UK launches investigation of soldiers for possible war crimes in Afghanistan
The British Ministry of Defense launched an independent investigation on Thursday into alleged illegal activities by British soldiers in Afghanistan from mid-2010 to mid-2013.
Allegations about possible irregularities refer to deliberate detention operations in Afghanistan.
“The Ministry of Defense has introduced a series of measures in recent years upon receiving serious complaints against our Armed Forces for irregular actions. Many of them are already in operation, including the creation of a Serious Defense Crimes Unit,” he told the regarding the secretary of the ministry, Ben…
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The British Ministry of Defense launched an independent investigation on Thursday into alleged illegal activities by British soldiers in Afghanistan from mid-2010 to mid-2013.
Allegations about possible irregularities refer to deliberate detention operations in Afghanistan.
“The Ministry of Defense has introduced a series of measures in recent years upon receiving serious complaints against our Armed Forces for irregular actions. Many of them are already in operation, including the creation of a Serious Defense Crimes Unit,” he told the regarding the secretary of the ministry, Ben…
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An Irish soldier from the blue helmet mission in Lebanon has died and another is in critical condition after being attacked by a "hostile mob" with firearms as they traveled to Beirut in an armored vehicle on Wednesday night, Irish Defense Minister Simon Coveney has reported. There are two other soldiers hospitalized with minor injuries.
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Russian intelligence officers said they found Ukrainian tanks with hatches welded shut from the outside
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Incident in Haiti aboard the Navy's hospital ship USNS Comfort that led to 19 people falling into the water and injuries to two sailors Monday 12/12/2022 evening.
8 Turkish police officers were wounded on Friday when a bomb exploded in a roadside vehicle as their minibus passed on a highway in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, security sources said.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said two people had been detained and were believed to be the perpetrators of the blast. "There was an explosion in a parked vehicle at 05:10 a.m. (0210 GMT) as a police vehicle was going to work in Diyarbakir," he said
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said two people had been detained and were believed to be the perpetrators of the blast. "There was an explosion in a parked vehicle at 05:10 a.m. (0210 GMT) as a police vehicle was going to work in Diyarbakir," he said
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F-35B crash at Forth Worth airbase in the U.S.
The pilot was able to eject.
The pilot was able to eject.
Joint work between France and Venezuela seized more than 1 ton of drugs
A total of 11 Venezuelans detained in a boat, in the French Antilles Martinique Island waters, with 1,496 kilos of marijuana, thanks to the research and collaboration work of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the France Government.
From the Coast Guard Station located at the “El Morro” Pier, Playa Valdez de Porlamar, in Nueva Esparta state, the National Anti-drug Superintendent, M/G Richard López Vargas, stated that the procedure was the result of different exchanges of information, through of the National Anti-drug Command of the…
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A total of 11 Venezuelans detained in a boat, in the French Antilles Martinique Island waters, with 1,496 kilos of marijuana, thanks to the research and collaboration work of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the France Government.
From the Coast Guard Station located at the “El Morro” Pier, Playa Valdez de Porlamar, in Nueva Esparta state, the National Anti-drug Superintendent, M/G Richard López Vargas, stated that the procedure was the result of different exchanges of information, through of the National Anti-drug Command of the…
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The Turkish company ROKETSAN conducted the first launch of a supersonic air-launched TRG-230 missile with a range of more than 100 km from a Bayraktar AKINCI high-altitude UAV.
Russian MoD report on the progress of the special military operation in #Ukraine
(16 December 2022)
◽️Russian Federation Armed Forces continue the special military operation.
💥In Kupyansk direction, as a result of the shelling up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles and 3 pickup trucks have been eliminated near Berestovoye and Kislovka (Kharkov region).
💥In Krasniy-Liman direction, as a result of the offensive in separate directions and artillery strikes more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 infantry fighting vehicles and 3 pickup trucks have been eliminated. In addition, 3 AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been eliminated near Terny (Donetsk People's Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
💥In Donetsk direction, Russian troops continued their offensive, knocking the enemy out of its positions. 3 enemy counterattacks have been repelled near Artyomovsk and Shumy (Donetsk People's Republic) and Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic). As a result of the shelling, AFU units have been dispersed and pushed back to their initial positions. The enemy's losses amounted to more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, 3 armoured fighting vehicles and 2 motor vehicles.
💥In South Donetsk direction, as a result of preemptive actions by Russian troops and complex fire attacks, an attempted attack by a reinforced company of the AFU near Sladkoye (Donetsk people's republic) was thwarted. 2 AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been destroyed near Novomayorskoye and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic). Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen and 3 motor vehicles have been eliminated.
