
This week citizen soldiers honoured Calgarians who died in Flanders Fields.David Petraeus, former CIA director, to be sentenced for leaking military secrets
Former CIA director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an extramarital affair with his biographer, was expected to be sentenced Thursday in U.S. federal court in Charlotte, N.C., for giving her classified material while she was working on the b
Former CIA director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an extramarital affair with his biographer, was expected to be sentenced Thursday in U.S. federal court in Charlotte, N.C., for giving her classified material while she was working on the bWily, methodical Kurds learn what it takes to drive back surprisingly resourceful ISIL fighters
KHARABAROOT, Iraq — When Kurdish forces captured this strategic mountain ridge from Islamic State fighters last month in a lightning assault by infantry backed by heavy armour they learned new lessons about their adaptable and formidable foe.
Military | 207588 hits | 12:29 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
KHARABAROOT, Iraq — When Kurdish forces captured this strategic mountain ridge from Islamic State fighters last month in a lightning assault by infantry backed by heavy armour they learned new lessons about their adaptable and formidable foe. 'Significant number' of Canadian Ranger deaths flagged by military chaplain
A significant number of Canadian Rangers and Junior Rangers have died in recent years, putting a strain in those tasked with being Canada's "eyes and ears" in the Arctic, according to documents obtained by CBC News. Queen Elizabeth pays tribute to Hamilton's Rileys
Queen Elizabeth honoured the First World War contributions of three Canadian regiments on Sunday including the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, the Calgary Highlanders and the Canadian Scottish Regiment. Most Russian air force activity in Arctic in decades, NORAD tells Kenney
The Arctic has not seen the current level of Russian air activity in decades, Defence Minister Jason Kenney says he was recently told by NORAD commanders. Nathan Cirillo's regiment thanks Hamilton with special parade
Six months after Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was shot while standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, his regiment in Hamilton opened its armoury to thank the public for its support in the aftermath of the reservist's death. 
'We don’t know why but suddenly in the beginning of 2015, after the selection was made, other veterans became aware and asked for the Legion of Honour' Patrol ship to be named after nurse decorated for gallantry in war | CTV Atlantic News
One of Canada's new Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships will be named after a nurse who was in the Royal Canadian Navy. Canada prepares to join in training Ukraine military
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Defence Minister Jason Kenney will announce today that Canadian troops are headed to Ukraine to join in U.S. and British forces in helping train the Ukraine military.3 Blackwater guards sentenced to 30 years in prison, 1 sentenced to life
A federal judge sentenced one former Blackwater security guard to life in prison and three others to 30-year terms for their roles in a 2007 shooting that killed 14 Iraqi civilians and wounded 17 others.
A federal judge sentenced one former Blackwater security guard to life in prison and three others to 30-year terms for their roles in a 2007 shooting that killed 14 Iraqi civilians and wounded 17 others. Kazakhstan military unveils 'Miss Army' to recruit more troopsMilitary | 207394 hits | 10:18 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Military officials in Kazakhstan have introduced a Miss Army competition in the hope of encouraging more recruits. Sentries at National War Memorial endured abuse, disrespect
Logbooks filled by sentries guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier show occasional public disrespect and difficult weather conditions in the weeks leading to the Oct. 22 shooting of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. They also show the dignity and calm Cirillo and hiOrdinary folk take up military training over Russia threat
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO aircraft scream across eastern European skies and American armored vehicles rumble near the border with Russia on a mission to reassure citizens that they're safe from Russian aggression.
Military | 207222 hits | 2:09 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO aircraft scream across eastern European skies and American armored vehicles rumble near the border with Russia on a mission to reassure citizens that they're safe from Russian aggression.Underground WWI graffiti shows nearly 2,000 soldiers' names inside former quarry in France
Graffiti made up of nearly 2,000 First World War soldiers’ names – believed to be the biggest collection in the whole of Western Europe – has been found in the depths of a former chalk quarry in France.
