DefenceTalkThe United States put 8,500 troops on alert Monday over the growing tension in Ukraine and President Joe Biden called European allies in an effort to maintain Western unity against Russian pressure. The European Union, meanwhile, urged allies to avoid a “nervous breakdown” in the face of fears that Russia could stage a full-scale invasion […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-puts-troops-on-alert-over-ukraine-biden-calls-allies-77748/

DefenceTalkMutinous troops in restive Burkina Faso arrested President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Monday and detained him in army barracks a day after staging an uprising, security sources told AFP. Soldiers at several army bases across the West African country rebelled on Sunday, demanding the sacking of the military top brass and more resources to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/burkina-faso-president-arrested-by-mutinous-soldiers-security-sources-77743/

DefenceTalkA Moscow-led military alliance said Thursday it had sent its first troops to Kazakhstan after its government requested help to quell mounting unrest. “Peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization were sent to the Republic of Kazakhstan for a limited time to stabilize and normalize the situation,” the CSTO secretariat said in a statement […]https://www.defencetalk.com/moscow-led-alliance-sends-first-troops-to-kazakhstan-77623/

DefenceTalkIndia’s army chief has said China is sending troops to their disputed border in “considerable numbers”, prompting a matching deployment by New Delhi in a development he called a “concern”. Tensions have been high between the nuclear-armed neighbors following a deadly border battle in June last year in the strategically important Galwan river valley in […]

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkBased on the current conditions in Afghanistan, the Defense Department expects there will be fewer than 5,000 U.S. military service members in that country by the end of November, said David F. Helvey, who is currently performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. “We’ve long maintained that our force presence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-dod-anticipates-significant-troop-reduction-in-afghanistan-76380/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkPresident Donald Trump has approved a plan to slash the US military presence in Germany by 9,500 troops, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said the move, which has sparked concerns in Berlin and in the NATO alliance, is to redeploy the troops and will “enhance Russian deterrence, strengthen NATO, (and) reassure […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-approves-cutting-9500-troops-in-germany-pentagon-75791/

DefenceTalkThe US-led coalition will redeploy hundreds of troops from bases in Iraq including to outside the country, coalition and US officials said Tuesday, with one calling it a “historic” move. The announcement came hours after another rocket attack targeted an Iraqi base where foreign troops are located, the 24th such attack in less than six […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-led-coalition-troops-begin-leaving-iraq-bases-74851/

DefenceTalkThe EU must provide funds to enable the faster movement of military forces across Europe, defence ministers from four eastern European nations said on Tuesday, as the bloc braces for a new round of fractious budget talks. EU and NATO members Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania said Brussels could undermine European Union ambitions by cutting […]https://www.defencetalk.com/east-europeans-demand-eu-funds-for-faster-troop-movement-74748/

The United States is starting to change its force posture in Africa, announcing it is bringing home part of an infantry brigade and replacing them with specialized military trainers. Pentagon officials described the move as “the first of many” that will impact the way the U.S. military operates on the continent, as it shifts its […]

Washington: The United States is weighing sending up to 14,000 more troops to the Middle East in the face of a perceived threat from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The mulled deployment would include “dozens” more ships and double the number of troops added to the US force in the region since the […]