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Tag: army
Algeria: President, army at tug of war
Algeria is at the mercy of an internal war between its president Abbdelmadjid Tebboune and the army which had backed the ascension to power of ... Read More
Covid-19: Moroccan Army Deploys Field Hospital in Response to Health Crisis
The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) have completed the setting up of a first field hospital in Benslimane (near Casablanca) to support the country’s response ... Read More
Chadian army clashes with Boko Haram on Lake Chad
The Chadian army clashed with elements of Boko Haram on Monday in Bouma, a locality on Lake Chad. According to corroborated sources, the clashes lasted ... Read More
Morocco: Military medical teams to participate in fight against Covid-19
Military medical teams will take part, at the instruction of King Mohammed VI, in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, alongside their civilian counterparts. ... Read More
Algerian army scapegoats two former PMs ahead of unpopular elections
Two Prime Ministers who both served under President Abdelaziz Bouteflika were sentenced to lengthy prison terms on corruption related charges in a move that aims ... Read More
Algeria’s ailing President resigns after six weeks of pro-democracy protests
Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his resignation after six weeks of mass protests and apparent cracks within the regime pitting the army against the President’s circle. Indeed ... Read More
Algeria: Five Generals behind Bars on Corruption Charges
Five top Algerian generals have been dismissed of their functions this week after they stood before justice on corruption charges, local Algerian media said. The ... Read More
Algeria: Raft of Dismissals Continues, Chiefs of Air & Ground Forces Fired
President Abdelazize Bouteflika who also doubles as the country’s Defense Minister has fired commanders of air and grounds forces amid an ongoing overhaul of the ... Read More
Mauritania: Government Warns Opposition against Involving Defense Forces in Politics
As Mauritania heads towards presidential elections next year, the regime of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has warned the opposition to refrain from wooing the army ... Read More
Morocco Places Army on Alert to Quell any Polisario Agression
Morocco has placed its army on high alert to repel any attempt at altering the status of the Sahara buffer zone after the Polisario announced ... Read More