Tag: Troops

Sudan to send more troops to Darfur after deadly attacks

Sudan to send more troops to Darfur after deadly attacks

Jul 27, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sudanese government is sending more troops to the restive Darfur region, following a spike in ... Read More

Azerbaijan general among troops killed in Armenia border clash

Azerbaijan general among troops killed in Armenia border clash

Jul 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Azerbaijan says one of its generals and five other officers have been killed in a third ... Read More

George Floyd death: Trump vows to send in troops to end unrest

George Floyd death: Trump vows to send in troops to end unrest

Jun 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Donald Trump has threatened to send in the military to quell growing civil unrest ... Read More

Mali: Militants on motorbikes kill 20 troops, officials say

Mali: Militants on motorbikes kill 20 troops, officials say

Jan 27, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Mali) - Twenty members of the security forces have been killed in Mali by suspected Islamist militants, officials ... Read More

Libya conflict: Turkey sends troops to shore up UN-backed government

Libya conflict: Turkey sends troops to shore up UN-backed government

Jan 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said troops have begun moving into Libya after parliament approved the ... Read More

Australia fires: Troops called to tackle fires

Australia fires: Troops called to tackle fires

Jan 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS |AUSTRALIA) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced 3,000 reserve troops will be deployed to help tackle raging ... Read More

UAE troops return from Aden, handover to Saudi and Yemeni forces

UAE troops return from Aden, handover to Saudi and Yemeni forces

Oct 31, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - UAE troops have ended their mission in Aden and transferred military control to Saudi and Yemeni ... Read More

US troops leaving Syria will go to Iraq, says Pentagon chief

US troops leaving Syria will go to Iraq, says Pentagon chief

Oct 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All US troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to be relocated to western Iraq, Secretary ... Read More

Saudi Arabia oil attacks: US to send troops to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia oil attacks: US to send troops to Saudi Arabia

Sep 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US has announced plans to send forces to Saudi Arabia in the wake of attacks ... Read More

UAE, US, UK, France and Italy welcome UN-backed truce in Libya

UAE, US, UK, France and Italy welcome UN-backed truce in Libya

Aug 13, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -UAE, UK, US, France and Italy welcomed the UN-backed truce in Libya on the occasion of Eid Al Adha ... Read More

US to send 1,500 extra troops to Middle East amid tensions

US to send 1,500 extra troops to Middle East amid tensions

May 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The US is to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East to counter the "ongoing threat posed by ... Read More