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SRINAGAR: Militants managed to escape after a very brief gunfight near Khanabal area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. A police officer told news agency GNS that there was a brief encounter between militants and a joint team of police and army at around 11 hours.

by Ethiopian-American Council (San Jose, California) EAC — There is increasing sentiment to address the ongoing fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray area.    House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks said in a Center for Strategic and International Studies briefing recently that he and his colleagues at the committee and the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations are planning to hold hearings on this crisis in the next few w...

By Lawrence Freeman Today, the Ethiopian government is reporting that the National Defense Forces have taken control of city of Mikelle, the capital city of Tigray, as well as the airport. This portends the effective defeat of the opposition forces that violently rebelled against the nation over three weeks ago, and the liberation of the Tigray region Notwithstanding criticisms by some spectators, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was obligated to respond with force to safeguard the sovereignty of Ethi...

February 05, 2021 After a phone conversation with Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed on 4 February 2021, Mr. Antony Blinken, the new US Secretary of State, on his twitter account wrote: “I spoke with Ethiopian Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli to express concern about the crisis in Tigray and urge safe and unhindered humanitarian access to prevent further loss of life. Despite current challenges, the U.S. stands ready to support reforms and peaceful elections.” Dr. Abiy in his response the next day t...

The Spirit of Diversity found in Father Jeff Laible Laura Elliott Sometimes when gathering the stories of those in our community, there is such an abundance of rich thought and anecdote that it’s hard to fit it all into these 1,000 plus words. My conversation with Fr Jeff Laible was one such time. I met with Fr Laible at his office at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lincoln, IL, where he serves as pastor—there as well as the other Catholic churches in Logan County. He is also a military chap...

The F-16 Falcon’s New Radar Could Make Short Work of Drones and Cruise Missiles The new radars will also be installed on F-16s in Bahrain, Greece, Indonesia, Korea, Morocco, Singapore, and especially Taiwan, and have been proposed for installation on B-1 and B-52 bombers and FA-18C/D Hornet fighters. Heres What You Need To Remember: There’s little question that the SABR radar significantly improves the F-16’s effectiveness as it moves towards the final third of service life in the mid-tw...

Ethiopias Bloody Conflict Brutal internal conflict Since November 2020, Ethiopia has been locked in a brutal internal conflict. The fighting has been taking place between the forces of Ethiopia’s Nobel Laureate Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed supported by his erstwhile foe turned ally the President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki --- and the formidable forces of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) which set up its own Parliament and Government.Ethiopia, the largest country in Africa, has a fed...

On Ladakh Standoff, India and China Keep Their Gunpowder Dry Xi Jinping’s selection of Gen. Zhang for PLAs Western Theatre Command may signal a reconciliatory attitude for the summer following the Chinese Communist Partys centenary in July. Indian army trucks depart towards Ladakh amid standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, at Manali-Leh highway in Kullu district. Photo: PTI Security25/Jan/2021 The ninth round of dialogue held between Indian and Chinese military comm...

The co-pilot, Captain Anjani Kumar Singh, is still critical, a Northern Command spokesperson said. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI JAMMU: The condition of a co-pilot continues be critical on Tuesday after a Dhruv helicopter crash-landed in Jammu and Kashmirs Kathua district the previous day, officials said. A pilot was killed after the Indian Armys advanced light helicopter, which was coming from Pathankot, made a crash-landing in Basholi belt, police had said. The co-pilot, Captain ...

Co-pilot of crash-landed Dhruv chopper critical SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 27, 2021, 01:25 PM IST Share Synopsis The mortal remains of Lt Col Rishubh Sharma is shifted to Delhi by service aircraft, accompanied by his wife, five-year-old son and parents who were incidentally at Pathankot on a visit. The co-pilot, Captain Anjani Kumar Singh, is still critical, a Northern Command spokesperson said. JAMMU: The condition of a co-pilot continues be critical on Tuesday after a Dhruv helicopter crash-...