Military
Lt. Gen. Constantin Popov Nominated for Bulgarian Chief of Defence
Bulgaria's Defence Council has nominated Lieutenant General Constantin Popov as new Chief of Defence, replacing Vice Admiral Rumen Nikolov.
Turkey, US seek to intensify anti-ISIL fight
In the light of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's recent visit to Turkey, the two allies will intensify their dialogue on how to best continue the joint fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as well as efforts to seal the final part of the Turkish-Syrian border.
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Syria army seizes key rebel-held town in Latakia: State TV
Syrian regime forces on Jan. 24 overran the last major rebel-held town in the coastal Latakia province, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, state television reported.
Citing a military source, state television said Syria's "armed forces, in coordination with the popular defence (militia), seized control of the town of Rabia."
Iraqi PM asks Turkey to pull out troops
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has appealed to Turkey to pull its troops out of Iraqi territory and instead provide training and equipment to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), one day after he held a meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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U.S. to send ground troops to Syria and Iraq
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday that U.S. will use “boots on the ground” to take back the cities Mosul and Raqqa and fight ISIS militants.
“We need to destroy them in those two places, and I’d like to get on with that as soon as possible,” Mr. Carter, speaking from Davos, Switzerland, said in an interview on CNBC.
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US gives troops broader order to strike ISIL in Afghanistan
U.S. military commanders have been given the authority to target the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Jan. 21, the first such order beyond Iraq and Syria, where the militants control parts of both countries.
Biden, Abadi discuss Turkish troop issue: White House
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged continued dialogue between Iraq and Turkey to resolve concerns over Turkey's presence at a training camp in the Bashiqa region in northern Iraq, during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Jan. 21.
Turkey 'can do more' in anti-ISIL fight: Carter
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Turkey "can do more" in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, particularly by tightening its border to stop the flow of resources and foreign fighters.
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Albania Offers Protection to Army Intelligence Staff
Albania's government is for the first time to grant special protection to employees and others working with the Defence Intelligence and Security agency, AISM, which is part of the Ministry of Defence.
UN: Nearly 19,000 civilians killed in Iraq in under 2 years
At least 18,802 civilians were killed and another 36,245 were wounded in Iraq between the start of 2014 and Oct. 31 of last year as Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), according to a U.N. report released on Jan 19.