3 Israeli soldiers killed near Egypt border

Three Israeli soldiers have been killed by an Egyptian security officer in exchanges of fire on the Israeli side of the border. The armed forces of both countries say they are jointly investigating the unusual incident. Egypt says its officer…

Sudan turmoil: Egyptian military says troops captured by RSF returned home

The Egyptian army said on Thursday that three flights carrying its troops that were captured by Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces last week have returned to Cairo from Sudan. The announcement confirmed an earlier statement by the Sudanese Armed Forces…

Wallace praises ‘‘dedication’’ of Ukrainian soldiers training on British tanks

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has praised the “dedication and determination” of Ukrainian soldiers being trained to operate British Challenger 2 tanks donated for the war against Russia. The Secretary of State, who is a former soldier himself, met the troops…

Man defiles 7 year old girl, Court jails 2 for vandalism and more

What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Man, 47, allegedly defiles 7-year-old girl (Punch) An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a…

Soldiers arrest 116 suspects during operation in Lagos

No fewer than 116 suspects were arrested on Monday when soldiers of the 9 Brigade, Nigerian Army, invaded criminal hideouts in the under-bridge area of Oshodi, among other areas in Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that during the raid, the…

Ukraine denies Russian claim it killed 600 soldiers

Ukraine has labelled as “propaganda” a Russian claim that it killed hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers in an attack. Moscow claimed, without providing any evidence, that a “mass missile strike” in the eastern city of Kramatorsk had killed more than 600…

Insp Monday Orukpe, allegedly assaulted by soldiers died of multiple injuries- Autopsy reports

Two autopsies carried out on late police Insp Monday Orukpe of the police command in Lagos State have revealed that the officer died of assault, multiple injuries and blunt force trauma. The autopsies were conducted by the Lagos State University…

Burkina Faso ambush kills 13 soldiers: security sources

Suspected jihadists have ambushed and killed 13 soldiers in Burkina Faso’s eastern province, security sources told AFP on Sunday, in the latest violence to shake the insurgency-torn west African nation. Four members of the defense forces were also wounded in…

Syria: Bus blast near Damascus leaves many soldiers dead

Eighteen soldiers were killed and 20 wounded when an explosive device detonated on a military bus in the Damascus countryside on Thursday, local outlet Sham FM reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group that counts casualties…

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Dozens dead in overnight clashes

Dozens of soldiers have been killed in fighting between neighbouring countries Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said 49 of its soldiers died in overnight clashes. The two countries have fought two wars and seen regular smaller clashes…

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