DefenceTalkForty children were among 51 people killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen, the Red Cross said Tuesday, after thousands protested at a mass funeral. Fifty-six children were also among the 79 people wounded in the Thursday strike on Saada province, a rebel stronghold that borders Saudi Arabia, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/yemen-bus-strike-killed-40-children-says-red-cross-71808/

DefenceTalkIsrael shot down a Syrian fighter jet with surface-to-air missiles Tuesday after the plane infiltrated airspace it controls, the military said, in a rare incident that could provoke tensions. Israel signalled that the plane’s infiltration may have been the result of internal fighting in Syria’s civil war, but stressed it would enforce the ceasefire lines […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-says-shoots-down-syrian-warplane-71758/

DefenceTalkIsrael’s strikes on Syria saw 28 planes take part in raids with a total of around 70 missiles fired, Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday. “28 Israeli F-15 and F-16 aircraft were used in the attack, which released around 60 air-to-ground missiles over various parts of Syria. Israel also fired more than 10 tactical ground-to-ground […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-strikes-used-28-planes-fired-70-missiles-russia-71672/

DefenceTalkAn ongoing review of air and artillery strikes found another 51 civilians were killed by the US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria, pushing the total toll to at least 786. In a statement Thursday, the coalition said that in September it completed an analysis of 127 reports of civilian deaths dating back to when international […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-led-strikes-claim-another-51-civilian-lives-coalition-70703/

DefenceTalkTurkey’s decision to send up to 3,000 troops to Qatar further cements their growing ties, but it virtually eliminates a possible role for Ankara to mediate between Qatar and the Gulf states that have decided to isolate it for alleged support of terrorism. Both countries have found themselves increasingly isolated Turkey for the increasing authoritarian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-agrees-to-send-up-to-3000-troops-to-qatar-70153/

DefenceTalkGermany’s defence minister on Sunday vowed zero tolerance for far-right extremists in the military amid a widening scandal over a soldier who allegedly plotted an attack which he planned to blame on refugees. “We can tolerate many things, but not political extremism, right-wing or religiously motivated extremism,” the minister, Ursula von der Leyen, told public […]https://www.defencetalk.com/scandal-widens-over-far-right-german-soldier-in-attack-plot-69861/

DefenceTalkA huge blast which struck near Damascus airport early on Thursday was caused by Israeli missiles hitting a “military position”, Syria’s state SANA news agency reported. “A military position southwest of Damascus International Airport was targeted at dawn today by an Israeli aggression using several missiles fired from occupied territory, sparking explosions in the area,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-missiles-hit-near-damascus-airport-69839/

DefenceTalkIt’s just after 10 a.m. on April 24, 2017, when the New York 1 cable TV news feed in the New York National Guard Joint Operations Center here goes dark. Gabreski Air National Guard Base at the eastern tip of Long Island calls in, reporting a bright flash in the direction of New York City. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nuclear-device-in-nyc-new-york-national-guard-ponders-the-unthinkable-69460/

DefenceTalkFive soldiers of the Pakistan Army and more than 10 suspected militants were reportedly killed in a cross-border “terrorist attack” on three Pakistani border posts along the Pak-Afghan border area on Sunday night, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. ISPR in a statement said “terrorists” from across the border had targeted the posts late on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/five-soldiers-killed-in-militant-attack-along-pakistan-afghan-border-69396/

DefenceTalkMore than 80 Islamic State jihadists were killed in a US aerial blitz on training camps in Libya, including fighters involved in plotting attacks in Europe, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday. The Pentagon made the highly unusual decision to conduct the air strikes with a pair of B-2 stealth bombers that flew to North […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-stealth-bombers-kill-more-than-80-is-fighters-in-libya-68859/