Military history
Obama praises US troops as Afghanistan mission winds down
President Barack Obama in a Christmas Day speech to US troops stationed in Hawaii hailed their "extraordinary dedication and sacrifices," as NATO prepares to wrap up its combat mission in Afghanistan.
CIA letter shows pre-war concern about Iraq 9/11 link
The CIA declassified a letter Dec. 11 that suggests US intelligence had grave doubts about part of the case made by former president George W. Bush's White House to justify the war in Iraq.
Croatia Indicts Soldier for Operation Storm Killings
Former soldier Rajko Krickovic was charged with shooting two Serb civilians and burning another one alive in the village of Kijani after the Croatian Army’s Operation Storm in August 1995.
Serb Military Police ‘Shot Captive Croatian Soldier’
A witness said he saw the military policemen shoot the captive while Serb forces were retreating from the Croatian Army’s Operation Storm offensive in the Banovina area in August 1995.
Bosnian Boxing Star Denies Wartime Crimes
Former world champion boxer Mensur Peljto pleaded not guilty to crimes against Serb civilians and prisoners of war while he was a fighter with the Croatian Defence Council in 1992.
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Sign on Vukovar police building smashed by man from Zagreb
VUKOVAR - The bilingual sign on the Vukovar police building was damaged by a person from the area of Zagreb on Tuesday evening, who was taken in for questioning and then released, the Vukovar-Srem police stated on Wednesday.
Wartime Croatian Serb Minister Denies Controlling Fighters
The unrecognised Serb government in Croatia had no authority over the military actions of the Yugoslav People’s Army and Territorial Defence fighters, a former minister told the trial of its leader Goran Hadzic.
Memorial service held for Serbs killed in Medacki dzep
BELGRADE - A memorial service for Serbs killed in September 1993 by Croatian forces in the Medacki dzep area was held at St. Mark's Church in Belgrade on Tuesday.
Dozens of people - members of the families of the victims and Serb refugees and expellees from Croatia - gathered for the memorial service.
Bosnian Croat Fighters Deny Rape and Torture
Four former Croatian Defence Council fighters pleaded not guilty to the multiple rapes, torture and sexual abuse of Serb women in Odzak in northern Bosnia in 1992.
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