| On the 9th of May there is going to be a military parade in Moscow to celebrate the victory over the Nazi Germany. Some maybe confused because Europe celebrates it on the 8th but when Germany surrendered it was already the 9th in Moscow.Here are photos of military vehicles arriving to Moscow for the parade by Dmitry Nechaev
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| Lebanese troops advanced towards fortified positions of Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Wednesday in what political sources said was the start of a final assault to root out the gunmen.According to security sources, moving in under cover of artillery and tank fire, soldiers killed at least three Fatah al-Islam militants at Nahr al-Bared camp in north Lebanon, raising the overall death toll from 2 months of fighting to at least 245.via
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| The Army denied it had a recruitment problem as it launched a massive new drive. Provisional recruitment figures show 18,448 young men and women enlisted into the regular and territorial army in 2006/07 - meeting 96% of the target. Changes that the army is making in its drive to sign up more women and ethnic minority groups, represent "the biggest change in army recruiting since the end of national service in 1964," he said. The number enlisting as soldiers in the regular army is up 11%. Particular effort has been applied to recruiting into the Royal Regiment of Artillery and Regular Infantry
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| A rare court battle pitting Israel's armed forces against its legislature erupted on Monday over a probe into last year's Lebanon war that could be critical of the military and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government. The general heading the Home Front Command asked the High Court to stop a parliamentary committee from meeting on Tuesday to hear an interim report by the government's main watchdog into civil defense activities during the 34-day conflict.The findings of the investigation conducted by the State Comptroller's Office could set the bar for a separate government-appointed commission
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| Prince Harry will be serving as a soldier in Iraq by the end of the month, a British newspaper reported Saturday.Defense Secretary Des Browne is expected to announce February 26 that the prince, who is third in line to the throne, will be deployed along with his regiment near Basra in southern Iraq, The Daily Mirror newspaper reported, citing an unnamed senior military official.A royal family spokesman declined to comment and the Defense Ministry called the report speculative, saying upcoming Iraq deployments had yet to be finalized.The 22-year-old prince, known as Troop Commander Wales by his
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| Great Britain is going to reduce Brittish army contingent in Iraq by the May 2007 down to 4500 soldiers. Toni Blair is about to announce 3000 Brittish soldiers withdrawal from Iraq. Thus, Brittish army contingent is going to be reduced. The army is going to be dislocated to a military base, 8 kilometeres away from Basra. Only 600 people are going to stay in Basra.
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