◽️The missile troops and artillery have neutralised the command posts of units of the 1st Territorial Defence Brigade near Berislav (Kherson region), the 102nd and 108th territorial defence brigades near Guliaipole (Zaporozhye region), 64 artillery units in firing positions, and personnel and military equipment in 93 areas.
💥 One AFU warhouse of rocket and artillery arms has been destroyed near Kharkov. One radar station of S-300 surface-to-air missile system has been destroyed near Ray-Aleksandrovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
◽️Air defence forces shot down 4 AFU unmanned aerial vehicles near Novovaya Tarasovka (Kharkov Region), Novoukrainskoye, Grafskoye and Sladkoye (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, two HIMARS rockets have been intercepted near Pervomaisk (Lugansk People's Republic).
📊In total, 344 airplanes and 184 helicopters, 2,673 unmanned aerial vehicles, 396 air defence missile systems, 7,134 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 931 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,689 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,625 units of special military hardware have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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(16 December 2022)
◽️Russian Federation Armed Forces continue the special military operation.
💥In Kupyansk direction, as a result of the shelling up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles and 3 pickup trucks have been eliminated near Berestovoye and Kislovka (Kharkov region).
💥In Krasniy-Liman direction, as a result of the offensive in separate directions and artillery strikes more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 infantry fighting vehicles and 3 pickup trucks have been eliminated. In addition, 3 AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been eliminated near Terny (Donetsk People's Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
💥In Donetsk direction, Russian troops continued their offensive, knocking the enemy out of its positions. 3 enemy counterattacks have been repelled near Artyomovsk and Shumy (Donetsk People's Republic) and Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic). As a result of the shelling, AFU units have been dispersed and pushed back to their initial positions. The enemy's losses amounted to more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, 3 armoured fighting vehicles and 2 motor vehicles.
💥In South Donetsk direction, as a result of preemptive actions by Russian troops and complex fire attacks, an attempted attack by a reinforced company of the AFU near Sladkoye (Donetsk people's republic) was thwarted. 2 AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been destroyed near Novomayorskoye and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic). Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen and 3 motor vehicles have been eliminated.
◽️The missile troops and artillery have neutralised the command posts of units of the 1st Territorial Defence Brigade near Berislav (Kherson region), the 102nd and 108th territorial defence brigades near Guliaipole (Zaporozhye region), 64 artillery units in firing positions, and personnel and military equipment in 93 areas.
💥 One AFU warhouse of rocket and artillery arms has been destroyed near Kharkov. One radar station of S-300 surface-to-air missile system has been destroyed near Ray-Aleksandrovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
◽️Air defence forces shot down 4 AFU unmanned aerial vehicles near Novovaya Tarasovka (Kharkov Region), Novoukrainskoye, Grafskoye and Sladkoye (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, two HIMARS rockets have been intercepted near Pervomaisk (Lugansk People's Republic).
📊In total, 344 airplanes and 184 helicopters, 2,673 unmanned aerial vehicles, 396 air defence missile systems, 7,134 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 931 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,689 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,625 units of special military hardware have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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Russia’s nuclear shield: Mobile Yars missile in Tve and Kaluga regions
On the eve of the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the Strategic Rocket Forces, Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces, told Krasnaya Zvezda publisher about the results achieved and further development prospects.
Main theses 🔻
We are meeting another anniversary having fulfilled all our tasks. We are building up the capabilities of our missile group by rearming missile regiments with modern missile systems and upgrading the control and communications systems.
💬 ‘During the construction of infrastructure, a lot of work has…
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On the eve of the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the Strategic Rocket Forces, Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces, told Krasnaya Zvezda publisher about the results achieved and further development prospects.
Main theses 🔻
We are meeting another anniversary having fulfilled all our tasks. We are building up the capabilities of our missile group by rearming missile regiments with modern missile systems and upgrading the control and communications systems.
💬 ‘During the construction of infrastructure, a lot of work has…
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Japan approved a new national security strategy — Largest defense shake-ups since World War II
Japan breaks its pacifist tradition by approving the largest rearmament since World War II
Japan is launching a historic rearmament that will break with its pacifist tradition inherited from the postwar period: the Government has just approved new Defense guidelines that include spending 43 trillion yen (€ 295,000,000,000 approx), raising military spending from 1% that had been maintained since the 1960s, to 2% of GDP over the next five years, which will make the Asian country the third largest military spender in the world after…
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Japan breaks its pacifist tradition by approving the largest rearmament since World War II
Japan is launching a historic rearmament that will break with its pacifist tradition inherited from the postwar period: the Government has just approved new Defense guidelines that include spending 43 trillion yen (€ 295,000,000,000 approx), raising military spending from 1% that had been maintained since the 1960s, to 2% of GDP over the next five years, which will make the Asian country the third largest military spender in the world after…
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Two armed groups in Colombia took a step about total peace
Colombian government confirmed that they received letters from the Mexican Revolutionary Forces and the RPS Armed Forces – North Cartel , two armed groups that operate in the city of Quibdó (Chocó).
