NATO and Libya's water system
On 22 July 2011, during the Libyan Civil War, NATO aircraft struck a facility in Brega that manufactured large-diameter pipes used in Libya's Great Man-Made River wate...
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On 22 July 2011, during the Libyan Civil War, NATO aircraft struck a facility in Brega that manufactured large-diameter pipes used in Libya's Great Man-Made River wate...
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One of the clearest documented cases of Israeli intelligence activity that damaged relations with allies involves the use of forged or cloned passports belonging to ci...
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On February 12, 2010, U.S. Special Operations forces conducted a nighttime raid in Khataba village, in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The operation targeted a compound ...
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On July 24, 2009, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a large-scale public corruption and money laundering investigation involving arrests of political...
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In July 2009, federal authorities in New Jersey arrested 44 individuals, including five rabbis, in a large-scale corruption and money laundering investigation conducte...
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Alan Horowitz, an Orthodox rabbi and convicted sex offender from the United States, was arrested in May 2007 in Mahabalipuram, India, after being located by internatio...
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Operation Bid Rig was a federal investigation into public corruption and related criminal activity in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the ...
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Gilgamesh narratives resurface amid 2003 Iraq war and Euphrates region focus In April 2003, during the early phase of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, interna...
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The Isaaq genocide refers to systematic killings and targeted repression of the Isaaq clan in northern Somalia during the late 1980s.This campaign was primarily conduc...
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Anfal Genocide On February 23, 1988, the Iraqi government launched the Anfal campaign against Kurdish populations in northern Iraq during the final phase of the Iran–...
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Guatemalan Maya Genocide On March 23, 1982, General Efraín Ríos Montt seized power in Guatemala through a military coup during the Guatemalan Civil War. His governmen...
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East Timor Genocide On December 7, 1975, Indonesia launched a military invasion of East Timor following its declaration of independence from Portugal. The Indonesian ...
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On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, the United States Navy technical research ship USS Liberty (AGTR-5) was attacked in international waters of the eastern Medite...
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Event Overview On June 5, 1967, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched coordinated air strikes against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, marking the beginning of the Six-Da...
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The Vietnam War was a prolonged armed conflict fought primarily between North Vietnam, led by the Communist Party under Ho Chi Minh, and South Vietnam, supported by th...
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What it was The Lavon Affair, also known as Operation Susannah, was a failed Israeli covert operation in Egypt in 1954, carried out by Israeli military i...
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The Nakba refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians that occurred between 1947 and 1949 during the collapse of the British Mandate for Palestin...
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Michael A. Aquino Jr. (October 16, 1946 – September 1, 2019) was an American political scientist, military officer, and religious founder. He served as a specialist in...
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On July 22, 1946, the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, which housed the administrative headquarters of the British Mandate authorities in Palestine, was bombed. The a...
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Simele Massacre On August 7, 1933, units of the Iraqi Army entered the town of Simele in northern Iraq during a military campaign targeting Assyrian communities. Tens...
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Zwi Migdal was a criminal organization active mainly in Argentina from the late 19th century until the 1930s. It was composed largely of Jewish immigrants from Easter...
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Pontic Greek Genocide On May 19, 1919, military operations intensified against Greek communities in the Pontus region along the Black Sea coast of the Ottoman Empire....
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Greek Genocide On May 19, 1919, Greek communities in the Pontus region of the Ottoman Empire faced intensified military operations during the final phase of systemati...
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August 1916–October 1918 — Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff become the dominant figures in Germany's Supreme Army Command. Their influence extends far beyond b...
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19 February 1915 — British and French naval forces begin major operations against the Ottoman defenses of the Dardanelles. The Allies hope to force the straits, threat...
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1914–1919 — Room 40 is the British Admiralty's cryptanalytic organization responsible for intercepting and decoding important German communications. Its intelligence c...
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23 August 1941 — German forces intensify operations that culminate in one of the largest encirclements in military history around Kyiv. Hitler diverts armored forces s...
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29 July 1936 — Germany begins sending military aircraft and personnel to assist Franco's forces in Spain. The Condor Legion later conducts bombing operations, includin...
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1942–1945 senior Allied command — Eisenhower rises rapidly to become the principal American commander responsible for coalition operations in North Africa, the Mediter...
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13 January 1945 — Soviet armies launch major operations into East Prussia. German civilians flee westward amid combat, fear of Soviet forces and collapsing evacuation ...
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22 June 1941 — SS and police killing units move behind German armies. Their operations rapidly expand from targeting Soviet officials toward systematic mass murder of ...
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18 January 1943 — Zhukov is promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union after playing central roles in the defense of Moscow and the planning environment around Stalingrad...
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18 January 1943 — Zhukov is promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union after playing central roles in the defense of Moscow and the planning environment around Stalingrad...
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13 May 1940 — German forces cross the Meuse near Sedan after concentrated air attacks and rapid engineering operations. Armored formations then move west toward the Ch...
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9 April 1940 — Germany launches Operation Weserübung against Denmark and Norway. Denmark is overwhelmed rapidly, while fighting in Norway continues for weeks. Control ...
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1 September 1939 — German forces invade Poland from the west, north and south, beginning the European phase of the Second World War. The attack follows months of escal...
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8 December 1941 — Almost simultaneously with Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces attack British, American and Dutch positions across East and Southeast Asia. Operations targ...
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22 June 1941 — The Soviet security apparatus plays multiple wartime roles involving internal security, counterintelligence, deportation, political control and rear-are...
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8 November 1942 — American and British forces land in French North Africa. The operation brings large American ground forces into combat against the European Axis and ...
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3 August 1943 — Large-scale partisan operations intensify against German railways, communications and occupation infrastructure. Partisan networks receive increasing s...
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23 June 1941 — The Soviet high command structure known as Stavka is established immediately after the German invasion. It becomes the central institution coordinating ...
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1 January 1943 — By 1943 Allied exploitation of German encrypted communications has become an increasingly mature intelligence system. Information derived from Enigma ...
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Untitled1 May 1944 — Allied deception operations intensify before the Normandy invasion. False radio traffic, dummy formations, controlled double agents and the fictio...
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