Free Syrian Army Fires Military Chief -- Al Jazeera
The FSA has sacked leader Selim Idriss for being "ineffective" and lacking experience in leading military operations.
The rebel Free Syrian Army has fired Selim Idriss as its military chief calling him "ineffective" and lacking in experience to lead military operations on the ground.
In a video broadcast on the internet on Sunday, the rebel coalition said its military council had decided to replace Idriss with Brigadier General Abdel al-Ilah al-Bachir.
Colonel Qassem Saadeddine said the decision was taken due to "the paralysis within the military command these past months".
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Free Syrian Army Removes Idriss as Supreme Military Commander -- Bloomberg Businessweek
U.S.-backed Syrian opposition leader voted out of office by rebel commanders -- Washington Post
North Korea promotes key military officials -- Al Jazeera
Excavation at N. Korea nuclear test site: US think-tank -- Space Daily/AFP
China's DF-25 medium-range ballistic missile revealed -- Want China Times
China plans to build 4 carriers, including nuclear: report -- Want China Times
At Singapore Airshow, it's what China isn't displaying that counts -- CNN
Russia to Set Up Arctic Military Command by 2015 -- RIA Novosti
Iran: We've Developed a Missile 'Better than S-300' -- Arutz Sheva
New Israeli Unit Targets Syrian Border Threats -- Defense News
Cyprus and Israel mount joint military exercise -- Cyprus Mail
200 U.K. women troops sent home for being pregnant: MoD won't impose war zone pregnancy tests due to 'privacy' fears -- Daily Mail
Colombian leader 'outraged' by army corruption claims -- BBC
Colombia president orders inquiry into army kickback allegations -- Reuters
Heron, Reaper and Hermes 900 Compete for Canada’s Arctic mission -- Defense Update
Germany to beef up counter-espionage against US, Western allies – report -- RT
NSA Australia allies 'spied on US law firm' in Indonesia row -- BBC
Afghan Army’s Test Begins With Fight for Vital Highway -- New York Times
Pentagon: Insider threat in Afghanistan ‘as dangerous as it ever was’ -- Stars and Stripes
Pentagon to trim plans for F-35 jet order -- Washington Post
On 60 Minutes, Pentagon leaders say they won't back away from problem-plagued F-35 -- Star Telegram
Boeing looks to Congress to fund fighters after Navy skips orders -- Reuters
Bush carrier group headed for Mediterranean, Middle East -- Stars and Stripes
'Aegis Ashore' Prepares for Deployment -- Defense News
Navy Wants Its Tomahawks to Bust More Bunkers -- Defense Tech
Here’s the U.S. Army’s $96 Million, 300-Acre Fake City in Va. — Complete with Subway Station, Football Stadium, and Mosque — for Terrorism Combat Training -- The Blaze
Possible radiation leak at New Mexico military nuclear waste site -- Reuters
Pentagon, Congress Begin Rewriting DoD Acquisition Laws -- Defense News
US Navy Would Receive Largest Piece of Fiscal '16 Budget Boost -- Defense News
Fort Stewart expects to shed 1,900 troops in 2015 -- AP
Food stamp use among military rises again -- CNN
Lead Prosecutor’s Abrupt Departure Rattles a Military Sexual Assault Case -- New York Times
AP Exclusive: Misconduct Forces More Soldiers Out -- AP
Number of US army officers fired for misconduct tripled in 3 yrs – report -- RT
The military is weaponizing video games -- The Week
U.S. Military Intervention Could Boost Africa -- Michael O'Hanlon, LA Times
Lockheed Martin Faces a Devastating Blow to Its Littoral Combat Ship -- Katie Spence, Motley Fool
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