April, 2022

• 10 April

  Mali tri-border security worrying

  

  The security situation on Mali’s borders with Burkina Faso and Niger has deteriorated to the stage where the UN mission in the landlocked west African country notes “significant” population displacement. “Attacks by armed terrorist groups have a devastating impact on an already distressed civilian population, resulting in dozens of deaths …

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• 10 April

  Missile kills at least 52 at crowded Ukrainian train station

  

  A missile hit a train station in eastern Ukraine where thousands had gathered Friday, killing at least 52 and wounding dozens more in an attack on a crowd of mostly women and children trying to flee a new, looming Russian offensive, Ukrainian authorities said. The attack, denounced by some as …

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• 10 April

  NATO Allies agree to further strengthen and sustain support for Ukraine

  

  NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels this week (6-7 April 2022) agreed to sustain and further strengthen support for Ukraine, and step up cooperation with partners, given the global implications of President Putin’s unprovoked war on Ukraine. “Allies utterly condemned the horrific murders of civilians we have seen in Bucha …

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• 10 April

  Ukrainians Hand the Russians First Combat Loss of Su-35 Fighter Jet

  

  Having taken out multiple high-ranking commanders, generals, and prototype tanks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have now handed the Russians its first combat loss of the Sukhoi Su-35 “Flanker-E” multirole fighter jet open-source data collectors reveal online. Reports of the Su-35 loss first appeared online on April 3rd. Various journalists, military …

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• 10 April

  Zelensky Tells UN Security Council to ‘Dissolve’ Itself if It Cannot Kick Out Russia

  

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave another impassionate speech at the United Nations last April 5 as Ukrainians continue to suffer the consequences of Putin’s invasion. With mounting proof of heinous crimes against the people of Ukraine, Zelensky’s speech revolved around accusing Russia of allowing such atrocities and criticizing the international …

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• 8 April

  UN Security Council says ISIS ‘weakening’ in Africa as fighters desert group

  

  The deaths of leading ISIS terrorists and the desertion of thousands of fighters from the group has left it in a “weakened” position, a report by the UN Security Council has found. Civil Society Perspectives: ISIS in Africa – Key Trends and Developments was compiled by the UN body’s Counter-terrorism …

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• 8 April

  Malian, foreign soldiers allegedly killed hundreds in town siege -rights group

  

  Malian troops and suspected Russian fighters allegedly executed around 300 civilian men over five days during a military operation in a central Mali town, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Tuesday, which the country’s army refuted. The killings took place between March 27 and 31 in Moura, …

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• 8 April

  Iran nuclear chief says Tehran has given IAEA documents on outstanding issues

  

  Iran has handed over documents related to outstanding issues to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday, as Tehran demands closure of the agency’s investigation into uranium particles found at three undeclared sites. Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last month agreed a …

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• 8 April

  Poland signs $4.75 billion Abrams tank deal as Russia’s war speeds procurements

  

  Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak on Tuesday signed a deal worth about $4.75 billion to buy 250 M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 from the United States. “We are strengthening the Polish military, and we are deterring a potential aggressor,” Błaszczak was quoted in a statement released by the ministry. Deliveries are to …

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• 8 April

  US sending Ukraine tactical communications gear in new $300M package

  

  A potentially $300 million batch of aid eventually bound for Ukraine will include communications systems and similar gear, according to the Department of Defense. “There’s a quite extensive, detailed list of what some of these capabilities are, including unmanned aerial systems and some tactical secure communications and other like capabilities,” …

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