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Saudi Arabia says it does not need Turkish army base

AFP Jun 17, 2017

Saudi Arabia said Saturday a Turkish military base similar to that built in neighbouring Qatar would not be welcome in the kingdom, insisting it is “not needed”. The statement came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly…

One dead after gunman attack Indian army camp in held-Kashmir

Web Desk Oct 3, 2016

SRINAGAR: One Indian paramilitary trooper was killed and another injured when unknown gunmen opened fired at a military camp in Baramulla area of Indian-held Kashmir late on Sunday. According to AFP, one Border Security Force (BSF) trooper…

Militants seize army base in Mali: deputy mayor

Reuters Jul 19, 2016

BAMAKO: Militants attacked and seized control of an army base in the central Malian town of Nampala on Tuesday, the deputy mayor of a nearby town said.

Russia deploys troops westward as standoff with NATO deepens

Reuters Jun 7, 2016

MOSCOW: Russia is building an army base near its border with Ukraine, the latest in a chain of new military sites along what the Kremlin sees as its frontline in a growing confrontation with NATO.

Tunisian soldier shot dead after killing seven in army base shooting spree

Web Desk May 25, 2015

TUNIS: A Tunisian soldier opened fire at a military base in the capital on Monday, killing seven colleagues and wounding 10 others before being shot dead himself, according to the army which said the shooter had "family problems".

Islamic State seizes Iraqi army base, PM to send in Shi’ite fighters

Web Desk May 17, 2015

BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants drove security forces from a key military base in western Iraq on Sunday and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi authorized the deployment of Shi'ite paramilitaries to wrest back control of the mainly Sunni…

Islamist rebels capture army base in Syria’s Idlib province

Kashif Imran Apr 27, 2015

AMMAN: A coalition of Islamist rebels seized an army base in northwestern Syria at dawn on Monday after a suicide bomber from al Qaeda's Nusra Front drove a truck packed with explosives into the compound and blew it up.