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Thiaroye massacre. The Thiaroye massacre (French: Massacre de Thiaroye; pronounced [tja.ʁwa]) was a massacre of French West African veterans of the 1940 Battle of France, by French forces on the morning of 1 December 1944. These Tirailleurs Sénégalais units had been recently liberated from prisoner camps and after being repatriated to West ...
An Algerian stripped naked and subjected to the actions of five French soldiers, who spread his legs and touch his intimate parts. The Algerian War was an armed conflict between the French Armed Forces and the Algerian National Liberation Front between the years 1954-1962 which ended with Algeria gaining independence from France.
1080p (1920 × 1080 progressively displayed pixels; also known as Full HD or FHD, and BT.709) is a set of HDTV high-definition video modes characterized by 1,920 pixels displayed across the screen horizontally and 1,080 pixels down the screen vertically; [1] the p stands for progressive scan, i.e. non-interlaced.
Though France's homicide rate fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 2000 - 2014 period ending at 1.2 cases per 100,000 population in 2014. [1] Police car at the site of the 2016 Nice truck attack, the day after. Many terrorist attacks have occurred in France, especially from the mid-1970s onwards.
Wagner Group activities in Africa. The Wagner Group is a Russian state-funded [1] paramilitary organization, also described as a private military company (PMC) and as a network of mercenaries. [2][3] Since 2017 it has provided military support, security and protection for several governments in Africa. [4] In return, Russian and Wagner-linked ...
France and the Rwandan genocide. A French marine, part of the international force supporting the relief effort for Rwandan refugees, adjusts the concertina wire surrounding the airport. The role of France in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi has been a source of controversy and debate both within and beyond France and Rwanda.
Muslim troops leaving Narbonne to Pépin le Bref, in 759, after 40 years of occupation. The Almoravid Empire at its greatest extent. Following the invasion of Spain by the Berber Commander Tariq ibn Ziyad in 711, during the 8th century Arab and Berber armies invaded Southern France, as far as Poitiers and the Rhône valley as far as Avignon, Lyon, Autun, until the turning point of the Battle ...