Recent Posts

US Defence Secretary says defeating IS could take more than 3 years

US Defence Secretary and Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said on Wednesday that the fight against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group may take longer than the three year timeline stipulated in President Barack Obama’s force authorisation request. “I cannot tell you that our campaign to defeat ISIL (IS) would be …

Read More »

Poroshenko: most of heavy weapons have been withdrawn

Both sides in the conflict in eastern Ukraine have withdrawn most of their heavy weapons from the frontline, says Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. In an interview with state television on Monday evening Poroshenko said government forces had “withdrawn the lion’s share of multiple launch rocket systems and heavy artillery”. “We …

Read More »

NATO Chief accuses Russia of continuing to arm separatists in Ukraine

NATO Secretary GeneralJens Stoltenberg has accused Russia of continuing to arm and train separatist forces in eastern Ukraine. His comments on Wednesday at the NATO headquarter in Brussels came a day after NATO warships began exercises in the Black Sea.

Read More »