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| May. 12 |
 North Korea |
North Korea replaces hardline defense chief North Korea has replaced it hardline defense chief Kim Kyok Sik with a little-known army general Jang Jong Nam
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| Mar.16 |
Jordan |
Syria conflict: General 'defects to rebels'
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| Feb.26 |
 U.S. Senate |
Hagel confirmed as defence secretary| The Senate has confirmed former Senator Chuck Hagel as the new Pentagon chief, after 4 Republicans joined Democrats to approve his nomination | |
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| Feb.16 |
Northern Iraq |
Iraq intelligence academy chief killed
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| Feb.14 |
U.S. Senate |
Republicans halt Hagel Pentagon vote
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| Feb.12 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate committee approves Hagel bid
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| Jan.31 |
U.S. Senate |
Pentagon nominee in testy hearing |
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| Jan.22 |
Washington |
Top US general cleared over emails |
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| Jan.7 |
Washington |
Obama's Pentagon pick stokes row 
US President Barack Obama is to pick Chuck Hagel, a maverick former Republican senator as defence secretary later
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| Dec.27 |
Florida |
Schwarzkopf, retired US general, dies aged 78 |
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| Dec.26 |
 Syria |
Syrian military police chief defects Maj. Gen. Abdul Aziz Jassim al-Shallal has reportedly left Bashar al-Assad's forces to join 'the people's revolution'
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| Dec.23 |
Afghanistan |
Military: Top SEAL's death likely suicide |
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| Dec.21 |
China |
'Banquet ban' for China military |
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| Nov.26 |
Jerusalem |
Israeli Defense Minister Barak resigns |
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| Nov.16 |
Hague |
War court clears Croatia generals
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| Nov.14 |
 Gaza |
Hamas military leader killed by Israeli strike 
Map of Gaza City Palestine Ahmed Jabr, the head of Hamas' military wing, was killed Wednesday in Gaza by an Israeli "surgical" strike, the Israeli military announced
| U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting. Hamas' military wing warned that Israelis had opened 'the gates of hell on themselves' with the move
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| Nov.13 |
Washington |
Obama backs Allen amid email probe |
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| Nov.12 |
USA |
Petraeus scandal engulfs US commander Allen The Pentagon is investigating John Allen, the US commander in Afghanistan, for sending 'inappropriate' emails to a woman linked to Petraeus
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| Nov.9 |
CIA |
CIA's Petraeus quits over affair CIA director David Petraeus has resigned from his post, admitting he had an extra-marital affair that was conducted with his biographer
| Petraeus described his behaviour as 'unacceptable' for the leader of the main intelligence agency. He conducted the affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell
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| Nov.6 |
Moscow |
Putin dismisses defence minister
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Turkey |
7 Syrian generals defect to Turkey |
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| Oct.15 |
Argentina |
Argentine naval chief replaced |
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| Sep.24 |
Eastern Libya |
Libyan army removes heads of Benghazi militias |
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| Sep.21 |
Turkey |
Turkey jails coup plot generals |
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| Sep.18 |
Beijing |
China's Xi Jinping meets Panetta |
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| Sep.16 |
Japan |
US alarm over Asia territory rows |
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| Aug.12 |
 Egypt |
Egypt president 'retires' military figures| Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is replacing top generals and reasserting power the military claimed for itself before he took office. Morsi says his move to order the retirement of the army head,... | |
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| Aug.10 |
Eastern Libya |
Libya general killed in Benghazi |
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| Jul.29 |
USA |
Panetta: Aleppo 'nail in Assad's coffin'
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| Jul.18 |
Hungary |
Nazi war crimes suspect arrested in Hungary |
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| Jul.17 |
North Korea |
North Korea's Kim named marshal
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| Jul.16 |
North Korea |
North Korea names new army chief |
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| Jul.15 |
North Korea |
North Korea military head removed North Korean military chief Ri Yong-ho has been removed from all official posts, according to state media
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Egypt |
Clinton meets Egypt army leader
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| Jul.9 |
Egypt |
Egypt military 'warns' president
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| Jul.6 |
Syria |
High-ranking general defects from Syrian military
