The White House said on Thursday that it had acquired intelligence suggesting that Russia is working to fabricate evidence on the killings of Ukrainian prisoners of war in a prison… Continue reading "White House: Russia Looking To Fabricate Evidence In POW Killings"
The military junta governing Mali announced on Wednesday that it was expelling Olivier Salgado, spokesman for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, over a series of tweets… Continue reading "Mali Expels UN Peacekeeping Mission Spokesman Over Tweets"
A human rights group monitoring the treatment of inmates at Russian penitentiaries reports that prisoners are being recruited to fight in Ukraine. Gulagu.net states that recruitment campaigns had been recently… Continue reading "Russian Prisoners’ Rights Group: Russia Is Recruiting Prisoners To Serve In Ukraine"
Chinese state media announced that Xi Jinping has signed a new order which will provide the legal basis for overseas Chinese military operations other than war. According to the Xinhua… Continue reading "Xi Jinping Signs Order Setting Rules for Chinese Military Action Abroad"
As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues Bayraktar TB2 drones continue to carry out operations around Zmiinyi ‘Snake’ Island, which is strategically important in the Black Sea. The Bayraktar… Continue reading "Ukrainian TB2 Destroys Russian Mi-8 Helicopter On Snake Island in First Reported Aerial Kill"
This morning negotiations continued in Istanbul discussing a ceasefire and potential peace deal. Ukraine also submitted written proposals outlining that Ukraine would take on neutral status, ruling out joining NATO… Continue reading "Updates: War In Ukraine (29 March)"
After nearly a decade of fighting Islamist insurgents in the country, France has announced it is withdrawing troops from Mali. French forces will be redeployed elsewhere in the Sahel. In… Continue reading "France Announces Troop Withdrawal from Mali"
The world’s first criminal case over Syrian state-led torture resulted in a guilty verdict on Thursday, with a court in Koblenz sentencing a former Syrian military intelligence colonel to life… Continue reading "German Court Finds Ex-Syrian Colonel Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity"
The Russian deployment in Mali continues to expand with reports of Russian soldiers and private military contractors occupying a former French base. This occupation of the base has been preceded… Continue reading "Russian Forces Deploy In Timbuktu, Mali Following French Withdrawal"
Recruiters for Russian private military companies have reportedly stepped up their recruitment activities since late November 2021, looking for Russian mercenaries willing to bolster the ranks of Russian-backed separatists in… Continue reading "Reports: Russia Steps Up Mercenary Recruiting For Donbass Deployments"