Defence in the media: 13 August 2015
...legal action against Sir John Chilcot over the significant delays in the publication of the inquiry’s findings on the decision to enter the war. And as A-Level result are out...
...legal action against Sir John Chilcot over the significant delays in the publication of the inquiry’s findings on the decision to enter the war. And as A-Level result are out...
...for the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues to be well-received and highly valued by troops and commanders in the east of the country. Since March, 13 UK training teams have deployed...
The BBC Today Programme and 5Live bulletins lead with the Defence Secretary’s announcement that the UK is to extend air strikes against ISIL by a year, to March 2017.
Outlets this morning cover a variety of stories with the Pentagon’s news that a US airstrike in Syria has killed Muhsin al-Fadhli, a key figure in the Khorasan Group being the main item of interest to Defence.
...specific threat to British people. He also said that defeating ISIL will be an "essential" part of overcoming terrorism and that doing so will require troops on the ground -...
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Yesterday’s budget saw two very significant pledges by this government on defence. Firstly, the Chancellor announced that defence spending will rise each year until 2020/21.
...They write that Parliament previously voted against such strikes but they could vote again if necessary. Some report that there is “no legal bar” to block Britain from attacking Syria...
Splashing across all of this morning's papers is the news of multiple terror attacks carried out in Tunisia, France and Kuwait, as Islamist fanatics appear to respond to the ISIL's calls for a wave of violence against foreign enemies during Ramadam.
Items of interest to Defence in today’s news include promotion of tonight’s Panorama programme on reporter Tom Martienssen’s experience after being trapped with a team of British Army Gukhas halfway up Mount Everest when the earthquake hit in April.