UK to revisit Chagos Islands deal after Trump rejects terms

 Britain is set to take another look at its agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after US President Donald Trump made clear that he does not support the deal in its current form.

Israel tells US it will deliver 'forceful response' to Hezbollah strike on military base

Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has told Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin that Israel will deliver a strong response to Hezbollah after the Lebanese armed group struck an Israeli army base on Sunday, killing four soldiers.

Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq Attacked by Drones Ahead of Key Talks

A drone attack struck Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, housing US troops, just days before a high-level Iraqi military delegation's anticipated visit to Washington to discuss the future of the American-led coalition in Iraq.

Russia, Sudan don’t have concrete deal for Red Sea base

Russia and Sudan are still in talks to set up a Russian base in the Red Sea, and haven’t reached a deal yet, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said.

Russian Armed Forces are located at the same base as the US military in Niger, the Pentagon said

Russian forces are staying at the same base in Niger with the American military until the US withdraws its contingent from this African country, the Pentagon said.

Sweden's Plans to Create NATO Base on Gotland Island Provocative - Moscow

 Sweden's plans to create a NATO base on the island of Gotland are provocative, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait: China sets up base in Djibouti

Ships carrying Chinese military personnel departed Zhanjiang in southern China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday to set up a support base in Djibouti.

Nusra Front in Syria take last army base in Idlib

Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate has seized control of the last military base held by the regime in the northwestern province of Idlib, a monitoring group said on Wednesday.

ISIS seizes control of airport in Libya’s Sirte

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has seized control of the airport in the city of Sirte after forces of a Tripoli-based Libyan government withdrew, a spokesman said Friday.

China declines to confirm or deny Djibouti base plan

China declined to confirm or deny a report that it was in talks for a military base in Horn of Africa country Djibouti, saying only that it wanted to make a greater contribution to regional peace and stability.

China negotiating Horn of Africa military base (Djibouti president)

China is negotiating a military base in the strategic port of Djibouti, the president told AFP, raising the prospect of US and Chinese bases side-by-side in the tiny Horn of Africa nation.

US evacuates troops from south Yemen base (Yemeni military source)

US military personnel stationed at Al-Anad airbase in southern Yemen have been evacuated over security concerns, a Yemeni military source said on Saturday amid fighting involving Al-Qaeda militants nearby.

Obama vows no safe haven for Islamic State

President Barack Obama used a holiday season visit to a US military base to issue a tough warning to Islamic State militants, saying a US-led coalition will permit no safe haven to the group and will destroy it eventually.

Iraqi troops withdraw from army base near ISIS-seized town. (160 km west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad)

Iraqi army forces withdrew from a military base at the edge of a militants-seized town of Heet in the country's western province of Anbar, leaving the town and the base in the hands of Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) militants, a provincial security source said.

In a "tactical withdrawal" late Sunday night, government troops pulled out of the training base near Heet, some 160 km west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, and moved to the al-Asad base in Baghdadi area, 40 km northwest of Heet, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

Spain Sends 300 Military Advisers to Iraq: Defense Ministry

MADRID, October 10. - Spain will send 300 military advisers to Iraq to train the country's soldiers to fight the Islamic state (IS) militants, Spanish Minister of Defense Pedro Morenes said Friday.

The Spanish military mission in Iraq will last seven to eight weeks. The Spanish troops will not participate in military operations. And the government's decision now must pass approval in the parliament.

The minister ruled out "the participation of Spanish soldiers in direct armed clashes." "We're not there for that," Morenes said at a press conference, adding that Spain began this mission, "with all the guarantees of security" for forces deployed in the conflict zone.

Philippines, US marines conduct exercises near China-held reef

SAN ANTONIO, Philippines: Over 6,000 Philippine and US marines carried out a military exercise on a Philippine beach on Sunday (Oct 5) near a disputed reef occupied by Chinese ships which has become a potential regional flashpoint.
The American and Filipino troops, aboard five US amphibious, armoured assault vehicles landed on the deserted beach facing the South China Sea in the latest in a series of combat exercises that began on September 29. With the USS Germantown amphibious dock landing ship overseeing events from the sea, the Filipino and American troops rushed from their vehicles and took up combat positions.

US, Philippines to discuss US troops deployment

Top United States and Filipino military officials are scheduled to discuss later this month the areas that may be accessed by US forces as part of their planned increased rotational presence in the Philippines, a senior military official said on Thursday.

Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, said the issue will be on the agenda during the annual meeting of the Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board which are co-chaired by him and US Pacific Command chief Adm. Samuel Locklear.

Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and US ambassador Philip Goldberg signed the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) in April this year, hours before the arrival of visiting US President Barrack Obama.

Turkish air space not used in strikes against Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL)

ANKARA - Neither Turkish air space nor a U.S. airbase in the southern Turkish town of Incirlik have been used in U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State militants, two officials in Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's office told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an organization that tracks the Syrian war, said earlier that air strikes overnight had hit Islamic State-held territory in Syria near the Turkish border and that the warplanes had come from the direction of Turkey.

Russia dispatches naval force to reopen Arctic base

MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday (Sep 6) sent six ships carrying personnel and equipment to a Soviet-era military base in the Arctic that it is reopening to bolster its presence in the region, Russian news agencies reported. Moscow is ramping up its military presence in the pristine but energy-rich region as other countries such as Canada and Norway are also staking claims to access its resources.

President Vladimir Putin last year ordered the military to return to a base on the far-Northern New Siberian Islands that was abandoned in 1993. On Saturday, a fleet of six ships including two large landing ships set off from the port of Severomorsk in northern Russia, a spokesman for the Western military district, Vadim Serga, told ITAR-TASS news agency. The ships will be accompanied by several icebreakers.

Russia to change its military doctrine in light of NATO's growing aggression

External political factors of the moment, such as NATO expansion, the missile defense issue, the Ukrainian crisis, and all that is connected with it, urgently require clarifications and changes be introduced to the existing military doctrine of Russia, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Mikhail Popov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The present military doctrine of the Russian Federation was adopted four years ago - in 2010. In the conclusive part of the document, it was said that its provisions could be altered against the background of changing nature of military dangers and military threats. Since that time, the situation has changed considerably.