Defence in the media: 5 February 2016

...Mirror and Daily Express report that Saudi Arabia has said it is ready to send ground troops to Syria to fight Daesh, provided the US-led coalition agrees with the move....
...Mirror and Daily Express report that Saudi Arabia has said it is ready to send ground troops to Syria to fight Daesh, provided the US-led coalition agrees with the move....
...the US-led raids against Daesh in summer last year. Separately, the paper carries a comment piece by Con Coughlin which looks at the UK’s fight against Daesh, suggesting Saudi Arabia...
...France, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UK and USA called on Russia to immediately cease its attacks on the Syrian opposition and civilians, and to focus its efforts on fighting...
...risks triggering an arms race in the Middle East. It is reported that there is some concern from Israel and Saudi Arabia that the deal effectively gives Iran a green...
...airstrike hitting a funeral hall in the Yemeni capital Sana’a yesterday. The scenes from the site are shocking. I am raising my concerns with the Saudi Ambassador to London today...
...agreed nuclear deal is implemented successfully. Yemen The Independent writes that the UK is helping to arm Saudi planes attacking rebel targets in Yemen as an Oxfam report says that...
...SAUDI TRAINING The Guardian runs a short article which claims senior military officers are providing training to Saudi forces despite airstrikes on Yemen provoking outcry over civilian casualties. The piece...
Of note in Defence news today is reporting on the new inquest into the death of Private Cheryl James, and coverage of the new £201m contract to develop Britain's new...
...ships that simply said: "Winston is back"; and it was here, during World War Two, that Ian Fleming liaised with the code breakers of Bletchley Park while devising some of...
...to succeed into our Armed Forces. Last year I honoured their memory by laying a wreath at India Gate. This year, 70 years from World War 2 we remember the...