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Africa
4/15/2023 5:38:07 PM
Ethiopia's army chief said on Saturday the country had completed the dismantling of "special forces" created by some regions, finalising a policy which sparked recent unrest.
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War in Ukraine
4/2/2023 12:00:27 PM
Ukraine will continue to fight for its independence, the chief of the army said on Sunday, a year after bodies of civilians were found in Bucha after Russian troops retreated.
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3/26/2023 3:20:02 PM
Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan called on troops Sunday to "end" support for authoritarian leaders as talks begin on military reforms, part of a prolonged transition to civilian rule.
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Africa
1/26/2023 2:28:41 PM
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited neighbouring Sudan on Thursday for meetings with the head of the Sovereign Council and army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, his first visit to Khartoum since 2020.
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1/24/2023 6:04:16 PM
Algeria's powerful army chief is on a discreet but extraordinary official visit to Paris, the first by a top-ranked Algerian general since independence from France more than six decades ago.
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International
1/21/2023 9:17:33 PM
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Brazil's army chief Saturday amid concerns over threats to the country's democracy following the Jan. 8 uprising in the capital by far-right protesters.
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1/17/2023 11:05:38 AM
The Palestinian group Hamas released a video Monday of an Israeli it said was being held captive in the Gaza Strip, rare footage it described as a warning to Israel's new army chief.
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1/13/2023 3:25:12 PM
Israel's outgoing army chief on Friday warned against plans by Benjamin Netanyahu's new coalition to grant more control to pro-settler lawmakers and make other changes to the Israeli security establishment, joining a loud chorus of criticism against the new right-wing government.
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War in Ukraine
1/11/2023 9:17:31 PM
Russia has again replaced its top commander in Ukraine, putting army chief of staff Valery Gerasimov in charge of its forces in the conflict, the defence ministry said Wednesday.
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War in Ukraine
12/15/2022 9:56:43 PM
The commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces expects a new Russian attack on Kyiv in the early months of 2023, according to an interview with The Economist released Thursday.
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International
11/29/2022 2:02:17 PM
Pakistan's new military chief took command of the country's armed forces on Tuesday amid a deepening political rift between the government and the popular opposition leader, as well as a renewed threat from a key militant group that has been behind scores of deadly attacks over 15 years.
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International
11/28/2022 10:41:57 PM
The chief of Russian forces in Syria has met with a Kurdish commander over threats by Turkey to launch a new incursion into northern Syria, a Kurdish spokesman and an Arab TV station said Monday.
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Region
11/10/2022 11:13:10 AM
Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country's southeast, even as the nation's intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world.
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11/6/2022 8:57:26 PM
Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday warned Islamists and the party of ousted president Omar al-Bashir to stay away from the military.
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10/23/2022 1:26:27 PM
The Israeli government on Sunday confirmed Major General Herzi Halevi, a former military intelligence head who led forces along the Gaza border, as the country's next military chief.
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Defence
9/6/2022 8:22:29 PM
Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Osama Askar met on Tuesday with Malawi's Army Chief Vincent Nundwe and his accompanying delegation in Cairo where they discussed military cooperation between the two countries.
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9/4/2022 5:15:18 PM
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has nominated Major General Herzi Halevi as the country's next army chief, his office said on Sunday.
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International
7/31/2022 10:40:47 AM
Pakistan's powerful army chief has contacted Washington, seeking U.S. help in securing an early release of a crucial $1.7 billion installment from the International Monetary Fund to his country, struggling with a deepening economic crisis, Pakistani officials said Saturday.
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7/18/2022 8:01:31 PM
Israel's army chief arrived in Morocco on Monday for meetings with senior defence officials, military sources said, as cooperation between the countries expands following a normalisation of ties.
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5/29/2022 9:57:37 PM
Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday lifted a state of emergency imposed since last year's military take over, the ruling sovereign council said.
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