bahrain protesting youths firebomb security forces vehicle 13042012
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no shots fired back

jun 12 2012 uk_army to bear brunt of armed forces cuts
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more than a thousand armed forces personnel are being informed today that they must quit the services as part of efforts to control defence spendingaround 30 of the 3800 confirmed redundancies today are compulsory - with the bulk coming from the army which is facing the biggest overall cuts in manpowerdefence secretary philip hammond said fewer than anticipated were being axed from the royal navy and the raf due to other measures such as slowed recruitmentin total 170 and 330 personnel from those two services are receiving notices - 29 of them on a compulsory basis in what should be the final reductionsbut the expected removal of 2900 soldiers goes ahead in full - 29 from among those who did not volunteer to leave - in the second tranche of forces redundanciesthe ministry of defence said there was still quotsome way to go to bring the size of the army down to 82000quot and decisions on how to achieve those cuts quotare yet to be takenquota spokesman said the ministry had done quoteverything we can to avoid non-applicant redundanciesquot and pointed out that the rate of compulsory exits had dropped since the last wave from 38volunteers will leave by 11th december with compulsory redundancies taking effect in a year039s time the ministry of defence indicatedmr hammond said: quotof course i regret that it has been necessary to make redundancies to deliver our plans for reducing the size of the armed forcesquotwe inherited a multibillion-pound black hole in the defence budget which had meant the previous government had not been able to afford to properly equip our troops with the kit they neededquotwe039ve now brought the defence budget back into balance for the first time in a generationquotwe will have smaller armed forces but we will ensure they will have the protection and equipment they needquotthe royal navy and raf redundancy figures are smaller than anticipated due to the mod039s ability to use other measures such as slowing recruitmentquotno further significant reductions are expected for the royal navy or raf we still have some way to go to bring the size of the army down to 82000 and decisions on what is necessary to achieve this are yet to be taken but we won039t compromise the mission in afghanistanquotchief of the defence staff general sir david richards said: quoti would like to take this opportunity to offer my sincere thanks to those who will be leaving the services for their contribution to our armed forces and to the nation039s securityquotsome of you may see redundancy as an opportunity others will see it as a significant challengequotyour chain of command will support you during the redundancy process and i would encourage you to make full use of the comprehensive resettlement package as you make the transition to civilian lifequoti would also encourage those who are eligible to consider applying for transfer to shortage categories within any of the three servicesquotthe great day of annihilationhttp:thegreatdayofannihilationcom20120613jun-12-2012-uk_army-to-bear-brunt-of-armed-forces-cuts

syria: security forces kill 21 including 8-year-old girl
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beirut -- syrian security forces raided homes and clashes erupted between soldiers and army defectors thursday killing at least 21 people across the country including an 8-year-old girl and six soldiers activists said in some of the attacks security forces opened fire as they conducted raids in search of dissidents in areas including the suburbs of the capital damascus deir el-zour hama and homs which has emerged as the epicenter of the uprising

adam driver brings monologues to the military: arts in the armed forces
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were hoping to show that language is a powerful tool that self-expression is a powerful tool its just as valuable as any rifle you carry or any tool you can put in your pack those are the words of marine-turned-actor adam driver girls star wars: the force awakens introducing a us military audience to the theatrical performance they were about to seedriver is the founder of arts in the armed forces a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing thought-provoking and impactful contemporary theater to american military personnel currently in theatervice news followed driver and his fellow actors including joanne tucker natasha lyonne eric bogosian peter scolari sasheer zamata and many more on their first trip to the middle east where they struggle to broaden the offerings of on-base entertainment beyond country-western cover bands and the dallas cowboy cheerleaderswatch abandoned at home - http:bitly1nkrij6read quotthe donetsk opera offers relief to a c

austerity and the destruction of democracy
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rob johnson: austerity policies in europe threaten a deformation of democracy and the rise of ultra-nationalist forces

warning graphic 2 apache helicopters engage a platoon of taliban
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apache helicopters eliminate a platoon of taliban setting up to ambush a us special forces patrolthis is strictly for educational and historical documenting purposes

