Bogota (EFE).- Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace on Wednesday indicted four retired army generals and 35 officers and enlisted ranks for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s decades-long internal conflict, the tribunal announced. The charges relate to 434 deaths and eight victims of other crimes in connection with what became known … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- The Israel Defense Forces launched an air strike in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, despite the ceasefire, after detecting the launch of a rocket that failed to reach Israeli territory. In a statement, the IDF confirmed it had hit the launch site. The army is “committed to the full implementation of the … Read more
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv (EFE).- Ukraine looks for ways to counter the threat of destructive guided bombs launched by Russia and the first confirmed interception of such a bomb offers glimpses of hope. Thousands of cheap and destructive bombs, weighing at least 250 kg and launched by Russian planes from out of the reach of … Read more
Islamabad, Mar 26 (EFE).- The Pakistani military said on Tuesday that it repelled a major insurgent attack on one of its largest naval air bases, resulting in the deaths of four militants in the troubled southwestern province of Balochistan. An army statement said a group of militants on Monday night tried to infiltrate the naval … Read more
Jerusalem/Gaza, Oct. 7 (EFE) – Heavy Israeli bombardment of Gaza, more than 3,000 rockets fired from the Strip into Israel, fighting against Palestinian militias that still control Israeli territory and dozens of Israeli hostages marked the war that broke out Saturday. The day ends with at least 430 dead on both sides in a matter … Read more
Pohang, South Korea, Mar 29 (EFE).- South Korea and the United States conducted amphibious assault drills on Wednesday for the first time in five years, exhibiting their nimble marines and war equipment in a high-spirited action as a warning to North Korea’s ostentatious military prowess. The two military allies began the Ssangyong (double dragon in … Read more
Kabul, Mar 11 (EFE).- At least one person was killed and eight others were wounded Saturday in an attack at a cultural center in northern Afghanistan where a journalists’ awards ceremony was being held. Several members of the Taliban regional government and other local leaders also attended the ceremony in Mazar-e-sharif. The attack shortly before … Read more