WAR REPORT

News About Wars On Planet Earth

7,563 articles

Israel says no tanks for women soldiers: reports
May 18, 2015 (AFP)
The Israeli army, which is distinguished by its strong integration of women in combat units, has decided not to let them serve in tanks, media reports said on M...
Turkey says it shoots down 'Syrian helicopter'
May 16, 2015 (AFP)
Turkish fighter jets on Saturday shot down a Syrian helicopter that crossed into Turkey's airspace in the south of the country, the government and army said. Th...
Myanmar extends martial law in war-torn northern region
May 15, 2015 (AFP)
Myanmar extended a state of emergency in a conflict wracked northern region near China Friday, with the defence minister arguing that continued military control...
Moshe Yaalon: Israel's hardline defence minister keeps office
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
Teaming up for another term with reelected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon has held onto his powerful post after two y...
Fear and confusion follows night of violence in Burundi
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
Residents of Bujumbura cowered at home as rival armed troops were out in force in the city's streets on Thursday, the day after an attempted coup plunged Burund...
Aid flows in Yemen as ceasefire takes hold
May 13, 2015 (AFP)
Aid agencies began delivering help to desperate civilians in Yemen on Wednesday as a five-day ceasefire took hold after nearly seven weeks of Saudi-led air stri...
Israel army official warns of heightened conflict threat
May 13, 2015 (AFP)
A senior Israeli military intelligence official warned Wednesday of a heightened threat of conflict on Israel's borders in the next two years as a result of "es...
Yemen capital hit again ahead five-day ceasefire
May 12, 2015 (AFP)
A Saudi-set humanitarian truce was due to begin in Yemen late Tuesday, even as a military coalition led by the kingdom carried out new air strikes on the capita...
Syria opposition coalition turns down talks with UN envoy
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Syria's key opposition National Coalition will not take part in talks with the UN's peace envoy, instead delivering him a letter stating their position, a membe...
Saudi King Salman skips Obama summit
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Newly crowned Saudi King Salman has refused an invitation to attend a landmark summit hosted by President Barack Obama, amid angst over US-Iran nuclear negotiat...
72 dead as Syria army battles to free loyalists: monitor
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
At least 72 fighters were killed in a single day as the Syrian army battled to relieve some 250 besieged regime loyalists under rebel assault, a monitoring grou...
Yemen truce efforts gather pace as rebel heartland hit
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Yemen ceasefire efforts gathered pace Sunday after more than six weeks of Saudi-led air strikes, with rebels saying they would respond "positively" and their al...
Yemen rebels say coalition jet downed as raids heat up
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Yemeni rebels said on Monday they shot down a fighter jet as Saudi-led coalition air strikes intensified a day ahead of a hoped-for five-day humanitarian truce....
Syria army pushes towards Jisr al-Shughur seeking morale boost
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Stung by recent losses, Syria's regime is making a concerted push to reach besieged forces trapped in the rebel-held town of Jisr al-Shughur, hoping to give sup...
Nato head Stoltenberg urges 'restraint' in Macedonia crisis
May 10, 2015 (AFP)
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday urged restraint by all parties involved in deadly clashes in Macedonia as violence erupted for a second day leaving at leas...
Yemen rebel allies accept Saudi ceasefire offer
May 10, 2015 (AFP)
Renegade Yemeni troops who helped Shiite rebels to seize much of the country said Sunday that they had accepted a Saudi proposal for a ceasefire after more than...
Syrian troops battle to free trapped forces: monitor
May 09, 2015 (AFP)
Syrian government forces advanced Saturday towards the rebel-held town of Jisr al-Shughur, where around 250 regime force members and their families are trapped ...
Saudi proposes five-day Yemen ceasefire
May 07, 2015 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia on Thursday proposed a five-day humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen after weeks of air strikes and clashes, with top US diplomat John Kerry urging Iran...
Japan academics call on Tokyo to face history
May 07, 2015 (AFP)
A group of nearly 200 academics, including Pulitzer Prize winners, has published an open letter calling on Japan to face up to its World War II crimes, includin...
Syria's Assad says losing battles doesn't mean war is lost
May 06, 2015 (AFP)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that setbacks are a normal part of war and do not mean the conflict is lost, in his first comments after several...
Buy Advertising About Us Editorial & Other Enquiries Privacy statement
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, is Copyright 1995-2026 Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principles for news reporting and research purposes.