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| Feb.11 |
Syria |
Syrian military hospital chief killed Brig-Gen Dr Isa al-Kholi has been killed by members of an 'armed terrorist group' in the capital Damascus
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| Jan.12 |
Washington |
Pentagon chief anger at 'urination' video |
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| Dec.30 |
North Korea |
Kim Jong-un named army commander |
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| Nov.6 |
Guatemala |
Perez Molina wins Guatemalan election |
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| Sep.6 |
UN Tribunal |
Ex-Yugoslav army chief jailed at Hague |
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| Sep.5 |
 Niger |
Libya army convoy reaches Niger Map of Agadez Niger The vehicles rolled into the town of Agadez; one report said they were accompanied by well-armed Tuareg tribal fighters
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| Jul.28 |
Eastern Libya |
Top Libyan rebel commander killed Map of Benghazi Libya| Gen Abdel Fattah Younes, the military commander of the Libyan rebels fighting to topple Col Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed. Rebels' Transitional National Council sought ... | |
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| May.28 |
 Northern Afghanistan |
Suicide blast: 1 general killed, 1 injured Map of Taloqan Afghanistan Injured Maj. Gen. Markus Kneip is a German office and the regional head of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in 9 provinces
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| Apr.27 |
CIA |
Petraeus to be next head of CIA |
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| Apr.18 |
Washington |
McChrystal cleared of misconduct |
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| Mar.7 |
Kabul |
US defence chief in Afghan visit |
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| Feb.5 |
California |
US ally from Laos, Vang Pao, remembered |
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| Jan.11 |
Beijing |
Gates: N. Korea may pose 'direct threat' |
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| Nov.25 |
South Korea |
S Korea names new defence chief |
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 South Korea |
South Korean defense minister resigns Kim Tae-young resigned Thursday, according to the South Korean presidency, two days after North Korea shelling left four South Koreans dead
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| Oct.21 |
 Canada |
Military commander gets life for killing 2 Highly decorated Col. Russell Williams was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences Thursday for the murders of two women
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| Sep.6 |
Afghanistan |
Petraeus: Quran-burning harms troops |
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| Aug.24 |
Washington |
General warns on Afghan deadline |
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| Jul.20 |
South Korea |
Clinton and Gates visit Korea DMZ
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| Jul.3 |
Kabul |
Petraeus takes over Afghan campaign
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| Jun.29 |
U.S. Senate |
Petraeus: Afghan fighting may worsen |
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| Jun.26 |
Kabul |
Karzai backs choice of Petraeus |
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| Jun.23 |
Washington |
Obama fires US Afghan commander Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Obama after critical comments about senior US officials in a magazine
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| Jun.22 |
Washington |
Obama 'angry' over McChrystal claims
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| Jun.19 |
Johannesburg |
Rwanda ex-army chief Nyamwasa shot
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| Mar.15 |
Sri Lanka |
General Fonseka set to face military trial |
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| Feb.26 |
 Turkey |
Ex-generals charged over 'plot' Cetin Dogan, former head of First Army, and Engin Alan, a former special forces commander have been charged over an alleged plot in 2003
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| Feb.14 |
Afghanistan |
McChrystal regrets Afghan deaths
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| Jan.6 |
Honduras |
Arrest warrants for military high command
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| Dec.8 |
U.S. Senate |
McChrystal: Next 18 months 'critical'
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| Dec.7 |
Afghanistan |
U.S. defense secretary arrives
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| Dec.5 |
Washington |
Gates: No Bin Laden information in years |
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| Nov.26 |
Berlin |
Top soldier quits over Afghanistan raid |
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| Oct.18 |
 Southern Iran |
Commanders assassinated Several top commanders in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed in a suicide bombing in the south-east of the country
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| Aug.21 |
Iran |
Defence minister-designate on Interpol list Iran's defence minister-designate Vahidi is on an Interpol 'wanted' list over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina
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| Jul.6 |
Washington |
Ex-Pentagon chief McNamara dies
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| May.11 |
Washington |
US sacks top Afghanistan general
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| May.3 |
