Army 'consolidates' Sampur gains
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The Sri Lankan army says it is consolidating positions in the recently captured north-eastern town of Sampur.
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced that the number of troops in insurgency-hit Kashmir will be reduced this winter in view of an &quot;improvement&quot; there, a statement said.
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Money intended to bolster Pakistanâs military effort against Al Qaeda and the Taliban has been diverted toward weapons systems to counter India, officials said.
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Troops moved out of their barracks and took up positions at key locations around the Bangladesh capital on Sunday after the government ordered the deployment to ensure a peaceful run up to elections next month.
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The battleground now shifts to states where each of the leaders believes he holds advantages.
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US and Iraqi troops subdued the insurgent stronghold of Samarra this weekend, part of a new military push.
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US and Iraqi forces tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of Samarra on Saturday with one of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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Geoff Hoon is to announce a major restructure of the Army, which will see four battalions cut and some regiments merged.
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US and Iraqi forces tightened their grip on Samarra Saturday, pushing ahead with one of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein to try to regain control of the rebel stronghold.
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The handover is part of a deal to disband Moktada al-Sadr's insurgent force and end weeks of fighting with American forces.
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Controversial proposals to reduce the number of army regiments are expected to be finalised by military chiefs.
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Pakistan&#39;s president, General Pervez Musharraf, has formally declared that he will retain the army chief&#39;s post, breaking a public pledge that he will give up his uniform by the end of the year.
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SAMARRA, Iraq -- US and Iraqi forces on Sunday were mopping up in Samarra, searching for holdouts after two days of fierce fighting to reclaim control of the city from Sunni militants.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces tightened their  grip on a rebel-held city on Sunday in the first step of a  campaign to take back all of Iraq but drew complaints about the  cost in lives and suffering.
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JAMMU, India, Nov. 20 -- India pulled  about 3,000 troops  out of Kashmir Saturday in a planned withdrawal of army units from the disputed region, Indian officials said. The soldiers left their bases in convoys of trucks, jeeps and buses.
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The Government unveiled the most sweeping set of Army reforms in recent history yesterday, triggering accusations of betrayal and hypocrisy.
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The move marked a major agreement among the countryâs ethnic and sectarian political blocs on a highly divisive issue.