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Al Arabiya
6 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Israeli army says soldier killed in southern Gaza
The Israeli army said Sunday that a soldier had been killed in battle in Gaza one day earlier, as its war with Palestinian militant group Hamas enters its 20th month. 'Noam Shemesh aged 21 from Jerusalem... fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip,' the army said in a statement. About 430 soldiers have been killed since Israel's ground operation in Gaza began on October 27, 2023.
New York Times
12-06-2025
- New York Times
One Soldier Killed, One Injured in Helicopter Training Mission at Fort Campbell
A soldier was killed and another was injured during a helicopter training mission on Wednesday at Fort Campbell, the military said on Thursday. The training accident at Fort Campbell, a sprawling army installation that straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee border, occurred at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday, the 101st Airborne Division said in a statement. Emergency services responded and confirmed one soldier had died. The other was evacuated to Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Clarksville, Tenn., where he was in stable condition, the statement said. The pilot and the co-pilot were the only two people on the aircraft at the time of the accident, a spokesman said in an email. Their names were not released, and the spokesman did not identify which soldier had died. The 101st Airborne Division's statement did not say what had caused the deadly accident, which is under investigation; what exactly had happened; or what type of helicopter had been involved. Fort Campbell is spread over 105,000 acres in parts of Trigg and Christian Counties in Kentucky, as well as Montgomery and Stewart Counties in Tennessee. The 101st Airborne Division, the Army's only air assault division, specializes in rapid deployment, often under cover of darkness. The accident took place at a training area on the Tennessee part of the base, the military said. The base and its airborne division were at the center of a crash in March 2023, in which nine soldiers were killed when two HH-60 Black Hawk assault helicopters collided during routine training near Fort Campbell. Weeks later, in April, three crew members from the 11th Airborne Division were killed when their Apache helicopters collided in Alaska. The two crashes prompted the U.S. Army to ground flights until squadrons completed required training. Such stand-downs are common after two or more mishaps within a short period.
Associated Press
12-06-2025
- Associated Press
1 soldier dead, another injured in Fort Campbell helicopter training incident
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — One soldier was killed and another was injured in a helicopter training incident at Fort Campbell, military officials announced Thursday. The incident involving two service members happened around 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Fort Campbell training area, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) said in a release. Emergency services responded, and one soldier was confirmed dead while the other was taken to Blanchfield Army Community Hospital and was in stable condition, officials said. The soldiers' names are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notifications. The incident is under investigation. In March 2023, two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the 101st Airborne collided during a nighttime training flight about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Fort Campbell, killing all nine soldiers aboard. The Fort Campbell Army post is located along the Kentucky-Tennessee border.
BBC News
12-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
WW1 soldier's remains found on French building site
The remains of a World War One soldier that were found during building work in France have been laid at Henry Ashton from Derbyshire was killed aged 44 in 1917, during an operation near Ministry of Defence (MoD) said following the war, Sjt Ashton's body was not recovered, and he was listed on the Memorial to the Missing at service on Wednesday in Loos-en-Gohelle, France, was attended by Sjt Ashton's family and was supported by Padre John Storey of 5th Bn The Rifles, and soldiers from 1st Bn The Rifles who flew in from Cyprus. His remains, the MoD said, were discovered during construction work for a new hospital in Lens, and DNA testing of metal ribbons led to formal Ashton initially served 12 and a half years with the Seaforth Highlanders before working for the Midland Railway re-joined the Army in March 1915, first with the Derbyshire Yeomanry before transferring to the 14th Battalion Durham Light Infantry in October his death in 1917, Captain Allden Owles sent a letter to his family which said that Sjt Ashton died "instantly" and served "bravely". The service was organised by the MoD's Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), also known as the MoD War Ashton was the first named soldier to be buried and laid to rest at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Loos British Cemetery Extension, the Clark, MoD War Detective said: "It has been a privilege to identify Sjt Ashton, and to be able to organise this burial service for him."When you consider the half-a-million men still missing from the First and Second World Wars, every one we can identify feels like an achievement."I am delighted that Sjt Ashton's family have now been able to give him the dignified burial he had been denied for so long."
Sky News
08-06-2025
- Sky News
British soldier arrested on suspicion of raping woman in Kenya
A British soldier based at an army barracks in Kenya has been arrested on suspicion of rape. The alleged attack happened last month after a group of soldiers visited a bar in the town of Nanyuki, close to the Batuk (British Army Training Unit Kenya) camp. An investigation is being carried out by the Defence Serious Crime Command, which probes serious crimes alleged to have been carried out by British servicemen and women in the UK and overseas. Military police have questioned the bar owner along with security guards who were on duty on the night of the incident, according to The Sunday Times, which first reported the allegations. According to the paper, the owner of the bar said: "They [the soldiers] like this place and when I meet some of them in the supermarkets, they tell me they have been banned from coming here. "Sometimes they get too drunk and I drop them at the gate for free." A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: "We can confirm the arrest of a service person in Kenya. "As the matter is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Defence Serious Crime Command, we will not comment further." They added: "All soldiers who visit or train at Batuk have clear direction about how to behave, on and off duty, must complete mandatory training and attend compulsory briefings on conduct. We will have zero tolerance for unacceptable behaviour. "To ensure the highest possible standards, the Army has launched a comprehensive Service Inquiry into allegations of unacceptable behaviour by UK Service Personnel in Kenya which would violate MoD and Army policy." The army last year launched an inquiry into the behaviour of British troops posted to the base after allegations against soldiers, including involvement in the murder of a woman in 2012. The body of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru, a mother of one, was found in a septic tank at the Lions Court Hotel in Nanyuki two months after she disappeared in March 2012. According to an investigation by The Sunday Times, a British soldier accused of the murder has been named by his comrades after he allegedly confessed to the killing. An inquest found sex worker Ms Wanjiru was unlawfully killed and a post-mortem examination concluded she had died as a result of stab sounds to her chest and abdomen. Defence Secretary John Healey met with her family in April during a visit to Kenya. The British Army has an agreement with Kenya to deploy up to six battalions a year for training.
