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A tavalyi nagy sikerre való tekintettel, idén újra Szolnokon, az MH Béketámogató Kiképző Központban rendezik meg az Euroatlanti Nyári Egyetemet július 26. és augusztus 31. között.

A Kosovo Force feladata világos: a koszovói biztonság és rend fenntartása. Senki nem tudta előre, mennyi időre lesz szükség a nemzetközi erő szolgálatára, de hogy szükség van rá, az bizonyos. Ma 16 éve jött létre, és azóta is aktív.

Tovább fokozódik a válság Ukrajna kapcsán elsősorban diplomáciai és a gazdasági szinten. Minden résztvevő „rátett egy lapáttal” és a megállapodás lehetősége megint nagyon kétségessé vált – mondta Nógrádi György biztonságpolitikai szakértő a honvedelem.hu-nak.

Koszovóban, a KFOR Harcászati Tartalék Zászlóalj (KTM) magyarokból álló „Charlie” százada, valamint a portugál fél „Bravo” százada, komplex harcászati gyakorlatot tartott a Vrelo település melletti egykori katonai repülőtéren az elmúlt napokban. Fotógaléria.

Het fregat Leopold I, de mijnenjager Crocus en het nagelnieuwe patrouilleschip Castor namen op 17 juni deel aan de grootscheepse demonstratie voor de Belgische kust. Wat heeft onze Marinecomponent in haar mars en met wie werkt ze samen? Dat zijn de kernvragen die ze met die actie wou beantwoorden.

Drie dagen lang hebben zeventig militaire en politieploegen het tegen elkaar opgenomen tijdens de Chaturanga Survival. Daarbij moesten ze zo snel mogelijk over 32 hindernissen lopen, kruipen of springen. Dertig hindernissen waren op voorhand gekend, twee ontdekten de deelnemers pas onderweg.

Op donderdag 11 juni eindigde in het kamp Lagland (Aarlen) een uitzonderlijke uitwisselingsweek tussen de politie, de Waalse Division Nature et Forêts (DNF) en Defensie. Dit Interdepartementaal Forum voor Tactiek en Techniek is uniek in Europa.

De Ardense Jagers hebben van 10 tot 11 juni zeven journalisten mee op sleeptouw genomen tijdens een van hun oefeningen. In de bossen van Ciney werden de journalisten 24 uur lang ondergedompeld in het militaire leven en voorbereid op het echte werk in operatiegebied.

Hondengeleiders van Defensie, de federale en lokale politie, de douane en militaire ploegen uit elf EU-landen zijn in Leopoldsburg bijeengekomen voor een bijzonder sportief evenement. Op woensdag 10 juni organiseerde het operationele commando van de Luchtcomponent samen met de Intermachten Kynologische Eenheid (IKE) er de internationale hondenbiatlon, een dog survival run voor diensthondenteams.

Gisterenavond, 9 juni, heeft het Belgische commandoschip Godetia op de Middellandse Zee 213 vluchtelingen gered. Onder hen waren ook 45 vrouwen en 87 kinderen, waarvan het jongste amper veertig dagen oud was.

Veertig jaar geleden startten vijf landen samen een programma voor de aanschaf van het F-16-gevechtsvliegtuig. Dat hebben de leden van het Multi National Fighter Program (MNFP) op 9 juni gevierd op de vliegbasis van Bevekom.

Op de luchthaven van Deurne krijgt een C-130-transportvliegtuig een bijzondere vracht aan boord: een gedemonteerde, elf ton zware laadschop van het 11 Bataljon Genie. “Het is een uitdaging om die in de lucht te krijgen”, zegt compagniecommandant Sven Joosten.

Minister van Defensie Steven Vandeput is op maandag 8 juni aan boord gegaan van het marineschip Godetia voor een kort bezoek. Hij wou weten hoe de militairen de humanitaire missie in de Middellandse Zee aanpakken.

Defensieminister Steven Vandeput heeft op 3 juni een verrassingsbezoek gebracht aan de Belgische militairen in Irak. Die helpen Iraakse soldaten opleiden in hun strijd tegen de terreurgroep Islamitische Staat.

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June 19, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - The Suez and Red Sea Fishermen Association (SRFA) on Friday has asked president Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi to interfere to secure the release of 101 Egyptian fisherman detained by the Sudanese authorities since April.

Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir (L) farewells Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) as he departs Khartoum on 27 June 2014 (Photo: Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

Earlier in April, 108 Egyptian fishermen who were bound to Eritrea aboard three ships but were arrested near the port city of Port Sudan over the allegation of encroaching into Sudanese waters. Seven of those, six minors and an elderly, were later released.

A Sudanese court fined twenty-nine of the men 5,000 pound SDG each and sentenced them to two years in jail in case of failure to pay.

Fifty-Nine other fishermen remain in Sudanese custody and their fate is not yet clear.

In September 2012, the Sudanese army said it released dozens of Egyptian fishermen in exchange for 112 Sudanese miners apprehended by the Egyptian authorities for crossing the borders while they were searching for gold.

Ali al-Gunaidi, the chairman of the board of the SRFA, said that time has come for the intervention of the president away from the diplomatic efforts.

Meanwhile, 24 Sudanese traditional miners who unknowingly crossed the borders in search for gold are still in custody in Almenia Al-Gadida, Aswan and Al-Wadi Al-Jadid.

