Tag: troops
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North Korean troops could join war this weekend, Ukraine warns as Putin alarms China
HONG KONG — North Korean troops will begin fighting alongside Russian forces as soon as this weekend, Ukraine said Friday — adding new urgency to a stunning turn in the war that has alarmed the Kremlin’s foes but may also be causing a headache for its friends. Reports confirmed by Washington this week that North…
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North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine ‘fair game,’ U.S. warns Putin
SEOUL, South Korea — Some 12,000 North Korean troops will be sent to Russia, a key United States ally said Thursday, vowing it “will not stand by and do nothing” in the face of this significant “provocation.” The new estimate, shared with NBC News by South Korea’s defense ministry, comes after the United States joined…
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North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, U.S. confirms
North Korea’s envoy to the U.N. dismissed the accusations as “groundless rumors” on Monday. The Kremlin says its cooperation with North Korea is not directed against anyone else. Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov did not directly answer questions about whether North Korean troops were fighting for Russia, saying there was “conflicting information.” “South Korea says one thing,…
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North Korean troops in Russia readying for combat in Ukraine war, S.Korea says
SEOUL — North Korea has shipped 1,500 special forces troops to Russia’s far east for training and acclimatizing at local military bases and will likely be deployed for combat in the war in Ukraine, South Korea’s spy agency said on Friday. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) also said it had been working with Ukrainian…
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Israel vows Iran ‘will pay’ for missile attack, sends more troops into Lebanon
Share Iran says any Israeli retaliation will face ‘even tougher response’ Iran has “no intention of continuing” its strikes, foreign minister Abbas Aragchi said today, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, adding that its strikes on Israel last night were “a legitimate defensive right.” “Any new move by the regime or its supporters will face…
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Israeli troops launch ‘limited’ ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon, IDF says
Israel’s military forces crossed the border into southern Lebanon on Monday to conduct what its military described as “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The offensive is aimed at pushing Hezbollah forces further away from the Israeli border and is expected to last for days, not weeks, according to…
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U.S. to send troops to be ready to help evacuate U.S. citizens from Lebanon
The Defense Department plans to send a few dozen U.S. troops to the Middle East in the coming days to be ready to help Americans flee a region bracing for a significant escalation in the simmering conflict between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to three defense officials. The U.S. forces will add to the roughly…