A top ranking delegation from Iraq’s armed forces headed to neighboring Iran on Wednesday “to coordinate military efforts”, according to a statement from the Iraqi military. The statement did not give any details about the aim of the visit, believed to be part of retaliatory measures taken by the government ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the destruction of the last chemical munitions in the country a “historic event.” The last kilogram of Russia’s 40,000-tonne stockpile of chemical warfare agents, which was contained in two artillery shells, was destroyed on Wednesday at the Kizner facility in Udmurtia. Attending the event ...