Why the military need to know about sexual violence in conflict
...the community and prevents any stabilisation process – even after the likes of Boko Haram or Daesh have disappeared. The violent treatment of women and some men, at the hands...
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Defence in the Media: 10 December 2015
...of Lancasters Regiment (2 LANCS) helping the emergency services making sure the locals are all accounted for. Follow us on Twitter and don’t forget to sign up for email alerts....
Defence in the Media: 4 December 2015
Making the news today, British Tornado aircraft have again operated over Syria and Iraq after taking off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus overnight. Strikes against Daesh Several of today’s front...
Preventing civilian casualties and coordinating strike action – what you need to know:
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A pair of Tornado GR4 aircraft from Royal Air Force Marham Following the vote in the House of Commons last night, the Royal Air Force has flown its first offensive...
Defence Secretary and General Messenger on air strikes in Syria
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...prevent ISIL expanding further in Syria; they can relieve the pressure on opposition forces; and they can enhance the prospect of political negotiations leading to a new and more secure...
Defence in the Media: 29 November 2015
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...he steps up efforts to win MP’s backing for air strikes against ISIL fighters in Syria. SYRIA Earlier today, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon appeared on Sunday’s BBC One current affairs...
Putting an end to gender-based violence in conflict
...police and civilian instructors in Kenya and neighbouring countries. The team has been helping train regional armies such as Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Burundi for peace support operations for the...
British Forces rescue cruise passenger injured in South Atlantic
...Sergei Vavilov was visiting South Georgia, 800 nautical miles to the east of the Falklands, when the man was bitten by what is thought to have been a fur seal...
Defence in the Media: 23 November 2015
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...Prime Minister writes about the SDSR and says the UK will defeat terrorism and the poisonous ideology that fuels it. Speaking about the review on BBC 4’s Today Programme this...
Defence in the Media: 21 November 2015
...danger of attack. ISIL UN resolution/vote Bulletins and online reports this morning (including BBC and BBC R4 Today) say that the French-drafted UN resolution passed unanimously last night sent a...