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EDUCATION REPORT - Foreign Student Series #20: Military Colleges By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, January 13, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Education Report. Our Foreign Stud
Communications Minister Idrissa Cherif says Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has gone to Morocco for a 'check-up' after being shot late Thursday by soldiers at a military camp in downtown Conakry. Scott Stearns | Dakar 04 December 2009 Guinea's military r
By Ricci Shryock Dakar 29 September 2009 Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, attends a meeting at Camp Alpha Yaya Diallo military camp in Conakry, Guinea (File) Guinea's military ruler is trying to distance himself from Monday's killing of at least 150 opp
By Sean Maroney Islamabad 30 October 2009 Pakistani troops fighting militants along the Afghan border have seized passports that may be linked to suspects involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. The discovery came
Aircraft of a Western-led coalition struck military positions in Libya for a sixth day Thursday, as pro and anti-government forces fought on the ground in the east and west of the country. French fighter jets shot down a Libyan government warplane ov
Mutual distrust between Afghanistan and Pakistan has hampered efforts to combat terrorism along their common border. That has led to calls for joint patrols, along with international troops. While that has yet to happen, Afghan and Pakistani soldier
By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 February 2006 Camp Six under construction at Guantanamo Bay A report issued by the UN's Human Rights Commission on Thursday called for the closing of the U.S. military detenti
By Cindy Saine Washington 10 August 2007 In Iraq Friday, a car bomb killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more in the northern Kurdish city of Kirkuk. But U.S. military officials are praising the performance of Iraqi security forces in Bagh
By Selah Hennessy Goma 12 December 2007 Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have won a series of military victories against army forces. Some rebels are now perched on a hill overlooking a densely populated town only 30 kilometers from the reg
IN THE NEWS - US, Australia Expand Military Cooperation This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, Barack Obama became the fourth American president to speak to Australias parliament. Mr. Obama noted the strong ties between the two countr
By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 January 2007 A U.S. military official has confirmed to VOA that U.S. military forces made a second air strike on al-Qaida targets in Somalia this week. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. AC-130 (File photo) The offic
A military-led group in Guinea says it has taken power, following the death of long-time President Lansana Conte. But the civilian government in Conakry says it is still in charge. Mutinous soldiers in Guinea say they have dissolved the government a
The Philippine military has gained an upper hand over militants fighting for an Islamic homeland in the country's south. While not a definitive victory over the insurgents and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, MILF, the Philippine military's latest
US Military Pilot Training Emphasizes Drone Warfare Holloman has long been the testing ground for cutting edge warplanes. These days, German training jets are the few manned aircraft to be seen here. The skies at Holloman are now ruled by remotely-pi
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 23 February 2008 Turkish military officials say seven soldiers and at least 79 Kurdish rebels have been killed since a Turkish ground offensive into northern Iraq began late Thursday. The rebels dispute the claim saying 22 so
Voters in US Heartland Wary of Military Action in Syria GREENTOWN, INDIANA As President Barack Obama seeks authorization from Congress for U.S. military strikes on Syria, voters in the U.S. are expressing concerns about another engagement in the Midd
The U.S. military is about to begin construction on a new state-of-the-art medical facility in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports President Bush officiated at the official ground-breaking ceremony. The Army is shutting down it
By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 15 October 2007 Suspected Shi'ite militiamen fired mortars at two military bases and shot at a Polish helicopter south of Baghdad, prompting clashes in fighting that left as many as five Iraqi civilians, including two chi
Moscow and Tbilisi are trading accusations over responsibility for what is described as an uprising at a military unit in Georgia. The crisis erupted on the eve of controversial NATO military exercises in the Caucasus republic, and ongoing oppositio
By Scott Stearns Dakar 01 October 2009 Guinea's military rulers are offering to form a government of national unity following Monday's killing of more than 157 opposition demonstrators. The offer is getting a cool response from opposition politician