Defence in the media: 26 July 2015

...forces inside Libya. Ahead of his trip to South East Asia, the Prime Minister has argued that ISIL will only be thwarted if countries unite against 'one of the biggest...
...forces inside Libya. Ahead of his trip to South East Asia, the Prime Minister has argued that ISIL will only be thwarted if countries unite against 'one of the biggest...
...around 100 Afghan police officers were captured by the Taliban in Badakhshan in the north east of the country, as the insurgents took their biggest base since Afghan forces took...
...decision-makers over those of bereaved families. The Daily Telegraph, The Times, and Daily Mirror also report the story, citing disagreements between Sir John Chilcot and Sir Jeremy Heywood over the...
...at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, organised by the National Far East Prisoners of War (FEPOW) Fellowship Remembrance Association. This afternoon, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The...
...Burma. Countess Mountbatten of Burma, whose father Lord Mountbatten was the Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, wrote a special VJ Day message which was read out to those in...
This morning’s defence-related broadcast headlines include the BBC reporting across Breakfast and BBC R4 Today that 18 Hurricanes and six Spitfires will fly over south-east England later today to mark...
...absurdity of us not being able to strike against ISIL in Iraq, but not being able to strike ISIL’s command and control centres in North-eastern Syria, and the… JN: If...
...is increasingly convinced that Russia is planning direct military intervention, sending air and ground troops to fight for Assad in a move that would risk an East-West confrontation. There are...
...about all the UK Government is doing to support interpreters here. Russia influence The Times reports that a Russian-led coup inside east Ukraine's rebel leadership saw Russian security forces kidnap...
Prominent in the media this morning are reports that four British jihadis are to face global travel bans and asset freezes and the apparent disagreement between President Obama and Vladimir...