Defence Minister

I ministri discuteranno inoltre di come intensificare la produzione della difesa e della situazione in Medio Oriente Mentre il Regno Unito attraversa l'ennesima grave crisi governativa, i ministri della difesa dell'UE si riuniscono oggi a Bruxelles per discutere la valutazione delle minacce del blocco, il sostegno all'Ucraina e cosa l'Europa potrebbe fare per aiutare in Medio Oriente. I ministri valuteranno "come possiamo utilizzare il prestito da 90 miliardi di euro, e come procedere affinché questo risponda alle necessità urgenti dell'Ucraina?", ha dichiarato stamattina ai giornalisti Kaja Kallas, capo della politica estera dell'UE. Continua a leggere...

Military intelligence chief reportedly also killed in sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebelsMali has been left reeling from sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels who seized several towns and military bases and killed the defence minister and military intelligence chief.The weekend assault on the west African state’s security architecture was coordinated by al-Qaida-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the separatist Tuareg-led movement Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) – former foes with distinct agendas. Continue reading...

Car bomb kills Sadio Camara at home during coordinated assaults by rebel groups including West African al-Qaida affiliateMali’s defence minister was killed in an attack on his residence, the government said on Sunday, a high-profile fatality during coordinated assaults staged the previous day by insurgents including the West African affiliate of al-Qaida.A car laden with explosives driven by a suicide attacker drove into Sadio Camara’s residence in the town of Kati, the spokesperson, Issa Ousmane Coulibaly, said in a statement read out on state television. A firefight ensued, and Camara sustained injuries from which he later died in a hospital, Coulibaly said, adding that Mali would observe two days of mourning. Continue reading...