Both communications announce a unilateral ceasefire in the neighborhoods of the Chocoan capital where, respectively, each group has influence. We welcome the decision of both groups, which will undoubtedly mitigate the serious situation of violence and insecurity experienced by the inhabitants of Quibdó and its surroundings.
To the RPS Armed Forces – Northern…
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Colombian government confirmed that they received letters from the Mexican Revolutionary Forces and the RPS Armed Forces – North Cartel , two armed groups that operate in the city of Quibdó (Chocó).
Both communications announce a unilateral ceasefire in the neighborhoods of the Chocoan capital where, respectively, each group has influence. We welcome the decision of both groups, which will undoubtedly mitigate the serious situation of violence and insecurity experienced by the inhabitants of Quibdó and its surroundings.
To the RPS Armed Forces – Northern…
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#AngelinaJolie resigned from her role as special envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Unidentified gunman kills two UN peacekeepers in #Mali
UN peacekeeping mission says four others were wounded in the attack carried out by an unidentified gunman on Friday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/16/two-un-peacekeepers-shot-dead-near-timbuktu-in-mali
UN peacekeeping mission says four others were wounded in the attack carried out by an unidentified gunman on Friday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/16/two-un-peacekeepers-shot-dead-near-timbuktu-in-mali
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Unidentified gunman kills two UN peacekeepers in Mali
UN peacekeeping mission says four others were wounded in the attack carried out by an unidentified gunman on Friday.
The Austrian Armed Forces and #Rheinmetall have successfully tested the leased Counter-small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS), which had been delivered in May 2022, as part of a realistic exercise. Rheinmetall’s deployable C-sUAS system is currently being evaluated by the Austrian Armed Forces alongside other systems as part of the Countering Emerging Air Threats (C-EAT) project. Following the successful tests, the Austrian Armed Forces have now extended the lease contract by seven months
Fuel price protests in Jordan
Tensions have been mounting in Ma’an and several provinces in southern Jordan after days of strikes by truck drivers protesting against high fuel prices. The drivers demand the government reduce diesel prices, which they blame for their mounting losses.
Shops in Ma’an and several other Jordanian provincial cities shut on Wednesday in solidarity with the strikes.
Fuel prices in Jordan have nearly doubled compared with a year earlier, particularly the diesel used by trucks and buses, and kerosene for heating
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Tensions have been mounting in Ma’an and several provinces in southern Jordan after days of strikes by truck drivers protesting against high fuel prices. The drivers demand the government reduce diesel prices, which they blame for their mounting losses.
Shops in Ma’an and several other Jordanian provincial cities shut on Wednesday in solidarity with the strikes.
Fuel prices in Jordan have nearly doubled compared with a year earlier, particularly the diesel used by trucks and buses, and kerosene for heating
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The Syrian military in the province of Deir ez-Zor discovered a large cache of ISIS terrorists, which stored weapons, ammunition, equipment and drones.
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The hell in Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) The Special Military Operation continues
The Special Military Operation continues
A group of Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Artyomovsky direction moves near a forest plantation, where it comes under mortar fire.
Western media prepare public opinion for Ukraine’s surrender of Artyomovsk — public figure
Vladimir Rogov acknowledged that support from the Western countries was still able to compensate for the lack of heavy equipment in Ukraine’s armed forces.
MELITOPOL, December 16. /TASS/. A series of publications in major Western media, including an interview with the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian army,…
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The Special Military Operation continues
A group of Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Artyomovsky direction moves near a forest plantation, where it comes under mortar fire.
Western media prepare public opinion for Ukraine’s surrender of Artyomovsk — public figure
Vladimir Rogov acknowledged that support from the Western countries was still able to compensate for the lack of heavy equipment in Ukraine’s armed forces.
MELITOPOL, December 16. /TASS/. A series of publications in major Western media, including an interview with the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian army,…
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#Japan The Japanese Armed Forces have reported this Thursday the dismissal of five of its troops for sexually harassing a comrade-in-arms from spring 2020 to August 2021, the woman decided in June to leave the ranks of the Army of the Asian country and report the situation