Iraq on Tuesday said its sovereignty is a "red line" which neighboring Turkey must respect, rejecting the deployment of Turkish troops in northern Iraq without a prior agreement between the two countries.
President Obama is reportedly rethinking the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan because of the recent gains made by the Taliban in that country.
Some 2,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed since the outbreak of the conflict in the eastern parts of Ukraine nearly a year and a half ago, a government military official said here Monday.
China will cut the number of its troops by 300,000, President Xi Jinping announced Thursday.
At least 25 militants were killed by government troops in last two days at some villages in Hiran region, central Somalia, military officials said on Wednesday.
The U.S. Army's departing top general said Wednesday that his country should consider embedding its soldiers into the Iraqis if the campaign against the Islamic State (IS) fails to yield good progress in the coming months.
Nigerian troops combating terrorists in northeastern states is clearing roads in the region of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), planted by Boko Haram insurgents, an official said on Wednesday.
One hundred and seventy eight kidnap victims in Boko Haram's custody have been freed in operations by troops in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, an official statement said Monday.
Government forces have commenced mop up operations to rout Boko Haram from Sambisa Forest, a camp known as one of their major hideouts in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, defense spokesman Chris Olukolade said Thursday.
At least 37 armed Islamist militants were killed over the past 24 hours during intense battles with the Syrian government forces in the southern province of Daraa, a monitoring group reported Tuesday.
Myanmar government troops have been engaged in fighting with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) as wood smuggling was found in Mansi, northernmost Kachin state, over the past three days amid peace talks in Yangon.
Nigerian troops are now in full control of northeast Bama town in Borno State, after clearing terrorists from the town on Monday, the country's defense headquarters said.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Wednesday said his ministry would increase the number of French troops in West Africa to support regional forces in their battle against Nigeria-based Islamist cell Boko Haram.
Japan is mulling the idea of allowing its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to be deployed to assist international missions of European Union troops, local media reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed government source.
A gunfight between militants and Indian troops Tuesday broke out in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Monday that his country doesn't need foreign troops to fight Islamic State (IS) militants on its soil.
Syria's Defense Minister Fahed al-Jassem stressed Thursday that the Syrian troops are determined to eliminate the terrorists whenever located on Syrian soil, according to the state news agency SANA.
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