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NAIROBI, Kenya - According to state media reports, the commander-in-chief of the Tigraya Defense Force surrendered to the Ethiopian National Defense Force . Colonel Gebrehivot Gebreaelaf, a respected commander in the TDFranks, reportedly deserted on Saturday, which could significantly affect the advancementofTigray's army, which is movinginto Afar and Amhara in northern Ethiopia.State media reported that Colonel Gebrechivot Gebreaelaf sidedwithGasaiwithhim. TDF spokesman Getachew Rada was not available for comment, but…

SNA chief clashes with AMISOM force commander over anti-Al-Shabaab offensive MOGADISHU, Somalia - A dispute has arisen between the Somali national army and the African Union Mission Forces in Somalia, reports the Voice of America, in what could potentially ruin the gains made so far in the fight against Al-Shabaab militants. VOA Somali claims that SNA chief Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh wrote a…

You will never break us, Somalia tells Al-Shabaab as police commander survives MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali federal government fired warning shots at Al-Shabaab militants just hours after an attack on a senior police commander, in recent violence reported by the al-Qaeda-linked group, which has is wreaking havoc in East Africa. On Saturday, the terrorist group took responsibility for the…

This former little one soldier who turned commander of the Lord's Resistance Military (LRA) was sentenced to 25 years in jail. He was indicted on 70 counts of battle crimes and crimes in opposition to humanity dedicated by Joseph Kony's group in northern Uganda between 2002 and 2005. He was discovered responsible of 61 of the counts. The decide spoke of a choice "notably troublesome to make".…

Road blast in Somalia kills top military commander At least two people, including a commander-in-chief of the national army, were killed when a roadside bomb targeted a military vehicle outside Bal'ad, the Middle Shabelle region, an official said Saturday. The attack took place near Gololey on the outskirts of Bal'ad, an agricultural town 40 kilometers from the capital Mogadishu.…

During the bombing of Bouaké on Friday, April 9, the Paris Assize Court began hearing General Henri Poncet, commander of the Licorne force. With our special correspondent at the courthouse in Paris, Laura MartelHis first words are to the victims: "I hope I was able to give the answers they have been waiting for for 17 years,"…

Nigerian General Oumarou Namata, commander of the G5 Sahel Joint Force, was in Paris on Wednesday, December 2. RFI could meet him exclusively. General Namata assures us that the joint force, three years after its creation, has now reached maturity in the fight against armed terrorist groups. If the military presence in the Sahel becomes international with the gradual arrival of the European Takuba…