By Ana Báez Mexico City (EFE).- There are over 127,000 missing persons who remain uned for, being searched for by their families in Mexico in the absence of an official response in their relatives’ cases. “When the authorities say there are no enforced disappearances, they are insulting them,” said the executive director of Amnesty International … Read more
Beirut (EFE).- Israel carried out at least four bombings on Sunday near a building in the southern suburbs of Beirut, known as Dahieh, half an hour after the Israel Defense Forces issued an evacuation order for residents of the area. According to the Lebanese National News Agency (ANN), Israel first carried out three “warning” bombing … Read more
Kinshasa (EFE).- At least 14 bodies have been found in the Walikale territory of the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the withdrawal of the powerful March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group, medical and civil society sources confirmed to EFE on Saturday. “Between yesterday and today, we found … Read more
Juba (EFE).- South Sudan’s government accused Vice President and opposition leader Riek Machar on Friday of conspiracy, as the opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) called for his immediate release amid a crisis that continues to escalate. No side wants to break the fragile 2018 peace deal. On Wednesday night, Machar was arrested … Read more
Khartoum (EFE).- Sudan’s army chief Abdelfatah al-Burhan entered Khartoum’s presidential palace on Wednesday for the first time in nearly two years, surrounded by soldiers and shouts of victory, declaring the capital “liberated” from the paramilitary Rapid Forces after a violent six-month offensive. The 65-year-old military officer told the media television that the battle for … Read more
Kampala (EFE).- The Ugandan People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) killed 242 militiamen from the armed group Congo Economic Development Cooperative (CODECO) this week after they attacked a Ugandan military camp in Ituri province, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to UPDF spokesman Chris Magezi, hundreds of CODECO rebels launched successive attacks on Ugandan soldiers at … Read more
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
