2019 edition of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is observed every year on May 29 to pay tribute to the invaluable contribution by the uniformed and civilian personnel and to honour more than 3,800 peacekeepers who have lost their lives while rendering peacekeeping services. The 2019 theme is “Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace”. This is the date ..

Topics: International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers • Military operations • Military operations other than war • Organizations • Peacekeeping • United Nations • United Nations Department of Peace Operations • United Nations peacekeeping • United Nations Truce Supervision Organization

Chancy Chitete conferred with 2019 UN’s highest peacekeeping award

Late Malawian soldier Chancy Chitete has been posthumously conferred with the UN’s highest peacekeeping award – Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage.- The award will be given during the 2019 International Day of UN Peacekeepers commemorations at UN Headquarters in New York on May 24. In November 2018, Chitete was killed in Democratic Republic ..

Topics: Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal • Diagne • Humans • Mbaye • Mbaye Diagne • Military operations • Peacekeeper • Peacekeeping • United Nations • United Nations peacekeeping

50 Soldiers killed in Syria in separate attacks

The governmental forces of Syria came under separate attacks from both the ISIL and al-Qaeda fighters and other rebels linked to them in different parts of the country. Nearly 50 soldiers and other allied fighters had lost their lives in the attack. In a notable attack, the forces of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant ..

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Topics: Deir ez-Zor • Deir ez-Zor offensive • Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant • Liwa al-Quds • Military operations • Syrian Civil War • Syrian Desert campaign

Bilateral naval exercise ‘Samudra Shakti 2018’ started between India and Indonesia

The first-ever bilateral naval exercise ‘Samudra Shakti 2018’ has started between Indian & Indonesian Navy at the port of Surabaya in Indonesia from November 12 to 18. The aim of the exercise is to strengthen bilateral relations, expand maritime co-operation, enhance interoperability and exchange best practices. From Indian side, INS Rana of the Eastern Fleet ..

Topics: Eastern Naval Command • Indonesian Navy • INS Rana • INS Shakti • Malabar • Military • Military operations • Surabaya • Visakhapatnam

Exercise Aviaindra 18 started between India & Russia

The joint air tactical exercise “Aviaindra-18” has started between Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Air Force of the Russian Federation at Lipetsk, Russia from September 17 to 28. The second session of Aviaindra 18 would be conducted in Jodhpur, India from December 10 Dec to 22. The aim of the exercise is focused towards ..

Topics: Cope India • Indian Air Force • INDRA • Indradhanush • Military education and training • Military operations