War & Conflict
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Haiti requests foreign troops after president’s assassination
Jul 10, 2021Following the killing of President Jovenel Mose, Haiti has requested foreign soldiers to secure critical infrastructure. The administration has forwarded the request to the United States and the United Nations, but the US says it has... -
The Taliban claim to have control of 85 percent of Afghanistan
Jul 10, 2021The Taliban claimed control of 85 percent of Afghanistan’s land on Friday, despite the fact that the group’s claims cannot be independently verified. The insurgents are mounting an attack amid a US military departure. Taliban negotiator... -
26 Colombians, 2 Americans behind Moise killing: Haiti police
Jul 9, 2021According to Haitian authorities, at least 28 people were involved in the killing of President Jovenel Moise, with 26 of them being Colombians and two being Haitian Americans. “We have arrested 15 Colombians and the two... -
Biden says the US military operation in Afghanistan will finish on August 31.
Jul 9, 2021The US military operation in Afghanistan will finish on August 31, nearly 20 years after it began, according to US President Joe Biden. In a speech, Biden stated that the US military has “achieved” its aims... -
Myanmar junta committing ‘crimes against humanity’: UN expert
Jul 8, 2021Since seizing power in February, Myanmar’s military has committed crimes against humanity, according to a senior UN rights expert, who slammed the international community for failing to “stop this nightmare.” Thomas Andrews, the special rapporteur on... -
Haitian police are on the lookout for the president’s assassins
Jul 8, 2021As the impoverished and crisis-hit Caribbean nation was thrown into uncertainty, Haiti police executed four “mercenaries” they alleged were behind President Jovenel Moise’s assassination on Wednesday and put two more into jail. The suspects in the... -
25 killed in anti-junta fighting in Myanmar
Jul 4, 2021Myanmar’s security forces have killed 25 people opposed to the country’s junta government on Friday. The country’s local media reported on Sunday that rebels clashed with Myanmar security forces in the town of Depain in the... -
France resumes joint military operations with Mali
Jul 3, 2021France announced Friday that it will resume joint military operations in Mali, after suspending them early last month following the West African country’s second coup in less than a year. Following consultations with the Malian transitional... -
Israel carries out airstrikes on Gaza again
Jul 2, 2021Israel has resumed airstrikes in the besieged Gaza Strip. However, no casualties have been reported so far. The attack took place in the early hours of Friday (July 2). Israel has carried out three airstrikes in... -
Farewell to the last US troops from Bagram base
Jul 2, 2021The last US military contingent will also leave Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase on Friday, a senior Pentagon official said. With this, the Americans no longer exist in this vast compound that has become the centre of military...
