Tag: militias
Long history of Israeli support for Colombia’s right wing government, connections to death squads and massacres
[MintPress News] “The murder of Milcíades Contento [, a member of the newly-formed Patriotic Union (UP),] marked the beginning of…
US-funded Belarusian regime-change activist taken from diverted plane is linked to Ukrainian neo-Nazis, fought in Donbas
[The Grayzone] “A high-profile Belarusian regime-change activist whose detention on a forcibly grounded airplane caused an international scandal has […] extensive…
About the protests in Colombia, a Chilean neo-Nazi advising Police, and extrajudicial killings (Video)
[Behind The Headlines] “Colombia is on strike and the police and military are terrorizing the population to crush it.” A…
Northern Ireland “ethnic cleansing”: UVF denies involvement in riots but allegedly ordered removal of Catholic families
[Business Post, Belfast Telegraph] “More than 70 police officers have been injured in the riots that spread across mostly loyalist…
Syrian terrorist al-Jolani’s organization is “an asset” to America’s strategy in Idlib
[PBS] “Over most of two decades, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s life has been a roadmap of Islamist militancy in Iraq and…
Myanmar’s truce is over as ethnic armies unite against coup, restart attacks
[REUTERS] “More than 500 people have been killed by the military across Myanmar in protests against the coup, according to…
Eight countries attended Myanmar’s Armed Forces Day parade while military killed over 100 protesters
[REUTERS] “Myanmar security forces killed 114 people, including some children, in a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters on Saturday, the…
Myanmar ethnic armed groups divided about military coup
[Myanmar Times] “The seven major ethnic armed groups that have yet to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) have kept…
Colombia’s US-backed government is accused of 90 separate massacres, resulting in 375 deaths, in the year 2020
[MintPress News] “It is the festive season in Colombia, but not everyone is celebrating. Sunday brought news of the ninetieth massacre of…
State Terrorism: CIA files indicate Spain’s involvement in anti-ETA death squads, extent of PM’s knowledge questioned
[The Irish Times] “Former Spanish prime minister Felipe González is under scrutiny following the publication of CIA documents which appear…
Ukrainian State Funds Far-Right Extremists to Teach “Patriotism”
[bellingcat] “Ukraine’s government continues to provide funds to notorious far-right extremist groups and their affiliates — including two organizations led…
Ukrainian Far-Right Fighters Trained by Major EU Security Firm in Poland
[bellingcat] “Since 2016, the European Security Academy (ESA) an EU-based company that offers advanced training programs for security, law enforcement and military…
Amnesty International: Rohingya armed group ARSA massacred Hindus in Myanmar
[Amnesty International] “A Rohingya armed group [Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army or ARSA] brandishing guns and swords is responsible for at…
Basque militant group ETA announced its dissolution – Timeline of events
[AP News] “The Basque militant group ETA on Wednesday announced its dissolution in a much-awaited declaration that marked the end…
Myanmar: Rohingya armed group ARSA Linked to Pakistani Terrorists
[Asia Times] “While Myanmar’s emergent Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claims it’s like other ethnic armed groups fighting for self-determination…
WSJ: ‘Saudis back Rohingya militants against Burmese security forces’
[The Wall Street Journal] “Even as Burma has made dramatic progress toward democracy and pluralism, the military has waged a…
Myanmar: ‘God’s Army’ Twin Child Soldier Leaders briefly reunite
[The New York Times] “As children, the twins Johnny and Luther Htoo were bulletproof and invulnerable to land mines —…
Myanmar: Ethnic rebels attack Yangon, 11 dead in 3 explosions
[China Daily] “Three explosions rocked Myanmar’s capital on Saturday, killing 11 people and wounding 162 others in the latest bombings…
Brian Nelson, a leader of loyalist paramilitary group UDA implicated in sectarian murders, was UK army agent
[The Guardian] “Brian Nelson, who has died of a brain haemorrhage aged 55, features in today’s report by the Metropolitan…