Defence in the media: 16 August 2015

...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...
...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...
...attempt to tackle home-grown terrorism. Media outlets report that this is a clear warning to British citizens considering joining ISIL and that extremists who fled to the Middle East have...
...black Britons who lived in the UK to West Indians and Caribbeans who travelled to the UK to support the fight for freedom. Estimates vary, but approximately 16,000 men from...
...Times leader argues that President Obama must take blame for a policy of disengagement which it argues has contributed to a political vacuum in the Middle East and conflicts in...
...promoting, protecting and restoring soldiers’ health. Colonel David Bates Here, Col Bates, the senior nurse in the Army in his role as Director of Army Nursing Services and Assistant Director...
...the first part of our meeting this morning focused on operations where in the Middle East we’re degrading ISIL, reducing the territory they hold, conducting strikes, and training moderate forces....