Military history of Africa

The UN Security Council extended the EUFOR peacekeeping force's mandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but Russia defeated Western governments in a diplomatic tug-of-war over the wording of the resolution.

Minister of National Defense Nicolae Ionel Ciuca, attending today at the 'Mihail Kogalniceanu' Air Base the homecoming ceremony for the Carpathian Pumas Helicopter Detachment at the end of their Mali mission conducted under the auspices of the UN, said that the Romanian Army has once again proven that it can fulfill complex missions in extremely difficult theaters of operation.

Gunmen stormed into luxury Radisson hotel in Bamako, Mali’s capital, on Friday. At this moment two terrorists are believed to be holding 170 hostages according to a senior security force source and other witnesses in the area.

BELGRADE - Increased participation of members of the Serbian Defence Ministry and Armed Forces in UN and EU peace missions around the world confirms that Serbia has become a significant exporter of security and equal partner in protecting global peace, Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic has said.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic visited members of the Serbian Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces (VS) on two multinational peace operations in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Ministry of Defense said in a release on Sunday.