Nepal |
President tells general to stay |
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| Apr.23 |
North Carolina |
Pentagon chief in Taliban warning |
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| Mar.17 |
Madagascar |
Military backs rival |
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| Jan.22 |
 Congo |
DR Congo rebel leader arrested Gen Laurent Nkunda, the leader of Hutu FDLR, the main rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been arrested
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| Dec.29 |
Jerusalem |
Barak: Israel in 'all-out war' with Hamas
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| Oct.5 |
Kabul |
Afgh. General: Politics needed to end war |
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| Sep.15 |
Baghdad |
Gates arrives to oversee command change
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| Jun.1 |
Myanmar |
Gates could withdraw Navy ships |
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| May.20 |
U.S. Senate |
Gates: U.S. 'stuck' in Guantanamo |
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| Dec.5 |
Baghdad |
Gates: Stable Iraq 'within reach' |
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| Nov.5 |
Venezuela |
Ex-general breaks with Chavez |
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| Oct.12 |
USA |
General Sanchez damns Iraq 'nightmare' |
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| Sep.15 |
Washington |
General admits Iraq war mistakes |
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| Sep.11 |
Washington |
Bush to adopt Petraeus advice on troops |
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| May.31 |
Bosnia |
Aide to wanted Mladic is arrested |
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| Apr.19 |
Baghdad |
Gates in Iraq in wake of carnage |
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| Mar.17 |
Baghdad |
US general upbeat on Iraq 'surge' |
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| Feb.11 |
Bavaria |
Gates calls for Russia partnership |
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| Feb.3 |
USA |
Former military chiefs urge talks with Iran |
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| Jan.29 |
Iraq |
General: Anbar insurgents mostly Iraqis |
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| Dec.23 |
Washington |
Gates returns to brief Bush on Iraq |
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| Nov.15 |
Washington |
U.S. general: Stay the course in Iraq |
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| Nov.8 |
Washington |
Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates President former CIA chief introduced Robert Gates as his nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense
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| Nov.2 |
Texas |
General: Abuse scandal claimed my career |
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| Oct.13 |
London |
Army chief defends Iraq comments |
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| Oct.12 |
London |
General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal
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| Sep.19 |
 Thailand |
Army chief leads coup while PM away The chiefs of the army, navy and air force met with King Adulyadej to declare they were taking over the country
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| Jun.25 |
Sri Lanka |
Bomber kills general |
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| May.9 |
Washington |
Rumsfeld: Iran intelligence needed care |
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| Dec.8 |
 Spain |
Croatian fugitive general seized Ante Gotovina, the third most-wanted suspect from the 1990s Balkan wars, was arrested in the Canary Islands
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| Nov.23 |
Iraq |
U.S. general: Iraqi army can't be rushed |
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| Jun.3 |
Singapore |
Rumsfeld: China needs freer government |
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| May.5 |
Washington |
Demotion for Abu Ghraib commander |
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| Apr.22 |
Washington |
U.S. Army clears top brass in Abu Ghraib |
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| Dec.23 |
Iraq |
Rumsfeld arrives for surprise visit |
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| Dec.3 |
Washington |
Bush Keeps Rumsfeld, Names Kerik |
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| Jun.4 |
Washington |
Rumsfeld warns of more Iraq attacks |
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| May.13 |
Baghdad |
Rumsfeld visits Abu Ghraib prison |
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| May.7 |
Washington |
Rumsfeld apologizes
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| Nov.5 |
Iraq |
Former Iraqi generals caught in U.S. raid |
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| Oct.20 |
UN Tribunal |
Indictments on 4 Top Serb Officers |
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| Oct.8 |
Washington |
Rumsfeld shrugs off Iraq transfer |
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| Sep.24 |
Iraq |
Ex-Defence Minister granted immunity |
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| Sep.19 |
Mosul |
Former defense minister surrenders |
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| Apr.12 |
Iraq |
Saddam aide surrenders
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| Jul.25 |
Croatia |
General surrenders to U.N. court |
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| Dec.28 |
Washington |
Rumsfeld to lead Pentagon
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