American drones such as the remotely piloted General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, have been used primarily by the United States Air Force for counter-terror airstrikes in the Horn-of-African nation Somalia. (Source: Creative Commons) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States military command in Africa
(credit: icc-cpi.int) Dominic Ongwen alleged Brigade Commander of Sinia Brigade of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) Uganda at time of arrest warrant in 2005. -DIPLOMATIC TIMES Staff The International Criminal Court on Monday transferred Dominic Ongwen, a former commander in the brutal rebel group in
The General Assembly adopts a resolution on “Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations” during the 45th plenary meeting of the resumed 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on “Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the
By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia December 12 and 13, the alliance reported. The NATO chief is scheduled to meet with the Minister of Defence, H.E. Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, and
The United Nations Security Council By Gary Raynaldo -DIPLOMATIC TIMES Earlier this month, the UN Security Council voted to terminate the mandate of its political mission in war-torn Sudan effective December 3. The action came after Khartoum authorities requested the immediate withdrawal of the UN
By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The security situation in the African Sahel region has deteriorated significantly during the past decade amid terrorism and violent extremist groups there. The US Department of Defense “will support African-led counterterrorism operations to disrupt the most acute terrorist threats,
The G5 anti-jihadist force operates in Africa’s Sahel area By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES West African nations Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the G5 Sahel anti-jihadi force effective November 9, the two countries announced in a joint press statement this weekend. The
By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The US transported more than 54,000 pounds of UN humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza that included “vitally needed” medical supplies, warm clothing, food and nutrition. Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters
International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Criminal Court announced Monday it has closed its investigation of alleged crimes against humanity committed in Kenya after the country’s 2007 election. The investigation was opened in 2010
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel led thousands in a march in Havana on Thursday in support of Palestine. They marched along the capital city’s famous Malecón seawall in front of the U.S. Embassy calling