Pakistan Army's new Chief takes over

In an inmpressive cceremony, the outgoing army chief of Pakistan Army General Raheel Sharif handed over the command baton to the incoming chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa today in Rawalpindi.

General Qamar Javed Bajwa has the distinction of commanding a brigade in Congo as part of the UN peace keeping mission and also commanded Pakistan's largest corps deployed along Pakistan India border and the line of control dividing the Indian held Kashmir and the Azad Kashmir.

General Qamar Javed Bajwa was earlier heading the training and evaluation branch of the GHQ.

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Banning British soldiers from training in Extreme Cold causes Amusement in local Norwegians

A file photo shows British soldiers training in snow conditions - and are being banned by health and safety rules from training at a military base in the Arctic circle - because it's too cold

British soldiers are being banned by health and safety rules from training at a Norwegian military base in the Arctic circle - because it's too cold.

This means that the British soldiers cannot join NATO counterparts in Porsanger, Norway.

Since temperatures can drop to -25C, but rules prevent soldiers from facing them.

Adherence to 'rules' has caused 'amusement' among locals, says a Norwegian officer. Locals at the Allied Training Centre in Porsanger in Norway said they were stunned that while Norwegian troops were out in -25C weather, the Brits were being kept in the warm because of the army rules.

Read more about it at: Mail Online
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Egypt army topples President Morsi

The Egyptian army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday after a week of bloodshed that killed nearly 50 people as millions took to the streets to demand an end to his turbulent single year of rule.

The announcement, made on state television by Mr Morsi's own defence minister, armed forces chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, drew a rapturous welcome from thousands of protesters who have camped out on the streets of Cairo for days.

General Sisi laid out details of the roadmap for a political transition, saying the Islamist-drafted constitution would be frozen and presidential elections held early, without specifying when.

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Rohingya Muslims "persecuted" after Myanmar crackdown

Myanmar security forces killed, raped or carried out mass arrests of Rohingya Muslims after deadly sectarian riots in the northeast in June, a rights group said on Wednesday, adding the authorities had done little to prevent the initial unrest.

Aid workers were blocked and in some cases arrested, and Rohingyas bore the brunt of a government crackdown in Rakhine state after a week of arson and machete attack by both ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingyas, New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report.

Based on 57 interviews with Rakhines and Rohingyas, the report seeks to shed light on a conflict that exposed deep-rooted communal animosity and put the spotlight on promises by the civilian government in office since 2011 to protect human rights after decades of brutal army rule.

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Pakistan arrests French al Qaeda operative from Iranian border

Pakistan has captured a French national considered to be a prominent al Qaeda member with reported links to European jihadist groups, security forces said Wednesday, following a raid near the Iranian border.

Naamen Meziche was captured in a raid near the border with Iran, officials said, without specifying when this had happened. Western media reports have described Meziche as an al-Qaida operative with links to European jihadi groups believed to have been living until now in either Pakistan or Iran.

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Siachen Landslide: operation continues on day 6

Siachen landslide buries 138 under 80 feet of snow/rubble

As rescue efforts to recover the buried soldiers enter its sixth day in Gayari, Siachen, another priority point (Sixth Site) has been added to the search, adding to the already five identified points.

Currently there are 15 heavy machines including Dumpers, Dozers, Excavators and Loaders at the site.

At point one, the excavation has managed to reach 115 feet deep. Work is also expected to start on the 130 feet long horizontal tunnel with a diameter of three meters to attain access to the accommodation area.

Meanwhile at point two, excavation work has reached 100 feet deep.

A 450 meters long access track has been developed and improved by adding sub-grade to improve traction for wheeled excavation equipment on the avalanche to access the priority points.

Read more: The Express Tribune

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Army veteran shot landlady dead 'because he didn't kill anyone while serving in Afghanistan'

A former soldier who served in Afghanistan may have shot his landlady to experience what it was like to kill someone, a court was told Tuesday, 19 March 2012.

Aaron Wilkinson, who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress after his tour of duty, blasted mother-of-two Judith Garnett, 52, to death at point-blank range.

He had become ‘obsessed’ with his six months in Afghanistan, where he suffered a minor wound but ‘seemed disappointed at not having fired a shot’ there, jurors were told.

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Indian Army chief age row ends: It’s 1950

General VK Singh, Indian Army Chief

Army chief General VK Singh’s attempt to retain May 10, 1951, as his date of birth came crashing down as the Supreme Court (SC) upheld the government’s contention that his year of birth was recorded as 1950. The court said while it had complete faith in Gen Singh’s integrity, it would go by the government’s service records. In view of this, Gen Singh will have to retire on May 31 this year.

The three-hour session in the SC boiled down to the fact that Gen Singh, as a young student, had filled in 1950 as his birth year when he had applied for the National Defence Academy. The SC felt that since this led to a chain of documents at the “threshold” that recorded his birth year as 1950, little could be done at this stage.

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Chinese Soldiers Pass Around LIVE GRENADE In Military Training Exercise

Military training all around the world is really very hard and tough - it is the harsh discipline and round the clock physical and mental training that makes one army take an edge over the other. 

But when it comes to training with live burning ammunition, it really is hair raising and awful. Watch the video below, shared from YouTube, of Chinese a squad practicing with a live grenade. Remember, a grenade when primed and armed take about four seconds to explode. 

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Kim Jong-un named Army Commander

[ via BBC Asia ] 31 Dec

North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong-un, has been formally named supreme commander of the country's armed forces, state media said.

Kim Jong-un, who took over after the death of his father Kim Jong-il earlier this month, was appointed at a meeting on Friday, KCNA news agency said.

The move is seen as a clear sign that the young leader is fast consolidating power over North Korea.

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Egyptian protesters not impressed by army offer

Full Story: BBC Middle East 23 Nov

Despite assurances from the army for a speedier handover of the reins to the civilians, the protesters are not impressed and continue to occupy Cairo's Tahrir Square.

It may be added that Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi said presidential elections would be held by July 2012, mainly due to four days of violent clashes. The protesters in the square said the concession was not enough and have demanded the field marshal step down, reports BBC.

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Portugal Army Protest Against Cuts

Full Story: BBC Europe

Retired soldiers also joined in support of their comrades (Photo AFP)

In an usual move, a protest was staged by the members of the Portugal Army in capital Lisbon Saturday to protest against the cuts announced by the government to overcome financial crisis it is facing, like all other European countries.

At the army protest, there was anger at government proposals to decimate armed forces numbers and cut back wages and promotions, reports BBC

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