Indian and Chinese soldiers brawl on Himalayan border with casualties on both sides, six months after hand-to-hand combat left more than 20 dead Indian and Chinese troops fought last week in Naku La, in the remote Himalayas Indian sources said fight happened when Chinese patrol came to their territory Casualties occurred on both sides during … Read more
Outrage as dozens of poppy wreaths honouring fallen British and Commonwealth soldiers are dumped in a BIN after storm blew them down At least 10 wreaths were removed from a monument outside Cardiff’s City Hall Tributes to ethnic minority veterans of world wars were found in a nearby bin South Wales Police investigated the attack … Read more
Special HAIR Service! Elite SAS soldiers will be allowed to follow Prince Harry’s lead by keeping their warzone beards while in parade uniform Soldiers in the SAS and SBS will be allowed to keep their beards under new rules Traditionally the forces had to be clean shaven when returning from operations Army personnel are required … Read more
Frightening moment two Mexican National Guard soldiers are kidnapped from parking lot outside their base by six armed men – before being dumped by the side of the highway Mexican National Guard soldiers Orión Reyes and Fernando Quiroz were abducted outside a base in Jerez, Zacatecas, on Saturday Both soldiers were found unharmed on a highway … Read more
Troops have been drafted in to set up 80 new vaccination centres in Scotland to strengthen the fightback against coronavirus. The massive operation will get under way this week with Armed Forces personnel set to identify suitable sites. Ninety-eight soldiers are being deployed over the next 28 days to prepare locations where NHS Scotland can … Read more
Military personnel numbers could be cut by up to 10,000 following an official audit. Experts fear the Integrated Review, which is due to be delivered next month, will call for the Army to be reduced to 72,000 soldiers – despite repeated Government pledges to keep a permanent force of 82,000 troops. It is thought that … Read more
New Army recruitment drive tells would-be soldiers it’s alright for them to FAIL… because it’s the first step on the road to victory A £2.8million campaign shows recruits struggling on the battlefield The message is that failure is the ‘first step towards victory’ in the Army One TV advertisement shows a white male soldier face … Read more
China‘s state TV has shown off footage of Chinese troops taking part in live-fire military drills after President Xi Jinping ordered his soldiers to be ready for war ‘at all times’. The country’s two million or so soldiers ‘jumped into action’ upon receiving their leader’s instruction to get themselves prepared for combat, reported China’s state media. Xi urged members … Read more
Ready for war! China’s President Xi orders his two million soldiers to be prepared for combat ‘at all times’ as he commands troops to kick off their training for the year Xi on Monday signed a mobilisation order for the training of all armed forces He directed his troops to be ready for war ‘at all … Read more
A North Korean parade has spelled out the message ‘defend with your life’ in a Pyongyang square in an apparent rehearsal ahead of a party congress in January. Satellite imagery showed the propaganda phrase being spelled out in Korean by people standing in formation and holding up red placards in Kim Il-sung Square. The think-tank … Read more