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Jan- 2020 -

23 January

International Court of Justice orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide

The U.N.’s top court said Thursday it has the authority to rule in an urgent case in which Myanmar is accused of genocide against Rohingya Muslims and ordered emergency measures to prevent further violence. “The court concludes that it has prima facie jurisdiction to rule in the case,” International Court of Justice presiding judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf said in The Hague. The court ordered Myanmar to take “all measures within its power” to prevent genocide against Rohingya. Yusuf said that “the court was of the opinion that the Rohingya in Myanmar remain extremely vulnerable” and needed to be protected from further bloodshed. The court ordered Myanmar to report back within four months, and then every six months after that. It also told Myanmar to prevent the destruction of any evidence of crimes against the Rohingya. The January 23 ruling comes days after a Myanmar commission concluded that some soldiers likely committed war crimes against the minority group but that the military was not guilty of genocide. Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi traveled to The Hague in December to personally defend her Buddhist-majority country against the allegations over the bloody 2017 crackdown against the Rohingya. The mainly Muslim African …

13 January

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Pentagon identifies 2 soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan IED blast

The US identified two American soldiers killed in a Taliban IED in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, as Staff Sgt. Ian P. McLaughlin and Pfc. Miguel A. Villalon

10 January

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US approves $2.75 billion sale of 12 F-35B aircraft to Singapore

The US State Department approved the $2.75 billion sale of 12 F-35B joint strike aircraft to Singapore, the Pentagon said Thursday

3 January

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Sri Lanka air force crew killed in Y-12 plane crash near Wirawila

A Sri Lankan air force plane crashed in a tea-growing mountainous region, killing the four crew on board

2 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Taiwan military chief killed in UH-60M Black Hawk crash

Taiwanese rescuers were searching for the chief of military staff and two major generals who went missing after a helicopter crash landed

Dec- 2019 -

30 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban deny agreeing to ceasefire with Afghanistan government

The Taliban denied agreeing to any ceasefire in Afghanistan after rumors swirled of a potential deal that would see a reduction in fighting after more than 18 years of war

28 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Taliban kill Afghan soldiers in Helmand base attack

Ten Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in the southern province of Helmand

27 December

Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force P-3C Orion in Japan

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Japan to send military assets to the Gulf but won’t join US coalition

Japan will send a military vessel and two patrol planes to help protect waterways in the Middle East but will not join a US-led coalition in the region

23 December