Norway's Conscription Becomes Gender Neutral
The Norwegian Parliament on Tuesday adopted necessary amendments to extend mandatory military service to women. It's the first peacetime European or NATO country to extend compulsory conscription to all citizens, regardless of gender.
http://www.dw.de/norways-military-conscription-becomes-gender-neutral/a-17995882
The U.S. Soldier Who Killed Herself After Refusing to Take Part in Torture
Spc. Alyssa Peterson was one of the first female soldiers who died in Iraq. Her death under these circumstances should have drawn wide attention. It's not exactly the Tillman case, but a cover-up, naturally, followed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article39948.htm
IS jihadists execute four women in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD: The Islamic State group has executed at least four women, including two doctors and a politician, in their northern Iraq strongholds this month, relatives and rights activists said on Saturday. In the IS hub of Mosul, the jihadists executed three women on Wednesday including two doctors, Hanaa Edwar, a human rights activist who heads the Al-Amal organisation, said.
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