Eritrean troops seen leaving Ethiopian town of Shire
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters Large numbers of Eritrean troops have left the town of Shire in Ethiopia’s Tigray region where they fought in support of government forces during a two-year civil war, a resident and two humanitarian workers told Reuters on Saturday. The Eritrean forces’ continuing presence in Tigray, despite a November ceasefire agreement between Ethiopia’s […]
M23 rebels ready to withdraw from occupied areas in eastern Congo
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of CongoReuters Congo’s M23 rebel group is ready to withdraw from occupied territory in the east of the country and will support regional peace-making efforts despite not being represented in talks, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The Tutsi-led militia has staged several offenses in east Democratic Republic of Congo this […]
Ukraine says troops may retreat from eastern region as Russia advances
Kyiv/Popasna, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine said on Friday its forces may need to retreat from their last pocket of resistance in Luhansk to avoid being captured by Russian troops pressing an advance in the east that has shifted the momentum of the three-month-old war. A withdrawal could bring Russian President Vladimir Putin closer to his goal […]
Essay: Why President Biden is right to get US troops out of Afghanistan
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, writes about why it’s time for US forces to leave Afghanistan…