https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden is expected to double its number of soldiers in Iraq on the request of the US-led coalition fighting Isis militants in the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.se/20160713/sweden-set-to-double-anti-isis-troops-in-iraq Wed, 13 Jul 2016 09:28:00 +0200 sweden-set-to-double-anti-isis-troops-in-iraq Members of the anti-immigrant vigilante group Soldiers of Odin were involved in a major brawl in Gothenburg on Saturday night, with several reporting being punched and kicked on the streets. https://www.thelocal.se/20160403/soldiers-of-odin-in-gothenburg-brawl Sun, 03 Apr 2016 13:46:21 +0200 soldiers-of-odin-in-gothenburg-brawl Swedish soldiers in Mali have slammed small food rations, saying they are often forced to go to bed hungry, according to newspaper Dagens Nyheter. But the head of the Swedish forces of the United Nations-led operation has hit back: “It's a luxury problem." https://www.thelocal.se/20150409/hunger-complaints-from-swedish-soldiers-in-mali Thu, 09 Apr 2015 09:33:47 +0200 hunger-complaints-from-swedish-soldiers-in-mali Seeing the popular support of American soldiers up close makes international defence PhD candidate Annelie Gregor ask if it is time for Swedes to let their soldiers feel proud about their role in peace-keeping missions worldwide. https://www.thelocal.se/20130529/48216 Wed, 29 May 2013 16:17:00 +0200 48216 Swedish military police are investigating a suspected illegal boxing match arranged by a group of Swedish soldiers at the Mazar-i-Sharif base in Afghanistan which reportedly left one soldier in need of medical treatment. https://www.thelocal.se/20120221/39238 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:15:00 +0100 39238 A Swedish airborne unit has decided to let soldiers take part in a course in advanced tree climbing, saying that the need to salvage unmanned drones from treetops requires them to be skilled climbers. https://www.thelocal.se/20111117/37404 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:08:00 +0100 37404 A group of Swedish soldiers representing gay and lesbian soldiers who took part in Saturday’s Pride parade in Stockholm were targeted by anti-war activists who argued that the military has no place in the march. https://www.thelocal.se/20110809/35444 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:12:00 +0200 35444 Swedish soldiers are carrying an ever increasing equipment burden, with many soldiers suffering from back pain as a result, a new report on Tuesday showed. https://www.thelocal.se/20110426/33396 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:53:00 +0200 33396 Two of the five soldiers injured in Wednesday's bomb explosion in Afghanistan landed back home in Sweden on Thursday evening. A further two aircraft with medical personnel onboard have been dispatched to bring back other soldiers involved in the incident. https://www.thelocal.se/20091113/23244 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:37:00 +0100 23244 A group of Swedish soldiers made an unexpected discovery when they came across a group of suspicious looking plants during a training exercise in Skövde in western Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20080905/14162 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:30:00 +0200 14162