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London (AFP) - International humanitarian and rights organisations on Wednesday called on countries to halt weapons transfers to Israel and Palestinian armed groups in a bid to end the Gaza conflict, or risk being complicit in possible war crimes. In a joint statement, the 16 groups urged United Nations member states to stop sending weapons, parts and ammunition to "stop the crisis in Gaza and avert further humanitarian catastrophe and loss of civilian life." "Israel's bombardment and siege are depriving the civilian population of the basics to survive and rendering Gaza uninhabitable," the st...
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Washington (AFP) - Ukraine's counteroffensive plans are hobbled by the lack of adequate firepower, from modern fighter jets to artillery ammunition, the country's military commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny said in an interview published Friday. Zaluzhny told The Washington Post he is frustrated by the slow deliveries of promised weaponry from the West. It "pisses me off" that some in the West complain about the slow start and progress to the long-awaited push against Russian occupying forces in the country's south, he said. Zaluzhny said his Western supporters would not themselves launch an o...
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Paris (AFP) - The imminent arrival in Ukraine of Western-made light tanks and armoured vehicles, as well as possibly heavy tanks, means Kyiv will need to quickly train up troops to use and maintain the sometimes-complex equipment, analysts say. Ukraine's European allies have sent Kyiv more than 300 modernised Soviet tanks since Russia invaded more than 10 months ago. But they have so far held off on dispatching the Western-made heavy tanks that Ukraine has repeatedly requested to push forward against Russian invaders. Near the battleground city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian captain ...
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By Kaisar Andrabi On January 12, Delhi Police granted a gun license to former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who was suspended by the party for her alleged derogatory comment against Prophet Mohammad. In India, owning a firearm is a legal right. The chapter II and III of Arms Act 1959 reads that all civilians can apply for possession of Non-Prohibited Bore (NPB) guns. However, it is heavily regulated by the government. In order to obtain a gun license, individuals must go through a stringent application process and meet certain eligibility criteria. BOOM explains who c...
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Washington (AFP) - The expected US provision of Patriot missiles to Ukraine is a muscular message of support and will boost defenses against Russia’s relentless aerial assaults, but experts say its battlefield impact will be limited. Patriots are "far from a silver bullet," against the low-flying cruise missiles and drone bombs that Russian forces have pummeled Ukraine with, according to Ian Williams of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. But they will add a layer of protection on top of Ukraine's current systems, and also defend aga...
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Toretsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - First there was a teasing crackle of small arms fire then a burst of sharp bangs as Ukrainian assault infantry fired their US-made grenade launder at the Russian positions opposite. The frontline in this part of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine has been fairly stable since 2014, when Moscow's proxy forces in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) seized an enclave. But many Western weapons -- like the Mk-19 automatic grenade launcher -- have only arrived on this battlefield since February this year, when Russia escalated the conflict with a full-scale inva...
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Washington (AFP) - Western governments are mobilizing their arms manufacturers to ramp up production and replenish stockpiles heavily diminished by supplying Ukraine's six-month-old battle against Russia's invasion. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced this week a meeting of senior national armaments directors from allied countries to make long-term plans for supplying Ukraine and rebuilding their own arms reserves. "They will discuss how our defense industrial bases can best equip Ukraine's future forces with the capabilities that they need," he said at a meeting at Ramstein Air Force ...
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Washington (AFP) - The United States will send Ukraine four Himars artillery rocket systems, an additional 1,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles, and four Mi-17 helicopters in a new $700 million arms package, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Under Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl said Ukraine forces need about three weeks of training to be able to use the Himars, a highly mobile guided rocket launcher that could give the Ukrainians a distance and accuracy edge in the grinding artillery battle in the Donbas region. Carrying six rockets at a time with ranges of more than 70 kilometers (42 miles), double t...
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Washington (AFP) - The United States announced Tuesday it is sending advanced missile systems to Ukraine, but the jury is out on whether they will be the game-changer hoped for in Kyiv's war with Russia. The new weapon is the Himars multiple launch rocket system, or MLRS: a mobile unit that can simultaneously launch multiple precision-guided missiles. Both Ukraine and Russia already operate MLRS, but the Himars has superior range and precision. President Joe Biden wrote in The New York Times that the advanced rockets will enable the Ukrainians "to more precisely strike key targets on the battl...
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Washington (AFP) - The push by the United States to send artillery to Ukraine aims to degrade Russian forces -- not only on the immediate battlefield but over the longer term, according to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and military experts. The United States, France, Czech Republic and other allies are sending scores of the long-range howitzers to help Ukraine blunt Russia's mounting offensive in the eastern Donbas region. Backed by better air defense, attack drones and Western intelligence, the allies hope that Kyiv will be able to destroy a large amount of Russia's firepower in the loomi...
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