NATO troups (soldiers)

Molotov cocktails were hurled at armored vehicles and NATO troops wore riot gear as part of an training exercise near Kosovo's capital, Pristina. NATO soldiers in yellow shirts played the part of protesters in the April 27 mock riot. The exercise wrapped up two days of training for a new rotation of troops who ...

NATO has deployed multinational units to Eastern Europe, and the US Army has been looking to boost its armor for more rotational deployments. Armored units on the continent are also expanding their training repertoire. Soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, from the 1st Infantry Division, ...

The Pentagon has started briefing the families of four soldiers killed in an ambush in Niger last October, and the military acknowledges a series of ... JENS STOLTENBERG: He was able to address the North Atlantic Council, the foreign ministers of NATO just 12 hours and 34 minutes after his confirmation.

Since 2017, NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup (EFP) consisting of 1,200 soldiers has been deployed in the village. Troops from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, Croatia, and France are attached to Lithuanian Army's Iron Wolf Brigade, which is based here.

The pro-Russian ''news'' portal rusvesna.su recently wrote an article claiming that a group of NATO soldiers were involved in the training of Ukrainian saboteurs. The portal claims that the saboteurs operate in the Donbas region of the country causing ''harm to national security and citizens''. The portal also ...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday a fight between the U.S. and Russia in Syria produced scores of casualties, apparently referring to a Pentagon-led strike on pro-Syrian government fighters in February. Speaking at a press conference alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump ...

US-led NATO soldiers train Afghan security forces but hurdles remain. 10 hours ago. What would you like to learn more about? Topics. Afghanistan · NATO · Taliban · Afghanistan · United States. Related. NATO reviewing calls for "thousands" more troops in Afghanistan · At least eight Afghan guards killed by gunmen near ...

On the eve of the visit, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Petr Pavel told UNIAN this time military representatives of the Alliance would visit ... the needs of both NATO and Ukraine, and deepening understanding on both sides: for NATO – to understand the state of Ukrainian troops on the ground, ...

You are also the main member of the NATO Trust Fund for medical rehabilitation of the Ukrainian military," the commander of the NATO Armed Forces in Europe said. As known, since 2015, the NATO Trust Fund has provided medical rehabilitation for more than 500 Ukrainian soldiers wounded in the war ...

According to NATO's website, the VJTF comprises a multinational 5,000-troop brigade with up to five battalions, supported by air, maritime and special forces. "Only fully ... On March 18, Turkish-backed troops liberated Afrin town center, which had been a major hideout for the YPG/PKK since 2012. He said ...

A brigade of seasoned American soldiers has arrived in Afghanistan in recent days on a much-trumpeted mission to offer a new type of training – as well as ... Up until the end of 2014, NATO troops provided most of the security in Afghanistan, but in 2015, after the drawdown of Western forces, Afghan troops ...

Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos has told NATO defence ministers at a meeting in Brussels the arrest of two Greek soldiers who crossed the border into Turkey was also a problem for the European Union and NATO, Greek newspaper Kathimerini said. “Turkey is a member of NATO and an ally of ...

After foreign troop withdrawal timeline urged by parliament, NATO's leader says PM Ababi gave greenlight to stay. ... to all countries which have supported Iraq in its fight against Daesh [ISIL] and calls for the government to draw up a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops," it said in a statement.

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban staged three attacks in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 20 Afghan soldiers as a high-level NATO delegation was visiting the country to discuss the peace process. The insurgents have been striking checkpoints and small outposts at night in the turbulent ...

As many as 12,000 German soldiers are to take part in exercises on the eastern and northern flanks of NATO. Last year, the number of German soldiers participating in the drills was three times less. In 2018, NATO is going to hold one of its largest exercises with up to 40,000 military personnel participating.

STUTTGART, Germany — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged allies to boost their defense spending while also seeking more commitments for the war in Afghanistan, where NATO remains short on pledges for more troop contributions. “In Afghanistan, we are committed to filling critical shortfalls in our staff ...

BRIT troops have been battling it out in winter World War 3 games in Estonia aimed at keeping invading Russian forces at bay. Spanning nine days, Exercise Winter Camp saw more than 100 soldiers from A Company of the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh practising their war fighting skills on NATO'S front ...

The Moldovan Commander-in-Chief believes that for the neutrality of Moldova it is unacceptable for the soldiers of the National Army to participate in consolidated units, especially with NATO member countries. "Therefore, signing some incomprehensible agreements on establishing joint paramilitary ...

... to their highly controversial patrols that have now pitted NATO allies against each other. An hour before Funk arrived, the nearby Kurdish checkpoint was harassed by Syrian rebel gunfire -- something that happens several times a week. "Any time our soldiers are threatened, that worries me," Funk said.

Named Operation Trident Juncture, the exercise will take place primarily in Norway, with smaller exercises in Finland, Iceland and Sweden. A total of 35,000 soldiers will participate. Nato carries out a major exercise of this kind every three years, with the most recent taking place in Portugal, Spain and Italy ...

Boskovic also announced that his country is planning to increase its troop presence in Afghanistan, where Montenegro currently has 18 soldiers participating in Operation Resolute Support, a NATO-led training and advisory mission with more than 13,000 soldiers. The mission has been engaged in ...