In this photo taken on June 13, 2018, Somali soldiers walk at Sanguuni military base, about 450 km south of Mogadishu, Somalia. (PHOTO / AFP) MOGADISHU – The Somali National Army (SNA) on Saturday killed 13 al-Shabab militants during an attempted raid on an army base in the southern region of Lower Shabelle. Chief of […]
Presidential candidate in Czech presidential election 2023 and former Czech army chief Petr Pavel speaks to his supporters during an election campaign rally in the Old Town Square on Jan 25, 2023 in Prague. (PHOTO / AFP) PRAGUE – Former Czech army chief Petr Pavel, a mainstream pro-Western candidate backing aid for Ukraine, held a […]
Democratic Republic of the Congo youth get the first steps of basic military training in Goma, eastern Congo, Nov 7, 2022. (MOSES SAWASAWA / AP) GOMA/KINSHASA – Fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the army and M23 rebels has moved close to the key eastern city of Goma, said an army spokesperson on […]
In this handout photo taken from video and released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Oct 10, 2022, a Russian air force pilot is seen in the cockpit of his Su-25 as it flies on a mission in Ukraine. (RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE VIA AP) MOSCOW – The situation in the zone of […]
In this file photo dated April 13, 2019, Sudanese soldiers flash the victory gesture as they sit in the back of a pickup truck mounted with a turret nearby a scene of gathering demonstrators during a rally demanding a civilian body to lead the transition to democracy, outside the army headquarters in the Sudanese capital […]
Burkina Faso army officers patrol near a French armored vehicle parked in Kaya, capital of Burkina Faso's north-central region on Nov 20, 2021. (OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) OUAGADOUGOU – Burkina Faso’s army said on Wednesday that it accidentally killed civilians during a counter-terrorist operation in the ccuntry’s southeast earlier this week. Burkina Faso’s army […]
Ethiopian refugees who fled the fighting in the Tigray region transport building materials using a donkey-pulled cart, at Umm Rakuba camp in eastern Sudan's Gedaref State, on Aug 11, 2021. (ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP) Sudan's military accused Ethiopia's army of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian who were captives, the Sudanese armed forces said […]