al jazeera reporter describes clashes in bahrain
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a funeral march outside the bahraini capital turned violent on friday night as young protesters took to the main boudaia highway and confronted security officers who fired tear gas sound grenades and rubber bulletsthe march estimated by al jazeera039s reporter in bahrain to number at least 10000 at its height memorialized ahmed jaber al-qattan a 16-year-old shia protester killed by a bird shot blast on thursday nightour correspondent said security forces used tear gas in continued confrontations with protesters in villages later at night

gilad shalit039s reception after arriving in israel
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sergeant first class gilad shalit was released today after more than five years in hamas captivity while holding sgt 1st class shalit in captivity the hamas terrorist organization denied repeated requests by the red cross in gaza to monitor his condition and limited contact with him to only letters and video tapeson june 25 2006 eight members of the hamas terrorist organization armed with explosive charges anti-tank missiles and light arms used an underground tunnel to enter israeli territory and attack an israeli army outpost during the attack within israeli territory members of the hamas terrorist organization killed two israeli soldiers wounded three and abducted sgt 1st class shalit near the kerem shalom landcrossingsgt 1st class shalit was 19 years old at the time of his abduction he is the son of aviva and noam shalit and the brother of yoel and hadas sgt 1st class shalit excels in math graduating with distinction from the science class of manor kabri high school he is also a major sports fan with a passion for playing basketball

berserk ps2 music video fmv amp ingame mix
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this is a tribute to the wonderful world of berserk i hope this shows people just how cool the game is and gets people into the series

iraqi forces prepare to take back key city from isis
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feisal istrabadi of indiana university talks to cnn039s robyn curnow about what the campaign for mosul means for the future of iraq and for the region

obama: 039al qaeda is on its heels039
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president barack obama spoke to us troops in afghanistan on memorial day weekend he thanked them for their service

12 strong - official trailer 2
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on our darkest day they were our greatest hope watch the new trailer for 12strongmoviechris hemsworth and oscar nominee michael shannon star in 12 strong a powerful new war drama from alcon entertainment black label media and jerry bruckheimer films set in the harrowing days following 911 a us special forces team led by their new captain mitch nelson chris hemsworth is chosen to be the first us troops sent into afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission there in the rugged mountains they must convince northern alliance general dostum navid negahban to join forces with them to fight their common adversary: the taliban and their al qaeda allies in addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide the americansaccustomed to state-of-the-art warfaremust adopt the rudimentary tactics of the afghani horse soldiers but despite their uneasy bond the new allies face overwhelming odds: outnumbered and outgunned by a ruthless enemy that does not take prisoner

real time physics based motion capture with sparse sensors
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we propose a framework for real-time tracking of humans using sparse multi-modal sensor sets including data obtained from optical markers and inertial measurement units a small number of sensors leaves the performer unencumbered by not requiring dense coverage of the body an inverse dynamics solver and physics-based body model are used ensuring physical plausibility by computing joint torques and contact forces a prior model is also used to give an improved estimate of motion of internal joints the behaviour of our tracker is evaluated using several black box motion priors we show that our system can track and simulate a wide range of dynamic movements including bipedal gait ballistic movements such as jumping and interaction with the environment the reconstructed motion has low error and appears natural as both the internal forces and contacts are obtained with high credibility it is also useful for human movement analysislink to publication page:

libyan women fleeing ajdabiya describe ordeal
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many libyan women left their husbands and brothers behind in ajdabiya to fight against libyan leader muammar gaddafisome of them who fled to benghazi described how gaddafi039s troops kidnapped children and the elderly to be used as human shieldsal jazeera039s sue turton reports 09 april 2011

iran-backed shia militias leading charge against isil
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a significant number of islamic state group fighters have withdrawn from northern iraqi cities after government forces launched a major ground and air offeniraqi forces and shi039ite militiamen say they are moving into positions around tikrit for a push on islamic state deborah lutterbeck reports subscribe: iraqthe us-led coalition in iraq is relying on iraqi boots on the ground to take back areas from isil but without the support of iran-backed shia militias iraqi troops have struggled againstthe us military039s top officer said friday iran was bolstering the firepower of shiite militias in iraq but that it remained unclear if tehran039s growing infiran-backed shia militias leading charge against isiliran-backed shia militias leading charge against isil