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The disarmament collected more than 3,000 weapons and was claimed to be 95 percent effective. [3] In the next place in line for disarmament, Akobo, Akobo Commissioner Doyak Choal, shocked by the violence to the east, quickly organized a disarmament led by traditional leaders without the involvement of the SPLA. The Akobo disarmament was ...
During the initial phase of the Troubles (1969-1972), the Provisional IRA was poorly equipped and primarily used weapons from World War II.Beginning in the 1970s, the Provisional IRA began importing modern weapons from the United States, Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and arms dealers in mainland Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere.
The explosions killed 42 people and injured at least 3,500, including many civilians. [44] [45] [46] An unnamed Hezbollah official told Reuters 1,500 Hezbollah fighters were taken out of action by injuries. [47] Despite Israel initially denying involvement with the attack, [48] it was orchestrated by Israel's intelligence service and military.
The Israeli military said Thursday it killed Hamas' leader, Yahya Sinwar, in an operation in Gaza. He was the architect of the October 7, 2023, attacks and a top target for Israel. Sinwar, 61, had ...
The US, in partnership with Iraqi security forces, conducted a raid in western Iraq on August 29, killing more than a dozen ISIS operatives who were “armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and ...
The previous two global chiefs of ISIS, including its best-known leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had killed themselves when they were cornered during U.S. military raids. Show comments Advertisement
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Killing of Yahya Sinwar Part of the Israel–Hamas war and Rafah offensive Sinwar, wounded, staring at an Israeli drone, with his face covered in a keffiyeh, shortly before his death Operational scope Routine patrol of an area by the Israel Defense Forces' 828th Bislamach Brigade, leading to a ...
The government declared that more than 15,000 firearms were confiscated in 2018. Sixty disarmament centres were created in the country and the penalty for illegal firearm possession was raised to twenty years imprisonment. [6] According to the government, the only people who should carry guns are government agents. [7]