Germany’s public prosecutor has arrested four suspected members of a Syrian militia and one suspected member of the Syrian secret service, it said on Wednesday. The detained are suspected of killing and attempting to kill civilians in what amounts to crimes against humanity and war crimes. Four of them are also accused of torture. The […]
A Catholic church in Missouri has apologized after issuing a call for young men to “form a militia” to protect the congregation. The Ascension Catholic Church in Chesterfield, Missouri posted a bulletin on its website on June 16. “We are calling all young men back to the Church to form a militia dedicated to protecting […]
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – A local Catholic church is apologizing after a recent church bulletin featured an advertisement calling for young men to form a militia. The ad, which featured a call to “join now” in large bold font, was printed in the church’s bulletin on June 16. It calls for young men, ages 18 to 29, […]
The trial of a 47-year-old Syrian man began on Friday in the northern German port city of Hamburg in relation to potential war crimes committed by a Syrian government militia between 2012 and 2015. The accused is a 47-year-old Syrian man who entered Germany in February 2016 and was detained in the north-western city of […]
The trial of a 47-year-old Syrian man began on Friday in the northern German port city of Hamburg in relation to potential war crimes committed by a Syrian government militia between 2012 and 2015. The accused is a 47-year-old Syrian man who entered Germany in February 2016 and was detained in the north-western city of […]
The trial of a 47-year-old Syrian man begins on Friday in the northern German port city of Hamburg in relation to potential war crimes committed by a Syrian government militia between 2012 and 2015. The accused is a 47-year-old Syrian man who entered Germany in February 2016 and was detained in the north-western city of […]
WASHINGTON — Four California men who were associated with the “Three Percenter” militia group and convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack were taken into custody Friday after a judge ordered them to serve sentences ranging from 21 to 33 months in federal prison, far below what the government had requested. Erik Scott […]
A military base in Iraq housing a pro-Iranian militia has been damaged in an explosion, killing one and wounding eight, security officials there have said. Iraq’s military reported no drones or fighter jets in the area before or during the blast, and the US said it was not involved. Meanwhile the militia, the Popular Mobilisation […]
Despite facing backlash from civil rights activists and Democratic lawmakers, Republicans in conservative-leaning Nassau County, New York, are moving forward with a plan to form an armed, civilian militia that the local government could operate as a de facto police force during “emergencies.” The plan, proposed by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, has local opponents […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s Red Sea port city of Eilat came under an aerial attack on Monday that caused no casualties, the military said, and an Iranian-backed armed group in Iraq issued a claim of responsibility. The military’s statement said a flying object launched from east of Israel had struck a building in Eilat. It did […]
A US drone strike has hit a car in the Iraqi capital, killing three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia including a high-ranking commander. The strike occurred on a main road in the Mashtal neighbourhood in eastern Baghdad. A crowd gathered as emergency response teams picked through the wreckage. Security forces closed off the […]
The U.S. military killed a senior leader of an Iran-backed militia group responsible for dozens of recent attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. The drone strike on the Kataib Hezbollah leader in eastern Baghdad was part of the Biden administration’s multi-phase retaliation for a Jan. 28 drone strike […]