Tag: military
Norway renews anti-piracy effort
After months of fending off criticism over its contribution to international anti-piracy efforts, Norway's Defense Ministry has decided to send surveillance aircraft to Somalia,...
Aid office closed after attack on UN
Memorial services were held over the weekend in honor of Norwegian officer Siri Skare, killed in Friday's attack on the UN. Meanwhile, Norway's largest...
Female pilot killed in Afghanistan
UPDATED: Norwegian defense officials confirmed Friday night that Lt. Col. Siri Skare, the country's first female military pilot, was among at least a dozen...
Norway won’t send arms to Libya
The Norwegian government will neither send arms to the opponents of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi nor contribute to any moves to send ground troops...
Bombing makes Norway a terror goal
Norway's participation in the bombing of Libyan targets likely will make the country a terrorist target itself if dictator Moammar Gadhafi continues as Libya's...
Norway’s F16s bomb Libyan targets
UPDATED: Norwegian fighter jets bombed new targets in Libya during the weekend, as they took part in additional rounds of armed assaults that started...
More fighter jets join Libyan action
UPDATED: The first Norwegian fighter jets to be sent into combat in the UN-backed military operation against Libya took off from their base on...
Calls rise for journalists’ release
Scores of Norwegian journalists and foreign correspondents working in Norway gathered outside the Norwegian International Press Center in downtown Oslo on Thursday to protest...
Fighter jets put under US command
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg told the Parliament on Wednesday that Norway's fighter jet fleet assigned to the UN military operation in Libya became...
Ministers disagree on NATO’s role
Two of Norway's leading government ministers don't agree on whether NATO should lead the international coalition that's attacking Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime on...
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