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A Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) employee and his family are living in constant fear after they have become targets for attack by suspected political misfits. The soldier, who lives in Zinyanga village under Chief Seke, says his house has been stoned almost every night. Malvern Warirai said the attacks started on Friday last week when […]

The British prime minister is set to promise to send military helicopters to a French counter-terrorism operation in Mali, reports AFP news agency. The announcement is expected at a UK-France summit later today. The three RAF (Royal Air Force) Chinook helicopters would give logistical support to French troops fighting Islamist militants. It is part of […]

Dozens more British troops are to be sent to Iraq, the Defence Secretary has announced. Forty-four Royal Engineers will be sent to Al Asad airbase in Anbar province, western Iraq, Sir Michael Fallon has confirmed. The troops from 5 Armoured Engineer Squadron, 22 Engineer Regiment, in Tidworth will be in Iraq for six months to […]

The Zimbabwe National Army and Zimbabwe Republic Police say they are conducting a comprehensive investigation into clashes between some army members and police in Harare sometime this week. In a joint statement, the ZNA and ZRP assured Zimbabweans that they will take some action against those linked to the public melee, which left at least […]

When she joined the military straight from high school‚ Nandi Zama never thought she would make history by flying South African Air Force planes. On Friday the 31-year-old major touched down the military cargo plane C-130 at the Waterkloof Air Force base‚ as part of her evaluation and became the first black woman to qualify […]

The new plan by the U.S. to counter Islamic State in Syria and Iraq involves the deployment of 1,000 soldiers to Kuwait, a U.S. military official told VOA on Friday. The plan is awaiting final approval from the administration, but U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Bragg, […]

Tests were scheduled across India but those at Kamptee, Nagpur, Ahmednagar, Ahmedabad, Goa and Kirkee have now been delayed. More than 300 candidates are being questioned in connection with the leak, officials said. In addition, 18 other people have been arrested in Maharashtra and Goa states. An internal investigation has been ordered, army officials say. […]