Russia to Build Military Bases in W. District in Response to NATO Expansion: Defense Minister - Tasnim News Agency

 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday that Moscow would create new military bases in western Russia in response to the expansion of NATO.

US Admiral Says China Has Fully Militarized Islands - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – China has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment and fighter jets, a top US military commander said Sunday.

Australia to upgrade military bases, expand war games with US | Al Jazeera

Australia will spend $580m to upgrade four military bases in its north and expand war games with the United States, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to announce on Wednesday, according to extracts of the announcement seen by the Reuters news agency.

Dendias: In Libya, our concern was preventing a Turkish military base opposite Crete – Libyan Address Journal

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, in an interview with To Vima, discussed Germany and sanctions, illegal immigration, and even the situation across the Mediterranean in Libya.

Mattis: US troop presence in S. Korea not ‘on table’ at Trump-Kim summit

The issue of US troops stationed in South Korea will not be “on the table”at a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday.

Kremlin Says Russia Ready to Respond to NATO Infrastructure Expansion

Moscow is prepared to respond to the expanding NATO infrastructure towards Russia’s borders, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said commenting on Warsaw’s plans to build a US base in Poland.

South Korea wants US troops to stay regardless of any treaty with North Korea

South Korea has said the issue of US troops stationed in the South  is unrelated to any future peace treaty with North Korea and that American forces should stay even if such an agreement is signed.

Era of ‘hit-and-run’ strikes over. - Any attack on Iran’s bases will get ‘heavy response’ : Khamenei

Any attacks on Iranian military facilities will be met with a “tough” military response, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said. He also accused Washington of engaging in conflict with Iran and shifting its cost to others.

Military targets in Hama & Aleppo, Syria hit by missiles

Powerful explosions have been heard in the countryside of Hama and Aleppo provinces, the Syrian state news agency reports. The state media says military bases there were hit by rockets launched by an unspecified enemy.

US Troop Removal From Korea Up for Talks With Allies, N. Korea : Mattis

Withdrawing US troops from the Korean Peninsula would be discussed with allies if North Korea demanded it as part of reaching a peace agreement, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said during a meeting with Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak at the Pentagon.

US helicopter crashes in western Iraq, killing all on board

A United States helicopter crashed in western Iraq, near the border with Syria, killing all people on board, Iraqi and American military sources announced on Friday.

South Korea, U.S. begin defense cost-sharing negotiations Wednesday

South Korea and the United States will discuss splitting defense costs on Wednesday at the tenth round of Special Measures Agreement talks in Honolulu, Hawaii.

No Permanent US Military Base Allowed on Iraqi Soil: FM Jaafari

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari stressed that Baghdad, under no circumstances, will permit the United States to build permanent military bases on the Arab country’s soil.

Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan attacked

A Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan came under attack Tuesday, a witness and the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said, without claiming responsibility.

Russia foils terrorist drone attacks on its Syria bases

Terrorists attempted last week to attack Russia's Hmeymim and Tartus military bases in Syria with drones, which were captured or destroyed by Russian servicemen, local media reported Monday, citing a defense ministry statement.

Terrorists undergo training at US Al-Tanf base in Syria : Russian General Staff

Terrorists of the Islamic State group (outlawed in Russia) are undergoing training at the US Al-Tanf military base southeast of the eponymous Syrian city, the chief of the Russian General Staff, Army Gen. Valery Gerasimov, said on Wednesday.

No Permanent Base for US-Led Coalition in Iraq : FM

Iraq's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari underlined strong opposition to the establishment of any permanent base by the US-led coalition in his country.

Ex-US marine sentenced to life term in jail for murdering woman in Okinawa

A Japanese court on Friday sentenced a former United States marine to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a woman in Okinawa in southern Japan in April 2016, a crime that shocked the country and intensified resentment in Okinawa over the American military presence on the island.

Terrorists Demand US to Establish Airbase in Damascus

Terrorists in the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus have called on Washington to set up an airbase in the region, media sources said on Thursday.

Syrian Kurds Refuse to Reveal Number of US Bases, Volume of Supplied US Arms

Many analysts have been wondering about the Kurds' refusal to reveal any details over the scale of US support to the mostly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the number of military facilities the US has set up in Northern Syria.