Weapons

Yemeni official says dozens of civilian killed in two years

Aden - Khalid Abdel Wahed

Head of the Aden City Heritage Center Wadei Aman revealed that 232 civilians have been killed in the past two years in the southern city of Aden because of the proliferation of weapons among civilians and the repeated lead in weddings and events. He added, in an interview with “Arabs Today”, he held a campaign to raise awareness of theRead more

Bangladesh arrests three extremist militants

Dhaka - Muslimchronicle

Bangladesh police Sunday arrested three suspected extremists and seized weapons and explosives in a raid targeting a homegrown group accused of orchestrating a string of deadly attacks. The trio were detained in a pre-dawn raid at a mango plantation in the northwestern district of Chapai Nawabganj. Commander Abdullah al Murad, from the Rapid Action Battalion, said the men were fromRead more

Echoes of war as S. Korean grannies on protest front lines

Busan - Muslimchronicle

A powerful US missile system installed in South Korea to defend it from the nuclear-armed North made international headlines this year. But the stars of a film about the project are the grandmothers who found themselves living next to some of the world's most advanced weapons. The South Korean documentary "Soseongri" shows how the deployment transformed a previously sleepy farmingRead more

Nobel winner says goal is to make nukes unacceptable

New York - Muslimchronicle

The head of the anti-nuclear campaign that won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize says its goal is to make nuclear weapons unacceptable in the minds of people in every country — which will eventually force all nuclear-armed nations to listen to their people and give up their arsenals. Beatrice Fihn told a news conference Monday that for a long timeRead more

Dozens killed as Saudi forces pound Houthi militias

Jeddah - Muslimchronicle

New video footage shot near the Najran region shows Saudi forces striking strongholds of Houthi militias and those of ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh after discovering an attempt to infiltrate the Kingdom. Saudi tanks and military vehicles can be seen carrying heavy weapons and targeting gatherings of the rebels after they tried to sneak toward Saudi military posts, AlRead more

Anti-nuclear campaign ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo - Muslimchronicle

Nuclear disarmament group ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fueled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran. More than 70 years since atomic bombs were used on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Nobel committee sought to highlight ICAN’s tireless non-proliferation efforts. TheRead more

First rifts emerge in Palestinian reconciliation talks

Gaza City - Muslimchronicle

A new round of Palestinian reconciliation talks experienced its first sign of trouble on Tuesday as the Hamas militant group said it would not give up its vast weapons arsenal, putting it at odds with both the rival Fatah movement and Israel. The tough comments by the Hamas supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, provided a reminder of the long road thatRead more

Four killed in attack on Indian Kashmir paramilitary camp

India - Muslimchronicle

Three suspected militants were killed Tuesday after they stormed a paramilitary base near the main airport of Indian-administered Kashmir, police said, ending an hours-long gunbattle that also left a soldier dead. Three paramilitary troopers and a police officer were also injured as the trio of attackers hurled grenades and fired automatic weapons at the Border Security Force (BSF) base nextRead more

US military kills 17 Daesh militants in Libya airstrikes

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The US military says 17 Daesh militants were killed in airstrikes on Libya. The Friday airstrikes, which were announced by US African Command on Sunday, happened in an Daesh group camp about 50 miles southeast of Sirte. In addition to the 17 deaths, the military said the six “precision airstrikes” also destroyed three vehicles. The US military says the strikesRead more

Fires rage in Rakhine as Myanmar army blames Rohingya for mosque blast

Myanmar - Muslimchronicle

Myanmar’s army chief on Saturday blamed Rohinyga militants for an explosion outside a mosque in Rakhine state, as a rights group accused the military of starting fires in the region to prevent refugees from returning. The unrest comes days after Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi declared troops had ceased “clearance operations” in the border area that have forcedRead more