Tag: military

Norway closer to drafting women

Norway's Labour Party has become the latest to approve a measure promoting mandatory gender-neutral military service for young Norwegian citizens. It was the second-most...

Still heroes, after all these years

Thursday marked the 70th anniversary of what some call Norway's proudest moment during World War II, when Joachim Rønneberg and nine other Norwegian resistance...

Afghan interpreters granted asylum

The Norwegian justice ministry has granted asylum to 21 Afghan interpreters who worked for Norwegian forces during the NATO-led war against the Taliban in...

Defense partying catches flak

Rooms at Oslo's Grand Hotel and lavish social gatherings with free-flowing drinks: State officials and employees in charge of defense ministry real estate had...

Norway won’t send soldiers to Mali

Norway's coalition government has decided against joining an EU effort to help the military in Mali fight back against Islamist extremists. Coalition member SV...

Military boosts terror preparedness

Military bases all over Norway boosted their anti-terror security measures at the end of the week, based on what defense officials call a new...

Government split over aid to Mali

Norway's coalition government is by no means united on a proposal to send Norwegian troops to Mali, to help allies fend off an Islamist...

Norway may join the battle in Mali

Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, who's just spent the past week dealing with a crisis involving Norwegian hostages at an Algerian gas plant, is...

Norwegian military forces involved in response to new Kabul bombings

Norwegian soldiers still stationed in and around Kabul took part Monday morning in the response to attacks on the headquarters for the local traffic...

Norwegians join insurgents’ fight

UPDATED: Norway's military intelligence chief has confirmed that Norwegian citizens have traveled to Afghanistan and Pakistan, fought on the side of insurgents and even...
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