Defence in the media: 14 October 2015
Broadcasters today are reporting that the US and Russia are to hold new talks on air safety in Syria, while there is other coverage of both the MH17 crash report...
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Defence in the Media: 13 October 2015
It’s reported on broadcast outlets today that Amnesty International has accused Kurdish fighters in Iraq of crimes relating to the alleged displacement of Arab citizens and the demolition of homes.
Defence in the Media: 12 October 2015
...House of Commons today on the ‘Protection of Civilians in Syria.’ Writing in today’s Financial Times Philippe Sands of University College London writes that we need a Syria strategy, not...
Defence in the media: 11 October 2015
Broadcasters today are prominently highlighting the news that a convoy of UK military vehicles has been attacked while on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan blast It is being widely reported...
Defence in the media: 10 October 2015
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Stories running prominently today include the news that two explosions at a peace rally in the Turkish capital of Ankara have killed at least 86 people, according to the interior...
Mental health and the military
...of Health has commissioned 50 extra mental health professionals in England to provide services to veterans. A free, dedicated, 24 hour support line for former and Serving personnel, their families...
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon hosts US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
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...alma mater, which we will both be visiting later today. But we can do more, so second we need to work smarter, drawing on each other’s expertise to become stronger...
Defence in the media: 9 October 2015
...on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. A team of Royal Navy clearance divers have taken part in NATO Exercise Northern Challenge in Keflavik, Iceland....
Decorated First World War soldier buried almost 100 years after he was killed
...memorial service. Sgt Blakey’s surviving family members were traced by the MOD’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) and were able to attend the service. His great granddaughter Jackie Coleman...
Defence in the media: 8 October 2015
In today’s defence news there is significant coverage of today’s NATO Defence Ministerial meeting, where the Defence Secretary has announced that the UK will make a long-term troop commitment to...