Military | 206888 hits | 8:27 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Graffiti made up of nearly 2,000 First World War soldiers’ names – believed to be the biggest collection in the whole of Western Europe – has been found in the depths of a former chalk quarry in France.Army says diversity training sent wrong signal
WASHINGTON — Army officials are investigating a diversity training briefing at Fort Gordon, Ga., in which a slide about "white privilege" was inappropriately shown to soldiers, according to an Army spokeswoman
Military | 206822 hits | 8:07 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
WASHINGTON — Army officials are investigating a diversity training briefing at Fort Gordon, Ga., in which a slide about "white privilege" was inappropriately shown to soldiers, according to an Army spokeswomanUS has upgraded 'bunker buster' bomb that could be used should Iran talks fail
Improvement of 'Massive Ordnance Penetrator' was carried out even as nuclear talks with Iran continued, 'Wall Street Journal' reports.
Military | 206739 hits | 10:34 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Improvement of 'Massive Ordnance Penetrator' was carried out even as nuclear talks with Iran continued, 'Wall Street Journal' reports. HMCS Whitehorse helps intercept 5,200 kg of cocaine in international waters
The DND says a Canadian naval vessel was part of a large drug bust last month in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Costa Rica. Prince Harry to start stint with Australian ArmyMilitary | 206877 hits | 6:08 AM on Thursday | posted by maldonsfecht
Prince Harry will begin a four week placement with the Australian Defence Force on Monday, Kensington Palace has confirmed. Iraq, Ukraine mission costs 'classified' in coming budget: DND
Parliament may have approved a year-long extension to the country's combat mission in Iraq and Syria, but the government is once again refusing to say how much it will cost taxpayers. Nor will it reveal the estimated pricetag for upcoming involvement in N Iraqi Shia militias refuse to fight with coalition against ISIS
Iraq's attempt to retake the city of Tikrit from ISIS has run into a major problem. More than 80 per cent of the ground forces involved on the government side are Shia militias. Many say they won't keep fighting if the U.S.-led coalition, including Canada Syrian airstrikes could help al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, al-Nusra, is gaining strength and rising to the top in the Syrian civil war, benefiting partly from the coalition's single-minded focus on attacking its rival, ISIS. Senior officer at CFB Valcartier charged with sexual assault, harassment
Lt.-Col. Martin Bernier, the former commander of the 2nd Canadian Division Training Centre at 2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, faces two charges of sexual assault and two charges of harassment.Taliban-swap US soldier Bowe Bergdahl charged with desertion
Sgt Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for five years before a controversial prisoner swap, is charged with desertion.
Military | 207354 hits | 6:54 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sgt Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for five years before a controversial prisoner swap, is charged with desertion.Russia questions Britain's claim to the Falklands as garrison reinforced
Britain will send two troop-carrying Chinook helicopters and new surface-to-air missile system to the Falkland Islands, amid fears Russia could be arming the Argentine government.
Military | 207626 hits | 6:53 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Britain will send two troop-carrying Chinook helicopters and new surface-to-air missile system to the Falkland Islands, amid fears Russia could be arming the Argentine government.Saudi Arabia launches military operation in Yemen
Saudi Arabia launches a military operation in Yemen against Houthi rebels to protect
Military | 207879 hits | 7:35 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Saudi Arabia launches a military operation in Yemen against Houthi rebels to protectThe Izumo: Japan's biggest warship since WWII put into service
The Izumo helicopter carrier is as big as the Japanese Imperial Navy aircraft carriers that battled the United States in the Pacific during the Second World War.
The Izumo helicopter carrier is as big as the Japanese Imperial Navy aircraft carriers that battled the United States in the Pacific during the Second World War.Falkland Islands defences to be boosted, says U.K. cabinet minister Michael Fallon
Britain will reinforce its military presence on the disputed Falkland Islands to ensure they are properly protected, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on Tuesday, a move rejected as unnecessary by Argentina which lays claim to the archipelago.
Britain will reinforce its military presence on the disputed Falkland Islands to ensure they are properly protected, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on Tuesday, a move rejected as unnecessary by Argentina which lays claim to the archipelago. Canada will expand anti-ISIS bombing campaign to Syria: sources sayMilitary | 207687 hits | 10:26 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada plans to expand its mission against Islamic State militants by sending fighter bombers to attack targets in Syria as well as Iraq, two well placed political sources said on Monday. Medical marijuana for injured vets cost government $4.3M
The cost of providing medical marijuana to the country's injured soldiers under a Veterans Affairs program jumped to more than $4.3 million this fiscal year, an increase of 10 times what was spent last year.Back to Canada News
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