Blaze that killed 4 soldiers on Canadian military base sparked on grenade launcher range, officials say

Blaze that killed 4 soldiers on Canadian military base sparked on grenade launcher range, officials say

A blaze that killed four soldiers and injured several dozen more on a military base in the Canadian province of Alberta last week broke out on a grenade launcher range during training exercises, officials said Thursday. The fire sparked Oct. 17 on the automatic grenade launcher range of Canadian Forces Base Wainwright “during routine military…

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Africa: French Soldiers Disciplined Over Rhodesian Flags Linked to White Supremacists

Africa: French Soldiers Disciplined Over Rhodesian Flags Linked to White Supremacists

France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces has launched disciplinary proceedings against several soldiers photographed holding flags linked to Rhodesia, a former white minority-ruled territory in southern Africa whose symbols have been embraced by white supremacists. Two separate groups of French soldiers – one in Nîmes in southern France and another in the United Arab Emirates…

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Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation

Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation

Both incidents drew international condemnation. The IDF said of the killing of Hind: “Due to alleged failures in the co-ordination of the movement of the Palestine Red Crescent ambulance, it has been decided to initiate a criminal investigation of the incident by Military Police Criminal Investigation Division.” It added that the findings of its examination…

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