Tag: Military
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Military shuts internet services, open fire on civilians protesting forceful takeover of government in Sudan
Crowds protested into the night in Sudan Monday to denounce a military coup, with chaos engulfing the capital Khartoum after soldiers opened fire on demonstrators and reportedly killed three people.
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Sudan’s military seizes power, declares state of emergency, dissolves govt.
Sudan’s military seizes power, declares state of emergency, dissolves govt.
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BREAKING: Coup fears in Sudan as Military places Prime Minister under house arrest, ministers detained
Military forces in Sudan have put Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok under house arrest, according to Al Hadath TV, and detained several members of the country’s civilian leadership. Citing unidentified sources, the Saudi-owned broadcaster said a military force besieged the prime minister’s home early on Monday before placing him under house arrest. Other civilian officials taken…
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We won’t allow foreigners overrun Nigeria – Military
The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, says the Nigerian military will not allow the Islamic States West African Province (ISWAP), a foreign terrorist group, to have strong footing in Nigeria Musa stated this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday, in Maiduguri He said that ISWAP terrorist group was a foreign terrorist…
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‘Coup’: Military unit seizes power in Guinea, dissolves constitution
Soldiers who staged an uprising in Guinea’s capital on Sunday said in a short broadcast on state television that they have dissolved the constitution and the government in the West African state. However, the defence ministry said an attack on the presidential palace by mutinous forces had been put down. Heavy gunfire had broken out…
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Military did not fire at cargo boat on Bonny River – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed reports that the military helicopters fired at a cargo boat conveying people and food stuff from Port Harcourt to Bonny. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it was widely reported on Friday that a military chopper opened fire on cargo boat conveying food stuff from Port Harcourt…
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I stand ‘squarely’ behind decision, President Biden defends withdrawal of U.S. military from Afghanistan
President Joe Biden has said he stands “squarely” behind the US exit from Afghanistan as he faces withering criticism over the Taliban’s lightning conquest of the war-torn country. “How many more American lives is it worth?” said the president. He said despite the “gut-wrenching” scenes in Kabul “there is never a good time to withdraw…
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Nigerian military retires 343 soldiers
The Nigerian military on Friday retired 357 non-commissioned officers (NCOs) from service. The retirees comprised 258 from the Nigerian Army (NA), 70 from the Nigerian Navy (NN) and 15 from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) who have either reached statutory age of retirement or have attained 35 years of service. They were disengaged from service…
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New COAS: Military speaks on alleged mass compulsory retirement of senior officers
Military authorities have dispelled the rumour of mass compulsory retirement of senior military officers, following the appointment of the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Farouk Yahaya. The Acting Director of Defence Media Operation, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, faulted the claim at a press conference on Thursday at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja,…
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COAS: Soldiers take over crash site in Kaduna, AIB to commence investigation
Soldiers have cordoned off the site where the Nigerian Airforce plane crashed on Friday evening at the Kaduna International Airport. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the plane which was carrying the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other Senior Army Officers crashed near the airport’s active runway, killing all the eleven people on…