France begins military withdrawal from key African counterterrorism ally

Approximately 1,000 French troops are set to leave Chad, marking a significant reduction of France's military presence in the Sahel region.#Europe #Counter-terrorism #Chad #Military #Sahel #EmmanuelMacron #EuropeanPolitics #Terrorism #Africa #Conflict #FrenchPolitics #Russia #WagnerGroup

France Begins Military Withdrawal From Key African Counterterrorism Ally

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Has anyone even noticed that Abu Mohammad al-Julani is a representative of the Islamic State that the West wanted to fight in #Syria?

Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Mo…

#war #history #politics #terror #is #isis #daesh #military #conflict #warfare #question #Problem #future #Religion #Assad #Press #journalism

leader of Syrian militant group Tahrir al-Sham (born 1982), President of Syrian (2024-)

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#Russia and #Ukraine in the past...

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#war #conflict #terror #military #peace #history #humanity #together #politics #society #art #artwork #bear

"Over the many centuries of its history, humanity has grown accustomed to viewing the use of force as the last resort for resolving differences: “Might makes right.” Yes, sometimes this principle does work. Indeed, sometimes countries have no other choice than to stand for their interests with arms in hand and using all available means." - #Putin

Source: en.kremlin.ru/events/president…

Let me translate that into an understandable form:
We only respect international law and international treaties if they benefit us, otherwise the law of the strongest applies and he enforces this law by force if necessary. This has always been the case since the dawn of mankind.

#war #conflict #law #justice #quote #russia #Problem #force #military #violence #politics #mindset #mankind #humanity #World #order #WorldOrder

Valdai Discussion Club meeting

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 21st annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

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The #Kremlin has revised its #nuclear #policy. Does that make the use of atomic #weapons more likely?

Source: apnews.com/article/russia-nucl…

It adds that nuclear weapons could be used in these scenarios: If reliable information is received about the takeoff or launch of strategic and tactical aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, hypersonic or other flying vehicles and their crossing the Russian border.

So a #military drone across the border is enough? Nearly the same bullshit is standing in the US version. This means they can use nuclear weapons in every war at any time.

#fail #news #warfare #war #Problem #conflict #defense #earth #future #politics #diplomacy

Putin signs revamped version of Russia's nuclear doctrine. What you need to know

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a revamped version of his country's nuclear doctrine that lowers the bar on when he could use Moscow’s atomic arsenal. The new version has been in the works for months.

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