Tag: Military

Asia

Over 20,000 people flee as Myanmar’s military raids Sagaing region villages

  • By TN
  • April 21, 2023
FAW Jiefang CA-141 military truck of Myanmar Army
FAW Jiefang CA-141 military truck of Myanmar Army. Photo: TTL(Facebook). CC0 1.0.

More than 20,000 locals abandoned their villages in Sagaing region’s Khin-U township as Myanmar’s military intensified its offensive against local People’s Defense Forces. The offensive [Read More…]

Asia

China starts military drills near Taiwan after US visit, ‘encircled the island’

  • By TN
  • April 9, 2023
WZ-7 Chinese high-altitude reconnaissance drone.
WZ-7 high-altitude reconnaissance drone at Zhuhai Airshow in China. Photo: Infinty 0.

The Chinese military deployment comes amid renewed tensions between Washington and Beijing. Chinese military experts consider these exercises a simulated blockade in a “stark warning”.

News

6000 US Soldiers, Largest Number In a Decade, To Attend Cobra Gold 2023 in Eastern Thailand Starting from the End of February

  • By TN
  • February 15, 2023
Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, and the Royal Thai Army conduct a dismounted patrol during counter-IED training Jan. 30, 2019, at Camp Nimman Kolayut, Thailand
Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, and the Royal Thai Army conduct a dismounted patrol during counter-IED training Jan. 30, 2019, at Camp Nimman Kolayut, Thailand. Photo By: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Northrup.

Thailand is set to host the two-week-long war games of Cobra Gold 2023, starting on February 27th, with over 7,000 military personnel from 30 countries, [Read More…]

Asia

South Korea deploys military aircraft due to Chinese and Russian fighters entering its air defense zone

  • By TN
  • November 30, 2022
Russian fighter formation. Russian Air Force 100th Anniversary Airshow. Zhukovsky, Russia
Russian fighter formation. Russian Air Force 100th Anniversary Airshow. Zhukovsky, Russia. Photo: Alan Wilson.

South Korea has deployed military aircraft Wednesday in response to the entry of several Chinese and Russian aircraft into its air defense zone. The South Korean [Read More…]

Asia

Putin announces ‘partial mobilization’ of Russian citizens for Ukraine war

  • By TN
  • September 21, 2022
Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller
Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller. Photo: The Presidential Press and Information Office / kremlin.ru. CC BY 4.0.

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, announced on Wednesday a “partial mobilization” of the civilian population in the middle of the war in Ukraine, where [Read More…]