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Hezbollah rocket hit Saint Georges Orthodox Church and school in Jdeidet Marjayoun, Hezbollahstan.
Hezbollah rocket hit Saint Georges Orthodox Church and school in Jdeidet Marjayoun, Hezbollahstan.
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The U.S. is not the only place where a populist billionaire can win elections.
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Czech PM Andrej Babiลก has a long-running conflict-of-interest over Agrofert โ a massive agro-holding he controls and the biggest subsidy recipient.
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The EU has now sent Prague a strongly worded letter demanding an explanation and a real resolution of the issue.
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Naturally, the only logical response is to change his home, office, parliament and multiple ministries addresses as many times as needed so the letters stop arriving.
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Babiลก has already suggested that if Brussels stops reimbursing the subsidies, the Czech state budget can pay them instead.
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A friend of Trump, Orbรกn and Fico. Go figure.
The U.S. is not the only place where a populist billionaire can win elections.
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Czech PM Andrej Babiลก has a long-running conflict-of-interest over Agrofert โ a massive agro-holding he controls and the biggest subsidy recipient.
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The EU has now sent Prague a strongly worded letter demanding an explanation and a real resolution of the issue.
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Naturally, the only logical response is to change his home, office, parliament and multiple ministries addresses as many times as needed so the letters stop arriving.
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Babiลก has already suggested that if Brussels stops reimbursing the subsidies, the Czech state budget can pay them instead.
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A friend of Trump, Orbรกn and Fico. Go figure.
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Ukrainian drones hit 2 Tu-142 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (Naval Tu-95) and Iskander-M ballistic missile launcher on Taganrog airfield (190km frontline)
Ukrainian drones hit 2 Tu-142 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (Naval Tu-95) and Iskander-M ballistic missile launcher on Taganrog airfield (190km frontline)
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Armenia: A new poll shows PM Pashinyan's Civil Contract party at 65% โ up 41 points since February โ just eight days before Armenia's parliamentary election on June 7.
The opposition is fragmented, with no rival party above 12%.
The opposition is fragmented, with no rival party above 12%.
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Rebel forces raided a base in the Naypyidaw region in central Myanmar, after killing the garrison and taking what they could they set the base on fire a withdrew again
Naypyidaw is the capital of Myanmar and the military and administrative heart of the Tatmadaw, with the entire city being purpose built as a capital just for the Tatmadaw
Due to the offensive operations all around the edges of the country rebel forces are able to more easily hit the central lowlands from where much of the troops were taken from
Naypyidaw is the capital of Myanmar and the military and administrative heart of the Tatmadaw, with the entire city being purpose built as a capital just for the Tatmadaw
Due to the offensive operations all around the edges of the country rebel forces are able to more easily hit the central lowlands from where much of the troops were taken from
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with the entire city being purpose built as a capital just for the Tatmadaw
Naypyidaw was built on what was essentially completely empty land in the centre of the country starting in 2002 and finishing by 2012. Although it was already designated as the capital by 2005.
The site was not previously permanently inhabited and the capital prior to that was Rangoon/Yangon.
Sometime in the 90's the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's armed forces, thought about needing a new capital city.
Yangon was seen as too geographically vulnerable and too tied to normal civilian governance. Additionally the city had a large urban working population which were prone to revolting against the Military.
So they decided to completely cement their position as the rulers of the nation they would build a more centrally located new capital without any ties to such ridiculous nonsense as non-military rule and ordinary working people.
Naypyidaw was also built into what was basically a military fortress that could withstand any popular uprisings or ethnic insurgencies. It's geographic positioning in the centre of the country also ensures that any forces trying to take it will have to march through the entire nation prior.
The previous capital Yangon lacked such built in and also geographic defense and was also once on the verge of capture by Karen rebel forces during the beginning of the civil wars in 1948
Naypyidaw to this day remains largely deserted of common people with everyone living or working there being affiliated with the Tatmadaw somehow.
That's why it's often called a ghost city as it basically doesn't have a permanent normal civilian population and is just an eerily empty concrete jungle
The site was not previously permanently inhabited and the capital prior to that was Rangoon/Yangon.
Sometime in the 90's the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's armed forces, thought about needing a new capital city.
Yangon was seen as too geographically vulnerable and too tied to normal civilian governance. Additionally the city had a large urban working population which were prone to revolting against the Military.
So they decided to completely cement their position as the rulers of the nation they would build a more centrally located new capital without any ties to such ridiculous nonsense as non-military rule and ordinary working people.
Naypyidaw was also built into what was basically a military fortress that could withstand any popular uprisings or ethnic insurgencies. It's geographic positioning in the centre of the country also ensures that any forces trying to take it will have to march through the entire nation prior.
The previous capital Yangon lacked such built in and also geographic defense and was also once on the verge of capture by Karen rebel forces during the beginning of the civil wars in 1948
Naypyidaw to this day remains largely deserted of common people with everyone living or working there being affiliated with the Tatmadaw somehow.
That's why it's often called a ghost city as it basically doesn't have a permanent normal civilian population and is just an eerily empty concrete jungle
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Naypyidaw was built on what was essentially completely empty land in the centre of the country starting in 2002 and finishing by 2012. Although it was already designated as the capital by 2005. The site was not previously permanently inhabited and the capitalโฆ
Some pics of Naypyidaw in all it's empty glory
Palaces for the leaders of the military and replicas of famous monuments from the rest of Myanmar were built to pretend that it's a normal city
Palaces for the leaders of the military and replicas of famous monuments from the rest of Myanmar were built to pretend that it's a normal city
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on the verge of capture by Karen rebel forces during the beginning of the civil wars in 1948
Some pictures from the Battle of Insein 1949 between the Burmese government and the Karen forces, just North of Naypyidaw
The TLDR is that the Karen, which had been Britain's favorite ethnic group in Burma, revolted against the new Burmese government due to the latter refusing to grant them autonomy.
The Karen upon their revolt overwhelmed the Burmese government forces which were. The difference in quality of their forces and officers was stark.
The Karen had a long standing martial culture and due to the British preferring them they made up a disproportionate amount of the pro-British Burmese forces.
Via British training the Karen had the best trained soldiers and offices in the country
In the end it took a coalition of the Burmese government, the Burmese communists, which themselves were at war with the government, and all other loyal ethnic groups to repel the Karen forces and lift the siege of the capital
Karen forces retreated into their ethnic homelands and continued their insurgency to this day
The TLDR is that the Karen, which had been Britain's favorite ethnic group in Burma, revolted against the new Burmese government due to the latter refusing to grant them autonomy.
The Karen upon their revolt overwhelmed the Burmese government forces which were. The difference in quality of their forces and officers was stark.
The Karen had a long standing martial culture and due to the British preferring them they made up a disproportionate amount of the pro-British Burmese forces.
Via British training the Karen had the best trained soldiers and offices in the country
In the end it took a coalition of the Burmese government, the Burmese communists, which themselves were at war with the government, and all other loyal ethnic groups to repel the Karen forces and lift the siege of the capital
Karen forces retreated into their ethnic homelands and continued their insurgency to this day
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Some pictures of French volunteers/mercenaries alongside Karen rebel forces
During the cold war it became popular for former soldiers and spec ops from France and the Anglosphere countries to travel to Burma and fight alongside the Karen rebels
During the cold war it became popular for former soldiers and spec ops from France and the Anglosphere countries to travel to Burma and fight alongside the Karen rebels
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