Of note for Defence today, broadcast outlets including the BBC are reporting this morning that the US and Russia’s foreign ministers have agreed to hold detailed talks over co-ordination and deconfliction of missions over Syria.
BBC R4's Today Programme as well as print outlets including The Times, Sun, Guardian, Independent, Daily Mail, Express and Daily Telegraph all carry reports which focus on the details of yesterday’s air strikes in Syria.
Kunduz, Afghanistan
BBC R4's Today, BBC online and Sky News report that Afghan officials have said that government forces have re-taken Kunduz after fierce fighting with the Taliban in recent days. Last night there were changing reports on the situation on the BBC website, but on social media channels there are videos of the Taliban flag being taken down and replaced by an Afghan flag in the centre of the city.
Bassingbourn
The Daily Mail, BBC, Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, Sun and Daily Mirror report that three Libyan soldiers convicted of sexual assaults in Cambridge while based at Bassingbourn barracks have claimed legal asylum, on the grounds that they would face persecution if they were deported back to Libya. The Home Office statement is as follows:
We will seek to remove any foreign national offender who receives a custodial sentence for a criminal offence.
Trident
A number of papers, including the Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and Daily Express, along with various online channels including BBC online, focus on the subject of Trident renewal.
An all female British Army team of four to six women will attempt to cross the Antarctic land mass in 2017 under their own power. The exercise is extremely challenging and will provide a unique opportunity for those selected to travel to the South Pole. If successful, it will be the first all female military team crossing of the Antarctic Landmass under their own power. Photo: Corporal Max Bryan, Army Photographer
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