Tag: army

Former Army sergeant convicted of killing BLM protester pardoned

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon Thursday for a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice. Abbott announced the pardon just a few minutes after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles announced that it […]

Pakistan test-fires a new rocket system developed by its military, the army says

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military said it successfully test-fired Wednesday a short-range, indigenously developed rocket system meant to boost its ability to deter any offensive action from archenemy and neighbor India. According to a military statement, the Fatah-II Guided Rocket System has a range of 400 kilometers (240 miles), as well as a state-of-the-art navigation […]

Israeli army says senior Hezbollah leader killed in Lebanon airstrike

The Israeli army says it has killed a senior commander of the Hezbollah militia in an airstrike in southern Lebanon on Tuesday evening. The pro-Iranian militia confirmed the death of one of its fighters without naming the rank. According to the Israeli military on Wednesday morning, the man is said to have been responsible for […]

Zelensky says army locked in ‘fierce’ border battles amid Russian assault

Ukrainian troops are locked in intense battles with the advancing Russian army in two border areas, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. It comes as the death toll from a Russian apartment building collapse blamed on Ukrainian shelling rose to 15. Mr Zelensky said “fierce battles” are taking place near the border in eastern and north-eastern […]