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From Putin’s health to spying on allies: Five key takeaways from leaked Pentagon documents

Leaked documents present "very serious risk to national security”, says top Pentagon spokesman

The Independent UK

From Putin’s health to spying on allies: Five key takeaways from leaked Pentagon documents

Leaked documents present "very serious risk to national security”, says top Pentagon spokesman

The Independent UK

Pentagon leaks: Russian special forces decimated by Ukraine war

Leaked documents also reveal China’s plans to send ‘lethal aid’ to Russian military disguised as civilian items.

Al Jazeera

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Jack Teixeira: US airman to appear in court over intelligence leak

Jack Teixeira, the man suspected of leaking highly-classified US documents online, is due to appear in court after his arrest on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Alleged leaks about UK special forces in Ukraine could ‘endanger lives’

‘This deliberate, large-scale disclosure of sensitive material could easily endanger lives,’ said senior Tory MP Tobias Ellwood.

The Independent UK

The Pentagon leaks are staggering in scale – and expect more to come

The emergence of the documents is a very post-modern scandal, writes Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

The U.S. is one of several Western countries with military special forces on the ground in Ukraine, leaked documents show

No information on their location or missions was detailed in the files.

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Leaked Pentagon documents: What are the major takeaways?

The US, UK and France are among Western countries with special forces in Ukraine, according to leaked documents.

Al Jazeera

Leaked Pentagon documents claim elite British special forces are in Ukraine

A total of 50 members of British special forces were deployed to war-hit nation as of 23 March, according to new leaked document

The Independent UK

‘Serious inaccuracy’ in leaks which claim UK special forces in Ukraine, says Ministry of Defence

A senior Washington official on Wednesday refused to comment on a mass leak of classified US documents that suggest British special military forces have been operating inside Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Alleged leaked documents suggest UK special forces have operated in Ukraine

The Ministry of Defence warned against taking allegations at ‘face value’.

The Independent UK

UK special forces have operated in Ukraine, say alleged leaked secret documents

Media outlets including the BBC and The Guardian reported that a document, dated March 23, indicates as many as 50 UK special forces personnel have been deployed to the country

Wales Online

Pentagon leaks: key revelations of classified documents

The materials assess Ukrainian war preparedness, Egypt’s and the UK’s involvement in the conflict, and other disclosures

The Guardian - US

Up to 50 UK special forces present in Ukraine this year, US leak suggests

Documents appear to list number of western special forces personnel in Ukraine in February and March

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Australian defence chief warns further criminal charges could be laid over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

Gen Angus Campbell says there could be ‘very, very uncomfortable days’ ahead for Australia’s special forces

France 24

Ethiopia's city of Gondar protests over plan to disband regional forces

In tonight's edition: At least two people have been killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region amid protests against the government's efforts to disband regional special forces. Also, Rome says that more than 28,000 migrants have arrived in Italy since the start of the year and the UN reckons the number of…

Reuters

Aid group says two employees killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region

Two Catholic Relief Services (CRS) workers were shot and killed on Sunday in Ethiopia's Amhara region, the charity said, amid violent anti-government protests triggered by a federal government decision to disband regional special forces units.

The Guardian - AU

Culture of Australian special forces to be regularly reviewed in wake of Brereton inquiry, report reveals

Exclusive: oversight report also backs new respite policy designed to allow members to recuperate between deployments

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Gunfire, protests in Ethiopia's Amhara over plan to disband regional force

Gunfire was heard in at least two towns in Ethiopia's Amhara region on Sunday as thousands protested against a federal government order to integrate regional special forces into the police or national army, residents said.

Tribune News Service

Ex-soldier with Jan. 6 ties gets 7 years prison in Tampa case

TAMPA, Fla. — Jeremy Brown, the retired U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant ensnared in a federal investigation of the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, received a sentence of seven years in federal prison Friday for having two illegal guns, a set of hand grenades and…

Reuters

Ethiopia to dismantle regional special forces in favour of 'centralized army'

The Ethiopian government said on Thursday it intends to integrate all regional special forces either into the national army, or the federal or regional police, a move likely to be perceived as an attempt to diminish the autonomy of individual regions.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Soldiers Join Somali Army in its War Against Shabaab

US soldiers joined the Somali army, preparing for the second phase of the war against the extremist Somali al-Shabaab Movement. An official in the Somali government confirmed, on condition of anonymity, to Asharq Al-Awsat that members of the US Special Forces had arrived in the Mahas area, about 300 km…

ABC News

Former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz charged with war crime granted bail

A former Australian special forces soldier charged with a war crime related to his deployment in Afghanistan is granted bail, after a Sydney magistrate accepted he was in a potentially dangerous position in custody.

Al Jazeera

UK begins inquiry into army’s ‘unlawful killings’ of Afghans

An independent team will investigate whether UK forces carried out extrajudicial killings of Afghan civilians.

The Independent UK

Allegations of unlawful special forces executions ‘extremely serious’

The Afghanistan inquiry officially launched on Wednesday, but many of the hearings are set to be held in private.

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