MALIAN ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM KEY TESSALIT MILITARY CAMP. (PHOTO).

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 Malian army withdraws from key Tessalit military camp: sources Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies have surrendered Camp Tessalit, a strategic military post in the north, multiple sources told the AFP news agency on Friday. An official from the Tuareg-led separatist group claimed soldiers and mercenaries at the camp had "surrendered", following a fierce fight over the weekend. Simultaneous attacks in Mali by militants linked to Al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels on April 25 showed how fighters ​from different groups with different goals were able to strike at the heart of the West African country's military government. Gunfire and explosions were reported in the capital Bamako and around a large military base outside the capital, as well as Gao and central areas, as gunfire continuing in the northern city of Kidal. Defence minister Sadio Camara was killed at his residence in Kati, a garrison town near the capital, Bamako, following the fierce weekend fighting...

DOZENS OF FEMALE TROOPS HAVE BECOME PREGNANT WHILE SERVING IN FALKLANDS WITH AT LEAST 50.(PHOTO).


 Dozens of female troops have become pregnant while serving in Falklands with at least 50

evacuated since 2008


At least 50 military personnel have had to be flown home from the South Atlantic islands since 2008 because they were expecting.

Ministry of Defence figures also show that up to 31 of them were serving in the RAF at the time.

The Falklands deployment is regarded as being one of the dullest postings in the Armed Forces.

The islands, including capital Port Stanley, are battered by violent storms, especially during the winter when temperatures can drop as low as -10C.


One source last night said the figures released by the MoD suggested that “troops were making their own entertainment”.

The MoD figures also show that since 2008, 182 pregnant servicewomen have been medically evacuated from foreign postings and war zones, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and the peacekeeping mission in Cyprus.

They also revealed that since 2017, almost 200 female recruits have become pregnant after they began basic training.

The source said: “Getting pregnant during recruit training is quite an achievement because it is a very tough training regime with limited amounts of free time.”


Servicewomen are repeatedly reminded by senior officers to check they are not pregnant before they fly to the front line.

However, they are not forced to take a urine test because top brass consider it would be an invasion of privacy.

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