Army drafted in to rescue 70 stranded motorists after snow blankets parts of UK
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2008-12-04 10:45:16Ecowas Commission Condemns Attack On President
The Economic Commission of West African States ECOWAS Commission has condemned in totality recent attack on the Residence of the incumbent President Joao Bernardo Vieira by section of Guinea Bissau army.
2008-12-04 03:31:17'Ex-Pak Army officials, ISI trained Mumbai attackers'
Former Pakistan Army officers and those from the powerful ISI helped train the attackers who targeted Mumbai last week killing over 180 people, a 'New York Times' report said on Thursday quoting a former Pentagon official.
2008-12-04 03:34:13“LTTE is duty-bound to face Sri Lankan army’
CHENNAI: Human suffering and miseries being witnessed in the war in Sri Lanka should not be used as a pretext to call for a ceasefire, since they are part of the LTTE’s strategies, said Arular Arudpragasam, the chairman of the Eelam ...
2008-12-04 03:25:34Pakistan Army Says Airstrikes Kill 30 Militants
Pakistani airstrikes and a suspected suicide attack left 34 dead near the Afghan border on Wednesday, security forces said, as the U.S. urged broader action against militants after the Mumbai terror attacks.
2008-12-04 03:12:24Uganda: King Musani
ARMY runner Francis Musani ended the three-year hold on the MTN Kampala marathon by Kenyans after he led a Ugandan 1-2-3-4-finish yesterday.
2008-12-03 15:12:30Zimbabwe: Military Police Intervene to Pay Soldiers at Barracks
Zimbabwe's military police were turned into bankers on Tuesday after withdrawing and transporting large sums of money from different banks to the army barracks, where restless soldiers were then paid their salaries.
2008-12-03 12:11:21Zimbabwe: Do Soldiers' Protests Herald Coup
Zimbabwe is facing widespread protests by discontented soldiers feeling the heat of the country’s collapsing economy. Some analysts are forecasting that continuing army revolts and economic instability could force President Robert Mugabe to share power with the opposition, putting the country's shattered economy on the road to recovery. The rising groundswell of anger within the army over poor salaries and cash shortages poses a serious threat to Mugabe, who has traditionally relied on the loyalty of the army to keep the opposition in check. Dozens of soldiers have been taking to the streets of Harare since November 27, clashing with anti-riot and military police deployed in the city centre to counter the protests. There have been sporadic exchanges of gunfire in the capital as dissident soldiers and military police clash. Army protests hit a crescendo on December 1 when over 100 soldiers, dressed in full military fatigues, emerged from banking halls in the city centre empty-handed after cash had run out due to rationing. They first attacked the Market Square bus terminus in downtown Harare, which is notorious for illegal foreign currency dealings, assaulting foreign currency dealers and seizing cash from them to demand "our money". Then they swept across the city, looting and vandalising shops. The detachment of troops was from Cranborne Barracks and accused the street foreign currency dealers of consorting with the central bank to vandalise the economy. Zimbabwe's bankrupt central bank regularly raises foreign currency from the black market and relies on an informal network of street traders. The riots on December 1 were repulsed by the military police, resulting in the death of "two miscreants", according to the army. Security sources say Zimbabwe's army is seriously considering a curfew and has maintained a heavy deployment of military police in the city centre. "We need to take appropriate measures to counter their actions effectively," said a military spokesman. A pact signed by the military and Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono in November set up a scheme where soldiers could access cash weekly from army barracks. However, soldiers say the facility is being abused by top generals, who are making hefty withdrawals daily, leaving the rank-and-file in the army with nothing. Government regulations only permit withdrawals from banks of 500,000 Zimbabwe dollars a day, hardly enough for a single fare on public transport. Military experts are warning the riots are a precursor to mutiny, while pro-government analysts say the disturbances were just a simple case of indiscipline within the ranks. Army sources said the military courts are currently overwhelmed with cases related to indiscipline in the rank-and-file of the army as rebellious troops protest against mounting hardships. The troops on December 1 were also objecting to appalling conditions in the army barracks, where they complain of being forced to subsist on a diet of the staple sadza a maize meal mush and beans only. Dozens of anti-riot and military police have taken up positions around the city centre after fresh threats by labour leaders to march to the central bank to demand the complete removal of withdrawal limits, imposed to ration scarce cash supplies. Tensions are mounting as civilians supporting the soldiers' demands join the demonstrations; many hurled rocks at anti-riot and military police troops during the December 1 protests. The scene then was reminiscent of acts of civil disobedience in 1999 in Zimbabwe's capital sparked by food shortages that spread like wildfire through this impoverished nation of 11.8 million people. Zimbabwe, once a breadbasket of southern Africa, is now among the poorest countries in the region, and has been struggling to establish democracy since disputed elections held in March. The bloody rebellion of soldiers could lead to Mugabe’s ousting, warned Harare-based political commentator Ronald Shumba. "It’s a situation becoming rapidly explosive," he said. "This is a sign of a deep-seated problem in the army – in Mugabe's regime, in fact." An official police spokesman tried to downplay the near mutiny, claiming it was a simple case of "theft and robbery". Some analysts said the protests herald the beginning of the end for Mugabe, 84, who is beginning to lose the support of powerful factions in his own party and the increasingly disaffected army, police and security forces. Mugabe, who has been in power for 28 years, has ruled with fear and patronage. But now a combination of an unprecedented economic collapse and growing opposition within his security forces and the ruling ZANU-PF party present the clearest threats to his rule. There is palpable anger in the police and army over low salaries and the fast-track promotions of ZANU-PF loyalists and veterans of the guerrilla war that ended white rule in 1980, according to a private in the army. "Morale in the army has hit rock bottom," he said. "Everyone is complaining about the increasing hardships. It would seem the majority are blaming President Mugabe himself for causing the hardships. “They think it’s better for him to share power with the opposition to rescue the economy." He was unwilling to be identified for fear of reprisal.
2008-12-03 12:06:21Pakistan army says airstrikes kill 30 militants AP
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2008-12-03 10:40:11Army grandmother on tour in Iraq
A female army officer who is one of the oldest reservist troops is serving in Iraq for the first time in her army career.
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