31 dead as intense coalition raids pound Yemen rebels
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DefenceTalkSanaa: Saudi-led air raids on rebels in Yemen killed at least 31 people on Tuesday, officials said, as the coalition intensified its attacks in the wake of a deadly missile strike. At least 10 people were killed in Sanaa, where coalition warplanes targeted the police academy and the headquarters of the security services, both in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/31-dead-as-intense-coalition-raids-pound-yemen-rebels-65301/
Colombia’s ELN rebels claim to down army helicopter
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DefenceTalkLeftist rebels with the National Liberation Army (ELN) claimed responsibility Saturday for this week’s attack on a Colombian army helicopter in which eight troops were killed. The incident took place on Monday, in the northern department of Norte de Santander. “On June 22. … at 12:30 pm, in … Teorama, Norte de Santander, ELN units […]https://www.defencetalk.com/colombias-eln-rebels-claim-to-down-army-helicopter-64730/
Turkey, US Sign Deal to Train Syria Rebels
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DefenceTalkThe United States and Turkey have signed an agreement to train and arm Syrian rebels fighting against the “Islamist State” group. Washington and Ankara have been in talks about such a pact for several months. “The agreement was signed by the foreign ministry undersecretary and the U.S. ambassador,” a U.S. embassy spokesman in Ankara said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-us-sign-deal-to-train-syria-rebels-63237/
Myanmar declares emergency in war-torn region as fighting rages
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DefenceTalkMyanmar on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in a conflict-torn border region, where ferocious fighting between the army and ethnic rebels has sent thousands fleeing airstrikes and fierce gun battles. Civilians have come under fire in the deadly clashes between the army and Kokang rebels in Shan state, local officials said, in fighting that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/myanmar-declares-emergency-in-war-torn-region-as-fighting-rages-63150/
Ukraine rebels say no arms pull-back until ‘full ceasefire’
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DefenceTalkPro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine said Monday they will only start pulling back weapons from the frontline under a peace deal once there is a “full ceasefire”. “In accordance with the Minsk agreement, the withdrawal of military hardware can only happen under certain conditions and one of them is a full ceasefire,” Eduard Basurin, a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-rebels-say-no-arms-pull-back-until-full-ceasefire-63137/
Separatists kill at least 34 in northeast India: police
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DefenceTalkTribal separatists killed at least 34 people, including four women, in a series of attacks in India’s remote northeastern state of Assam on Tuesday, police said. The attacks took place in the two districts of Kokrajhar and Sonitpur, senior state police official SN Singh said, with the deadliest claiming 26 lives. Police blamed the attacks […]https://www.defencetalk.com/separatists-kill-at-least-34-in-northeast-india-police-61193/
Ukraine rebels ‘shoot down two fighter jets’
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DefenceTalkPro-Russian rebels on Wednesday shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets in eastern Ukraine just days after the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, a Ukrainian military spokesman told AFP. “Two Sukhoi Ukrainian fighter jets have been shot down. The fate of the pilots is not known,” spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky said, adding the planes were brought […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-rebels-shoot-down-two-fighter-jets-60241/
Russia slams US for implicating rebels in jet crash
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DefenceTalkRussia on Saturday launched a blistering attack against Washington after US President Barack Obama said that a missile fired from territory controlled by Moscow-backed rebels downed the Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine. In his most extensive comments on the tragedy that killed 298 people aboard MH17 flight en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Obama […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-slams-us-for-implicating-rebels-in-jet-crash-60216/
Blood and gunfire in Ukraine army attack on rebel checkpoint
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DefenceTalkBlood flowing from a bullet wound, the grey-haired man lies in the middle of the roadblock waving weakly for help as shots ring out nearby and thick black smoke from burning tires curls into the sky. “I’ve called an ambulance. They have to come, they have to come,” a man screams, ducking for cover behind […]https://www.defencetalk.com/blood-and-gunfire-in-ukraine-army-attack-on-rebel-checkpoint-59497/
Ukraine on ‘combat alert’ as rebels gain ground
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DefenceTalkUkraine’s armed forces are on “full combat alert” against a possible Russian invasion, Kiev said Wednesday, as authorities admitted they were “helpless” to prevent pro-Kremlin insurgents tightening their grip on the increasingly chaotic east of the country. Rebels stormed the regional police building and town hall in the eastern Ukrainian city of Gorlivka, local officials […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-on-combat-alert-as-rebels-gain-ground-59470/