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The African Union has the power to militarily intervene on behalf of its member states as laid out in Article 4(h) of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, "in respect of grave circumstances, namely: war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.” [1] They have done so on multiple occasions. Herein is a list of military interventions ...
This is not a list of countries by intentional homicide rate, and criminal gang violence is generally not included unless there is also significant military or paramilitary involvement. Fatality figures include battle-related deaths (military and civilian) as well as civilians intentionally targeted by the parties to an armed conflict. Only ...
Noble Eagle (2001) — US military operations to prevent terrorism in the United States. Enduring Freedom – Kyrgyzstan (2001) Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa (2002) US military operations and civic assistance based in Djibouti. Enduring Freedom – Philippines (2002) US military operations in the Philippines against Abu Sayyaf insurgents.
Current Missions Past Missions UN refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. IDP camp in Sudan resulting from the Darfur conflict.. This is a list of United Nations peacekeeping missions since the United Nations was founded in 1945, organized by region, with the dates of deployment, the name of the related conflict, and the name of the UN operation.
In October 2008, NATO announced they would send NATO warships to counter the rising problem of piracy off the coast of Africa. [5] In August 2009, the mission was upgraded to Operation Ocean Shield which was a concerted effort to eradicate piracy. With no successful piracy attacks since 2012, the operation ended in 2016. [6] 27 March 2011 –
High-ranking military officials from the U.S. and its top African allies watched intently as dust and flames shot up from pieces of the Sahara Desert hit by tank and artillery fire. The practice ...
List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel; List of countries without armed forces; List of militaries that recruit foreigners; List of armies by country; List of navies; List of air forces; List of gendarmeries; List of space forces, units, and formations; List of military special forces units; List of active rebel groups
The head of the U.S. military in Africa vigorously defended the country’s counterterrorism strategy on the continent and vowed to press forward with it despite a wave of criticism and a drift ...