US intelligence community in crosshairs again after sensitive Pentagon data leaks to Russians
While it is not yet clear who leaked the documents or what their motivation was, initial indications from Discord activity suggest that the leaker may have been trying to show off to their gaming friends, and might even be a teenager or young adult.
Africom chief to congress: We share ‘core values’ with coup leaders who’ve ousted elected governments
Flintlock attendees have conducted at least five coups in the last eight years. Since 2008, in fact, US-trained officers have attempted at least nine coups (and succeeded in at least eight) across five West African countries, including Burkina Faso (three times), Guinea, Mali (three times), Mauritania and the Gambia.
How some African nations avoided civil war: Sharing of resources, budget between regions did it
To survive this initial vulnerability, a terrorist group needs to be able to mobilise its forces for a more systematic form of warfare. Terrorism doesn’t require mobilisation, but insurgency does. Consequently our research led to four major findings.
Senior disarmament official wants UN Security Council to tighten grip on trade and transfer of weapons
Also crucial are the UN programme of action on small arms and light weapons, the International Tracing Instrument and the protocol against illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, parts, components and ammunition better known as the Firearms Protocol)
Former Arsenal midfield dynamo Mathieu Flamini is lining up $12.5 billion to buy Gunners
Flamini spent seven years at Arsenal across two different spells with the club. He made 168 Premier League appearances for Arsenal and won three FA Cups.
Calls for assassination of UN head in Sudan by ousted President Bashir backers worries world leaders
The United Nations expressed concern on Tuesday about a request for a fatwa seeking the assassination of its head in Sudan, as loyalists of ousted leader Omar al-Bashir stepped up opposition to a draft deal for a new civilian government. In a video on social media, a man calling himself...
How US is hurtling at breakneck speed out of Forever War era and into age of Eternal War
In Ukraine, as each week passes, the United States only seems to ramp up its commitment to war with Russia, moving the slim line of proxy warfare ever closer to a head-to-head confrontation between the planet’s two great military powers.
Scores injured in violent confrontations in Ethiopia’s Amhara between civilians and security forces
Amhara, the second biggest of Ethiopia’s 11 regions, has been convulsed by days of protests against the government’s plans, which the protesters say would leave Amhara vulnerable to attack from other regions.
Kenya Defence Force airlift South Sudan troops to eastern DR Congo as part of regional co-operation
A day after the South Sudan contingent touched down in Goma EACRF Deputy Force Commander Brig-Gen Emmanuel Kaputa in the company of Kenyan Contingent Commander Colonel Daniel Rotich and force headquarters staff officers received additional troops at the same airport.
Frustration sets in as sale of Man United enters ‘idle mode’ with Glazers apathetic to doing business
Movement in the Manchester United sale is expected this week. It is understood the situation will develop over the coming days – more than two weeks after second bids were filed. There have been growing concerns that, with the clock ticking, should the Glazer family accept an offer for full...
