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Covid-19: European countries withdraw from Iraq
Dutch troops withdrawn from Afghanistan and Iraq arriving at Eindhoven airbase. Source: Dutch MoDTaliban “insider” attack demonstrates group’s strength and commitment to continue operations targeting Afghan government forces
Afghan security officers secure the area of a collapsed building of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), following a Taliban attack, in Afghanistan’s Wardak province on 21 January 2019. Source: Getty ImagesIslamic State claims attack on town in northern Mozambique
Militants in Mozambique pose with a captured ZBF-05 armoured personnel carrier in a photograph released by the Islamic State’s Amaq News Agency on 2 February. Source: Amaq News AgencyCovid-19: Czech Republic and Slovakia mobilise SALIS to deliver emergency equipment
Both the Czech Republic and Slovakia are using the NATO SALIS heavy-airlift programme to transport emergency equipment needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Source: NSPA
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Covid-19: Malaysian military patrolling streets amid coronavirus pandemic
Malaysia’s military is conducting patrols on the streets and transporting much needed medical supplies as part of its response to fight the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the Southeast Asian country. The military has been deployed since 21 March to help enforce a ‘restricted
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Covid-19: More sailors test positive for virus on carrier Roosevelt
More personnel aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) have been found to be infected with Covid-19, the US Navy (USN) reported on 26 March. "As testing continues, additional positive cases of Covid-19 have been discovered aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt ,” Admiral
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French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle deploys to North Sea region for first time in 10 years
Key Points The French Navy aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle is conducting its first deployment to the eastern North Sea region in a decade As part of the deployment, the carrier strike group exercised with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 The French Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier FS
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Covid-19: India involves DRDO and OFB in fight against the coronavirus pandemic
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has pressed the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) into making assorted medical supplies and equipment to battle the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in the country. Officials told
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Covid-19: Pentagon halts overseas troop movement for 60 days
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is ratcheting up its coronavirus response with a new 60-day stop movement order for all overseas troops and civilians. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper enacted the order on 25 March in a bid to protect personnel from the virus and maintain “operational
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Hold the line: Border security technology developments aim to stretch resources
Maintaining security at a country's border remains a challenge for military and security forces. Grant Turnbull assesses some of the latest technologies used and how they are evolving to address new threats -
Big spender: Qatar continues extensive military modernisation
Bucking the norm of cautious, incremental upgrades and replacements, Qatar is planning a complete overhaul of its armed forces largely unseen outside of wartime. Jeremy Binnie reports -
Growth of privately held data increases risk of espionage
The breadth and depth of data held by private technology companies are increasing at unprecedented rates. Anjuli RK Shere and Neil Ashdown examine the changing landscape and how nation-states might target these companies for intelligence collection
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Covid-19: European countries withdraw from Iraq
European countries have announced the temporary withdrawal of their troops from the anti-Islamic State (IS) coalition and NATO Training Mission (NMI) in Iraq. The withdrawals follow an announcement by Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) on 20 March that it had ceased
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UK NAO reports major increase in nuclear infrastructure costs
Three major UK nuclear weapons and submarine infrastructure projects have been hit by 115% cost increases and faced delays of more than 19 months to over six years, according to the UK’s National Audit Office (NAO). In a hard-hitting report published on 10 January, the spending watchdog
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Taliban “insider” attack demonstrates group’s strength and commitment to continue operations targeting Afghan government forces
Key Points Taliban militants killed at least 27 security forces personnel during an assault on a military base in Zabul province on 19 March. The attack was the latest Taliban ‘insider’ attack, demonstrating the continuing vulnerability of the security forces to militant infiltration.
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Taliban “insider” attack demonstrates group’s strength and commitment to continue operations targeting Afghan government forces
Key Points Taliban militants killed at least 27 security forces personnel during an assault on a military base in Zabul province on 19 March. The attack was the latest Taliban ‘insider’ attack, demonstrating the continuing vulnerability of the security forces to militant infiltration.
