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Afrikaners and the Second World War
The SAMR officers and men were predominately British or English-speaking South Africans and their duties involved, besides border defence during ... African soldiers in World War Two. Some of these ...
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When South Africa fought the Germans
In late August 1978 I was on a troop train bound for Grootfontein in Namibia on route to the Border War. I was just eighteen years old and it was a relief being out of the oppressive and abusive ...
Lebanon and Syria agree to ceasefire after cross-border attacks kill 10
The defense ministers of Syria and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire on Monday, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported, ...
Serb separatists push for own border police in Bosnian region
Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik announced a law on Monday to establish a border police force for his ...
Fighting erupts along the Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers were killed
Syrian state media say fighting erupted overnight along the border with Lebanon. This came after the Syrian interim government accused militants from Lebanon’s Hezbollah of crossing into Syria on ...
Fighting erupts along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed
Syrian state media say fighting erupted along the border between Lebanon and Syria overnight into Monday after three Syrian soldiers were killed in earlier clashes ...
Lebanon and Syria agree to ceasefire after 2 days of border clashes, Syrian defense ministry says
BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting erupted overnight into Monday along the border with Lebanon, Syria's state media said. This came after ...
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‘Absolutely stupid’: Border town becomes collateral damage in Canada-U.S. trade war
A Washington state community, which is geographically part of Canada, has become collateral damage in the Canada-U.S. trade war. Point Roberts ... to cross the border and help boost their economy.
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sign deal to end long-running border dispute
The presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed a deal on Thursday on demarcating their shared frontier, seeking to end a ...
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Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan's Border Agreement: Deal Of The Century?
Just weeks after a four-day border war in 2022, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Tajik leader Emomali Rahmon couldn't shake hands. Now, as they prepare to put a border dispute behind them, they are ...
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Ukraine war latest: Trump limits remit of envoy after Kremlin request to remove him from peace talks
Sudzha was the biggest town seized by Ukrainian forces last year as part of their surprise cross-border offensive ... to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Speaking after the 90-minute meeting ...
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Ethiopia and Eritrea on path to war, Tigray officials warn
The neighbours then fought a 1998-2000 border war. They remained formally at war until 2018, when Abiy and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki agreed to normalise ties. Eritrean troops even ...