Canadian MRAPs getting Lockheed Martin sensor system
Orlando, Fla. (UPI) Jun 16, 2013 -
Gyrocam sensor systems for use on tactical vehicles are being supplied to the Canadian Department of National Defense by Lockheed Martin.
Provision of the sensors comes under a U.S. Foreign Military Sales contract from the U.S. Marine Corps and will be fulfilled by the third quarter of this year.
"Gyrocam sensor systems have proven reliability and performance in combat operations ...
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Homs detainees sent to Syria army: governor
Beirut (AFP) June 16, 2014 -
Some 100 men from the Syrian city of Homs, who turned themselves in after escaping an army siege, have been sent to perform their military service, the governor said Monday.
Activists expressed concern over the fate of the men, with one warning that "there is a real chance they might get assassinated".
Homs governor Talal al-Barazi told AFP that the 118 men, who had been held at the city ...
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US will not consult Iran on military action in Iraq
Washington (AFP) June 16, 2014 -
The United States said Monday it is open to discussions with Iran on the crisis in Iraq but ruled out consulting with Tehran on any potential military action.
President Barack Obama's administration appeared to back off of earlier comments from Secretary of State John Kerry, who had suggested in an interview that Washington might be willing to consider military cooperation with Tehran to cou ...
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Militants battle Iraq forces as US weighs drone strikes
Baghdad (AFP) June 16, 2014 -
Militants battled Iraqi security forces for control of a strategic northern town on Monday, prompting half the area's population to flee, as Washington weighed drone strikes against jihadist fighters leading the charge.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he was open to cooperating with arch-foe Iran to resolve the week-long crisis which has spurred Western governments and the United Natio ...
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Militants battle Iraq forces as US weighs drone strikes
Baghdad (AFP) June 16, 2014 -
Militants battled Iraqi security forces for control of a strategic northern town on Monday, prompting half the area's population to flee, as Washington weighed drone strikes against jihadist fighters leading the charge.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he was open to cooperating with arch-foe Iran to resolve the week-long crisis which has spurred Western governments and the United Natio ...
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Dutch fear new European jihadi wave after ISIL success
The Hague (AFP) June 16, 2014 -
Recent military successes by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) will encourage a new wave of European jihadist fighters to join the conflict, the Dutch government said Monday.
"I'm concerned that ISIL has become an important group to join for jihadist fighters from the Netherlands and Europe," said Dick Schoof, who heads the Dutch government's anti-terror agency NCTV.
He was ...
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Top China state-run think-tank warned over ideology: media
Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2014 -
A Communist official has issued a "high-profile warning" about ideological problems at China's top think-tank, domestic media said Monday, as the party leadership exerts its authority over state-run institutions.
Experts at the state-affiliated Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) are spreading false ideas online and allowing foreign "infiltration" in its work, warned Zhang Yingwei, a s ...
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