Indian commandos suffer heavy casualties in hand-to-hand skirmish with terrorists

Five Indian commandos were killed during a skirmish with terrorists who have infiltrated India’s part of Kashmir. According to the Indian Army, the hand-to-hand battle took place in the Keran sector in North Kashmir on April 1. Five terrorists have managed to navigate the border fence (the Line of Control, as it’s known) that divides […]

British troops to join counterterrorism fight in Mali

British soldiers are set to be deployed to the war-torn country of Mali. They will join the United Nations peacekeeping operation in the country as part of an effort to combat insurgent Islamist forces. Until now, British soldiers have only assisted in training operations: Roughly 30 Army soldiers and Royal Marines have been working in […]

Britain returns last military headquarters to Germany

After 75 years in the Central European country, the British Army has handed back control of the last remaining British base, Catterick Barracks Bielefeld, to Germany. This follows a 10-year gradual drawdown in British personnel in Germany. This policy, named “Operation Owl,” was set in motion by then-Prime Minister David Cameron as part of a […]

The IRA plotted to bomb a ferry full of people on Brexit night

An offshoot of the infamous Irish Republican Army (IRA) plotted to blow up a ferry full of people on Brexit night. The Continuity IRA (CIRA) admitted that it had loaded a bomb on a lorry and was intending to put the vehicle on a ferry that was bound for Scotland the night that the United […]

The legacy continues: The moving story behind a maroon beret

The year 2008 was tough for the Doherty family. It was in 2008 when their oldest son, Private Jeff Doherty, a paratrooper with 2 PARA, was killed by enemy fire during a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan. His brother, Fin Doherty, was only six years old at the time. And yet he made a vow: as […]

Breaking: Terrorist attack in London, 2 dead, suspect killed by police

On Friday afternoon, a terrorist attacked unsuspecting pedestrians on London Bridge, stabbing to death two civilians before being killed by law enforcement officers. As of now, the identity of the perpetrator remains unknown. Neil Basu, the Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations and chief of British Counterterrorism Law Enforcement Policing, said that Metropolitan Police is still […]

Year anniversary of the Parsons Green bombing

One year ago today, on September 15, 2017, at just past 0800 local time, a bomb exploded at London’s Parsons Green Underground train station. The blast injured thirty people. 18-year-old Ahmed Hassan was arrested the next day at the Port of Dover. Hassan, an Iraqi, arrived in the United Kingdom illegally in October 2015. Although […]