NATO

NATO to increase troops in Iraq in declared bid to 'fight terrorism'

Feb 19, 2021 11:04

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the number of NATO troops in Iraq would increase eightfold, claiming that the move is intended to fight terrorism and ensure that the Daesh terrorist group does not return.
No decision on any NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan: Stoltenberg

Feb 19, 2021 02:53

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says defense ministers from the Western military alliance made no decision at a recent meeting in Brussels on whether or when to pull out of war-torn Afghanistan.
Afghan professor killed in Kabul bomb blast amid surge in violence

Feb 18, 2021 14:17

A Kabul University professor has been killed when a bomb hit his car in Afghanistan's capital as several parts of the conflict-ridden country continue to suffer from a wave of assassinations.
NATO to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond May deadline agreed with Taliban: Sources

Feb 01, 2021 05:39

The US-led military alliance of NATO plans to keep occupying troops in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline -- a move that is expected to escalate tensions with the Taliban demanding a full implementation of the Doha agreement with the United States.
Belarus raises alarm about US, NATO military build-up in region

Dec 03, 2020 10:06

Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko says military build-ups by the United States and NATO near the western borders of his country, Russia, and a number of other states in the region is cause for “serious concern.”
Turkey will use S-400 system just like NATO members employ S-300: Defense minister

Nov 12, 2020 13:52

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar downplays concerns over his country's intention to utilize its highly advanced Russian-built S-400 air defense systems, saying Ankara will use the armament just as other members of the NATO military alliance employ their S-300 defense systems.
Putin slams external pressure on Belarus as Macron meets opp. leader

Sep 29, 2020 10:28

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decried the “unprecedented external pressure” exerted on neighboring Belarus, as French President Emmanuel Macron met with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Lithuania.
US troops to stay longer in Lithuania: Defense minister

Sep 22, 2020 08:32

A new battalion of US military forces, equipped with tanks and other armored vehicles, is to be deployed to Lithuania in November and will remain there until next June, the country’s defense minister says.
US moves tanks in Lithuania closer to Belarus border as Russia plans joint drills

Sep 13, 2020 08:06

The United States has ordered its military forces and equipment in Lithuania to move closer to the Belarusian border as Minsk and Moscow gear up for a joint defense drill.
Russia wards off spy jets as US deploys tanks near border

Sep 04, 2020 06:07

The Russian military says it has detected more than 40 foreign spy aircraft that were heading toward the country’s border over the last week.