Indian authorities reported that five of its soldiers were killed in a fierce exchange of fire with insurgents fighting against the country’s rule in the Kashmir region on Monday (11/10). Violence in the disputed region has increased in recent weeks. Police and soldiers surrounded a forested area in Surankote, south …
Read More »Qatar Frees Afghan Soldier Who Killed 3 Australian Soldiers
An Afghan military defector who killed three Australian soldiers has been released from custody in Qatar and his whereabouts are unknown, officials said Monday (11/10). The soldier known as Hekmatullah fled after shooting dead the three Australian soldiers and wounding two others at a base in 2012 and was sentenced …
Read More »Unfair Dismissal of Transgender Soldiers
A South Korean soldier who committed suicide earlier this year after being discharged by his military unit following sex reassignment surgery, won a posthumous victory in court Thursday (7/10). The court ruled that the country’s military should recognize the late transgender soldier as a woman and overturn her dismissal. Byun …
Read More »Militant Raid Kills 5 Soldiers in Pakistan
Authorities in Pakistan confirmed Saturday that an overnight raid on a convoy of vehicles in the northwestern part of the country had killed five paramilitary troops. A military statement said “clearance operations are underway to eradicate any terrorists found in the area” in North Waziristan, a vulnerable district near the …
Read More »TNI Soldiers Involved in Ciracas Police Attack Threatened to Fire
The TNI said it would fire their members who were involved in the destruction of the Ciracas Police and Pasar Rebo Police in East Jakarta which occurred on Saturday (29/8/2020) early in the morning.
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