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Troops

Tragedy

Three US soldiers whose vehicle sank into a Lithuanian bog found dead

31 Mar

23.2k

Ruling

Uefa orders Belarusian teams to play at neutral venues

3 Mar 2022

7.4k

Russia

Biden to send troops to eastern Europe amid Ukraine diplomacy push

29 Jan 2022

19.8k

Australia

Troops hit Sydney streets to help enforce its prolonged lockdown

2 Aug 2021

34.8k

US Military

Over 65,000 US troops passed through Shannon Airport this year

25 Dec 2020

15.2k

Damascus

125 troops return to Ireland after six months in Syria

8 Oct 2020

30.2k

Defence Forces

Irish troops return home after six month deployment in Syria

5 Apr 2020

34.1k

Troops

Trump deploys hundreds of US soldiers to Middle East after embassy attack in Iraq

1 Jan 2020

19.8k

Saudi Arabia

Trump announces Iran sanctions as US sends more troops to Gulf

21 Sep 2019

11.7k

Troops

'It's pretty sad': Trump acknowledges security concerns over surprise trip to Iraq

27 Dec 2018

31.9k

War

Donald Trump signs order for US military's controversial Syria exit

24 Dec 2018

12.6k

away for Christmas

'It’s tough to be away from home': Varadkar visiting Irish troops in Lebanon

21 Dec 2017

13.1k

Drinking Up

Thirsty troops will now have to pay €3.10 for a pint of Guinness

25 Nov 2017

49.4k

boiling point

Israel deploys more troops to West Bank as crisis continues to escalate

22 Jul 2017

9.6k

121

Defence Forces

A mock firefight and IED blast: Irish soldiers prepare for Lebanon

21 Oct 2016

11.0k

fight for justice

"It should never have happened": Irish soldiers' forgotten battle told in Siege of Jadotville

20 Sep 2016

48.9k

Aleppo

British special forces have been pictured for the first time on the ground in Syria

9 Aug 2016

22.2k

Troops

Obama announces 8,400 troops to remain in Afghanistan after he leaves office

6 Jul 2016

7.5k

Pentagon

US military ends ban on transgender troops

1 Jul 2016

5.4k

Opinion

Thanks to Brexit, the fragile peace in Ireland is under threat

Tom Clonan

26 Jun 2016

378

big welcome

Emotional scenes as 190 Irish troops return home after 6 months in Lebanon

18 May 2016

24.5k

putin's orders

Russia gets ready to pull its planes from Syria

15 Mar 2016

9.2k

Saved

Troops rescue 16-year-old Swedish girl from Islamic State

23 Feb 2016

22.2k

rising waters

Hundreds of troops deployed as UK hit by 'unprecedented' flooding

28 Dec 2015

19.0k

Haiti

UN peacekeepers 'traded food and medicine for sex'

11 Jun 2015

14.1k

safe and sound

Joy and tears as Irish Golan Heights troops are reunited with their families

8 Apr 2015

16.5k

crisis

American troops evacuated from Yemen as civil war approaches

22 Mar 2015

12.7k

anti-terror

Troops are being deployed on the streets of Belgium

17 Jan 2015

13.2k

Defence Forces

Tribute paid to 47 Irish troops who lost their lives in Lebanon

19 Oct 2014

10.7k

Heroes

Irish troops arrive home alive as Golan Heights mission is 'de-risked'

8 Oct 2014

8.8k

Air Strikes

Australia is joining the fight against Islamic State in Iraq

3 Oct 2014

6.8k

Defence Forces

Coveney satisfied UN will review Irish troops' Golan Heights mission

1 Oct 2014

4.9k

Syria

Coveney confirms Irish troops will return to Golan Heights amid increased tensions

23 Sep 2014

7.9k

agreement

'Buffer zone' to separate troops and miliants created during Ukraine peace talks

20 Sep 2014

4.2k

this is war

Australia sending 600 troops to join US against Islamic State - but not for combat

14 Sep 2014

8.3k

Golan Heights

Kidnapped Fijian peacekeepers "will be released soon"

9 Sep 2014

7.1k

Ceasefire

Fears over Ukraine truce as woman killed in heavy fighting overnight

7 Sep 2014

7.5k

199

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

31 Aug 2014

24.6k

UNDOF

Peacekeepers clash with Syrian rebels at Golan Heights

30 Aug 2014

8.7k

Ferguson

Potshots, tear gas, snipers and curfews: 'Fighting a war with unarmed citizens' in Ferguson

19 Aug 2014

11.2k

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