Their families say they went astray while searching for their colleagues who died in the desert.

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June 19, 2015 (JUBA) - South Sudanese government on Friday said it did not get a proper and satisfying explanation giving reason for which the United Nations (UN) sought the approval to bring attack helicopters into the country.

UN peacekeeping chief, Hervé Ladsous speaks to reporters after a meeting with Jonglei state governor Kuol Manyang Juuk (left behind) who discusses with his aides in Bor on 7 July 2013 (ST)

South Sudanese deputy minister of foreign affairs said the government did not reject the request as alleged on Wednesday but did not get proper explanation, describing report of the under-secretary for peace keeping operations to the UN Security Council as “unfortunate and not reflective of facts [of] views.”

“As the government, we did not reject the request of the United Nations but we asked for explanations. The reasons which were given were not satisfactory,” said deputy foreign affairs minister, Peter Bashir Gbandi.

The reasons which the United Nations gave the government to warrant approval of the attack helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles was allegedly grounded on the necessity to provide protection to civilians coming under direct and targeted attacks from belligerent warring parties in the country.

“South Sudan is a sovereign state with full sovereign responsibilities. It is a country with capable army to provide adequate protection to her citizens and their properties within its territorial jurisdiction. Any support, whether technical or in any form must be supplementary,” Gbandi told Sudan Tribune.

The official was reacting to a report by the UN slamming president Salva Kiir on Wednesday for hindering efforts to protect civilians by blocking UN attack helicopters and surveillance drones and declaring that UN personnel caught taking photos will be deemed spies.

Ladsous told the United Nations Security Council that the world body wanted to do a better job protecting civilians amid the country's civil war.

Some 136,000 civilians are presently sheltering at seven UN sites around the country.

“We needed attack helicopters, request denied; we needed UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), request denied by the president to me, personally, three times last year,” Ladsous told a UN Security Council meeting on peacekeeping operations.

“Juba did declare some of our senior personnel persona non grata, if you look at the fact that yesterday it was announced that UN personnel taking pictures will be considered a spy, I think this raises a number of concerns,” he said. .

Ladsous said the movements of peacekeepers had also been restricted during the 18-month conflict in the world's newest state, which seceded from Sudan in 2011. There are some 12,000 UN troops and police in South Sudan.

But the deputy foreign minister denied the mission in the country was facing any difficulty in movement.

“That is very unfortunate report. It does not reflect facts. Everyone in this country knows, even small children that UNMISS moves throughout. They are out 24 hours and no one has ever stopped them from carrying out their activities except in areas which are not under the control of the government,” Gbandi said.

He also said the UN should instead blame the rebels led by former vice president, Riek Machar, for allegedly restricting non-governmental personnel in their controlled areas.

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June 19, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - Differences have escalated in an unprecedented manner between the Darfurian Arab Mahameed clan chief, Musa Hilal, and the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, aka Hametti.

SRF field commander Mohamed Hamdan (Hametti) speaks in a press conference in Khartoum on Wednesday May 14, 2014 (ST)

A hand written statement showing the heading, logo and stamp of the Sudanese Revolutionary Awakening Council (SRAC) led by Hilal has widely circulated in the social media rejecting statements made by Hametti in which he criticized leniency of authorities towards outlaws.

The statement, which was issued Thursday, stressed that the responsibility of punishing criminals falls in the hands of the judiciary and the police not the RSF, saying that Hametti's statements contain hidden messages and signals against specific tribes.

Last Monday, in an audio recording during the welcoming ceremony of the new governor of South Darfur state, Hemetti called for putting criminals to expeditious trials and sentence them to death.

He expressed displeasure with the police who usually release the outlaws under the pretext of lack of evidence or proof, saying police actions make efforts of the RSF useless.

The SRAC emphasized that it stands by applying the principle of accountability according to the Sudan penal code against anyone who perpetrates a crime or a violation in his personal not tribal capacity, denouncing Hemetti's directives to execute people unlawfully.

The statement demanded the hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) to bring such actions which destabilize security in region to an end.

It said that Hemetti's statements confirm accusations against the government that it provokes tribal conflicts, noting that tribes are social and civil institutions and part of the system of governance in the country.

The RSF militia, which is widely known as the Janjaweed militias, were originally mobilized by the Sudanese government to quell the insurgency that broke out in Sudan's western region of Darfur in 2003.

The militia was activated and restructured again in August 2013 under the command of National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) to fight rebel groups in Darfur region, South Kordofan and Blue Nile states following joint attacks by Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) rebels in North and South Kordofan in April 2013.

It should be recalled that both Hilal and Hemetti belong to the Arab Rezeigat tribe. While the latter belongs to the Mahri branch of the Rezeigat who mainly reside in South and East Darfur states, Hilal belongs to the Aballa (camel herders) Rezeigat of North Darfur.

Both men were recruited by Khartoum to help crush the rebellion which erupted in Darfur in 2003 when an ethnic minority rose up against the Arab-dominated government.

However, both men showed that their ambition go beyond the roles assigned to them by the government and because they had acquired a major following and political standing, Khartoum was left with no option but to provide them with more rewards in terms of high political and military positions.

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The international community must ensure the promise of universal human rights no longer rings hollow to Palestinian “living under the 48-year-long Israeli occupation,” today said a UN independent expert.