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Collection of defence ministry news, found 173 news.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan blast

A British soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Afghanistan, the defence ministry ...

33 killed in fighting between Yemen army, Qaeda

Thirty-three people, including six soldiers, were killed in Saturday clashes between Al-Qaeda and the army in southern ...

First South Korean war dead returned from North

The remains of 12 South Korean soldiers killed in North Korea during the 1950-53 war were brought home Friday -- the ...

Obama aide in Yemen in anti-Al Qaeda drive

A senior aide to Barack Obama flew into Yemen on Sunday to meet the leader of a country battling with al Qaeda ...

Yemen army kills 8 Qaeda militants: defence ministry

Yemeni soldiers killed eight Al-Qaeda militants as they tried to attack an army post in the southern province of Abyan ...

16 Qaeda suspects killed in Yemen: ministry

At least sixteen suspected Al-Qaeda operatives have been killed in Yemen in ongoing battles between the army and ...

17 Qaeda militants killed in Yemen air raid: ministry

Seventeen suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed in an air raid that struck one of their hideouts in the southern ...

Yemen air strikes kill 6 Qaeda militants: ministry

An air strike on an Al-Qaeda position near the southern Yemeni town of Loder killed six militants on Wednesday, the ...

Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hr Kabul attack ends

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that a coordinated Taliban attack showed a "failure" by Afghan ...

Children killed in restive Yemen south

Three children were among four people killed on Sunday in Yemen`s restive east and south by suspected Al-Qaeda ...

RI concerned about N Korea`s rocket launch

Indonesia through a press statement released by the Foreign Affairs Ministry on Friday expresses concern about North ...

N. Korea launches rocket: defence ministry

North Korea on Friday launched a long-range rocket, South Korea`s defence ministry and US officials said, with Japan ...

Yemen air force, troops kill 62 militants

Yemen`s air force and ground troops killed at least 62 suspected al Qaeda-linked fighters on Wednesday, officials and ...

PTDI to supply six ec725 choppers to air force

State-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) will supply six EC725 combat search and rescue helicopters ...

60 dead in Qaeda assault in Yemen

At least 60 people were killed on Monday when Al-Qaeda militants raided a barracks, the latest in a spate of attacks ...