The United States has announced it will upgrade U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) to a joint force headquarters (JFHQ) with expanded operational responsibilities. The new command will report to the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). The revamped structure will assume the control of about 55,000 personnel stationed in Japan from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command some 6,200 kilometers away in Honolulu, Hawaii. The move is intended to streamline communications between the US and Japan, especially during a crisis involving China.
Japan-U.S. joint statement on war preparations forecasts doom
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Evidence mounts for use of banned mines by Ukrainian forces, rights group says
Ukrainian forces appear to have used rockets to scatter stacks of internationally banned, hand-size antipersonnel land mines over Russian-occupied areas in eastern Ukraine, according to evidence collected by Human Rights Watch.
Evidence mounts for use of banned mines by Ukrainian forces, rights group says
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The West is silent as Ukraine targets civilians in Donetsk using banned ‘Petal’ mines
Daily pictures : Semyon Pegov has been injured
On October 23, 2022, a PFM-1 Lepestok (petal) anti-personnel land mine injures Russian reporter Semyon Pegov, near Vodyane, Donetsk People’s Republic
Daily pictures : Semyon Pegov has been injured
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The West is silent as Ukraine targets civilians in Donetsk using banned ‘Petal’ mines
On Saturday, July 30, just after 9pm, thunderous explosions rocked central Donetsk. Shortly after, there were announcements that air defense had shot down Ukrainian-fired missiles containing ‘butterfly‘ (or ‘petal‘) mines. Given that over 300 of these explosives are packed into each of the Ukrainian-fired rockets, central Donetsk could literally become a minefield if they successfully landed.
The West is silent as Ukraine targets civilians in Donetsk using banned ‘Petal’ mines
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