Kirkuk, Oct 20 (AP/UNB) — A Baghdad court issued an arrest warrant for the vice president of Iraq’s autonomous northern Kurdish region on Thursday for saying that Iraqi forces had “occupied” the disputed province of Kirkuk this week.
Category: Military
US-backed Syrian forces clear Raqqa after driving out IS
Beirut, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) – U.S.-backed Syrian forces were removing landmines and clearing roads in the northern city of Raqqa on Wednesday, a day after commanders said they had driven the Islamic State group from its de facto capital.
Consoler-in-chief Trump insensitive in call to widow
The mother of a US soldier who was killed in action has backed a congresswoman’s claim that President Donald Trump showed insensitivity during a phone call to her son’s widow. Representative Frederica Wilson said he had told Myeshia Johnson: “He…
Myanmar army killed at least hundreds of Rohingya -Amnesty
Bangkok, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar security forces killed hundreds of men, women and children during a systematic campaign to expel Rohingya Muslims, Amnesty International said in a new report Wednesday that calls for an arms embargo on the country…
North Korea says ‘a nuclear war may break out any moment’
UN, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — North Korea’s deputy U.N. ambassador warned Monday that the situation on the Korean peninsula “has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment.”
EU decides to review all defence coop with Myanmar
Dhaka, Oct 16 – The European Union (EU) today decided to review all practical defence cooperation with Myanmar in light of the disproportionate use of force carried out by the security forces of the country.
‘War by next summer’: North Korean crisis at perilous point
Donald Trump is “overloading” his military, undermining the world’s trust in the United States and pushing us towards an imminent war with North Korea, a respected retired general has claimed.
Rohingya cleansing began before August 25: UN
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – The brutal attacks against the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, as well as other serious human rights violations committed since 25 August 2017, were executed in “a well-organized, coordinated and systematic manner”, according to a new…
Australia jet, navy data stolen in ‘extensive’ hack
Sensitive information about Australia’s defence programmes has been stolen in an “extensive” cyber hack. About 30GB of data was compromised in the hack on a government contractor, including details about new fighter planes and navy vessels. The data was commercially…
Violent depopulation campaign against Rohingyas: Dhaka
Dhaka, Oct 11 (BSS) – Bangladesh has accused Myanmar of spearheading a violent depopulation campaign to oust its ethnic minority Rohingya Muslims using the military, forcing by now a majority of them to flee to Bangladesh. “For the first time…
Sex attacks make Rohingya children fearful in camps
Reuters Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Adjida kicked and screamed when the rough and dirty hands of the masked soldier moved up her legs and ripped off her clothes. The 13-year-old pleaded with him to stop when he climbed on top of…
Gunman killed after deadly attack at Jeddah palace gate
Two security guards at Al-Salam Palace killed as gunman opens fire at them before being shot dead, Saudi officials say.
Govt was cautious against Myanmar provocation of war: PM
Dhaka, Oct 7 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government was very much cautious to avert any kind of war with Bangladesh’s neighbour despite repeated provocations from Myanmar.
Al-Qaida-linked fighters launch missile attack in central Syria
Beirut, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) – Al-Qaida-linked fighters on Friday attacked a key central Syrian village at the crossroads between areas under government control and those controlled by insurgent groups, opposition activists said. In eastern Syria, meanwhile, 15 civilians, including children,…
US to sell $15b missile defence to Saudi Arabia
The US government has approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of its advanced Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) missile defence system. The State Department said the $15bn (£11.5bn) deal furthered US national security and foreign policy interests. It would boost…
Nobel says to korea nuke players: We are watching
They couldn’t award it to Kim Jong Un or Donald Trump; that much was certain. But the granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons opened itself to a clear interpretation across Asia: When…
Burma: Military Massacres Dozens in Rohingya Village
Soldiers Shot, Stabbed Men and Boys in Maung Nu, Rakhine State Dhaka – The Burmese military summarily executed several dozen Rohingya Muslims in Maung Nu village in Burma’s Rakhine State on August 27, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. Witnesses…
Myanmar beauty queen ‘dethroned over Rohingya video’
A Burmese beauty queen has claimed she was stripped of her pageant title over a video she made on the ongoing violence in Rakhine state.
Burma: US arms sales suspension call faces road block at UNSC
By Thalif Deen UN, Oct 3 (IPS) – When US Ambassador Nikki Haley called for a virtual arms embargo against the repressive and much-maligned military regime in Myanmar, she took a passing shot at two of her fellow veto-wielding, permanent…
Egypt’s militants claim attack targeting Myanmar embassy
Egyptian militant group Hasm claimed responsibility on Sunday for a small explosion at Myanmar’s embassy in Cairo, saying it was in retaliation for that country’s military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
Myanmar: Global appeal for UN action – HRW
Stop Crimes Against Humanity The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council should take immediate steps to address the human rights abuses and humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya population, Human Rights Watch and 87 other nongovernmental organizations said today.
The effects of a single terrorist nuclear bomb
Matthew BunnNickolas Roth The escalating threats between North Korea and the United States make it easy to forget the “nuclear nightmare,” as former US Secretary of Defense William J. Perry put it, that could result even from the use of…
IS reclusive leader rallies followers in purported new audio
Cairo, Sep 29 (AP/UNB) — The leader of the Islamic State group urged followers to burn their enemies everywhere and target “media centres of the infidels,” according to an audio recording that the extremists said was by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Air Force- Air Defence Exercise held
Dhaka, Sep 28- Air Defence Exercise named “MINIEX 2017-2” of Bangladesh Air Force was held at all BAF Bases in Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Dhaka signs nuclear nonproliferation treaty
Bangladesh signed nuclear disarmament treaty outlawing nuclear weapons, according to a statement issued today in New York. The United Nations on July 7, 2017 adopted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which, Bangladesh signed last week from first…
Stop persecution of Rohingya, ICSF tells Myanmar
It calls on India, China to persuade Myanmar to resolve crisis Dhaka, Sept – International Crimes Strategy Forum (ICSF) on Sunday called on the Myanmar authorities to pay heed to international opinion and immediately stop its persecution of Rohingya.
Stones to drones: A short history of war on earth
Gar Smith War is humanity’s deadliest activity. From 500 BC to AD 2000 history records more than 1000 [1,022] major documented wars. In the 20th Century, an estimated 165 wars killed as many as 258 million people — more than…
3 BD peacekeepers killed in Mali blast
Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and four others injured as an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists exploded in Mali on Sunday. A clash took place between the Bangladeshi peacekeepers working in the UN mission in Mali and terrorists…
Army joins relief operations for refugees
To bring discipline in aid operation for Rohingyas those took shelter recently fleeing the atrocities in Myanmar, members of Bangladesh Army today joined the activities, setting up control room at Ukhiya Degree College. “We have started to work to bring…
Key myths and facts about the atomic bombings of Japan
By Robert J Barsocchini In 1945, US president Harry Truman (who had dictatorial control over the atomic bomb) and his advisor James Byrnes intentionally prolonged the US war with Japan until, and apparently so that, they could target Japanese civilians,…