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US President Barack Obama said sending more troops to Iraq signals a "new phase" in the fight against the Islamic State group.

• 10 ноября 2014, 10:40

The United States said it could not confirm reports of a new Russian military incursion in eastern Ukraine despite charges to that effect by the Kiev government.

• 08 ноября 2014, 12:29

The United States warned pro-Russia separatists and Moscow against seeking to grab more territory in Ukraine.

• 05 ноября 2014, 12:18

NATO member Poland invited manufacturers of short-range surface-to-air missiles for technical talks for a planned military revamp amid heightened tensions with Russia.

• 04 ноября 2014, 12:58

Russia's recent military flights into European airspace are meant to demonstrate to the West that the country is a "great power".

• 04 ноября 2014, 10:32

Ukraine is rethinking its truce with rebels holding parts of the east of the country because separatist elections "violated" the agreement.

• 04 ноября 2014, 10:07

The Ukrainian military reported "intensive" movement of troops and equipment from Russia into the separatist controlled parts of eastern Ukraine.

• 03 ноября 2014, 14:13

The European Union called on the Burkina Faso military to respect the fundamental rights of the people, including to peaceful protest.

• 03 ноября 2014, 11:31

NATO reported more Russian military flights and interceptsover the Baltics, North Sea and Atlantic, just days after it picked up "an unusual level" of activity over European airspace.

• 01 ноября 2014, 15:00

Kazakhstani peacekeeprs talked about their daily routine in Western Sahara.

• 31 октября 2014, 11:17

NATO said it had tracked and intercepted four groups of Russian warplanes "conducting significant military manoeuvres" in European airspace over the past two days.

• 30 октября 2014, 13:17

Secretary of State John Kerry said it was too early to discuss cutting the number of US troops stationed in Asia and South Korea.

• 25 октября 2014, 15:07

US President Barack Obama called his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and they pledged to step up the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria.

• 20 октября 2014, 12:29

Mystery deepened over a Swedish military operation triggered by "foreign underwater activity" off the coast of Stockholm.

• 20 октября 2014, 11:32

Oleg Serov set off for France for the first time in his 18 to get enrolled into the French Foreign Legion.

• 14 октября 2014, 15:02

Turkey has granted the United States access to its air bases for the campaign against the Islamic State group.

• 13 октября 2014, 16:36

A Kurdish woman fighter is leading the battle against Islamic State jihadists in the Syrian battleground town of Kobane.

• 13 октября 2014, 11:57

Kazakhstani peacekeeping battalion is taking part in the Steppe Eagle 2014 exercise in Germany.

• 09 октября 2014, 11:26

France will "increase" the rate of its air patrols over Iraq against the Islamic State group, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.

• 06 октября 2014, 13:06

Turkey warned it would not hesitate to strike back at Islamic State jihadists if they attacked Turkish troops stationed at Ankara's exclave inside Syria.

• 04 октября 2014, 14:33