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The modern Middle East has seen a number of occasions in which the assassination of high-level government and military figures was attempted, or at least considered. Such instances include United States decapitation strike air raids targeting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 1986 and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in 1991, 1998, and 2003, in addition to killings or attempted killings of non-state ...
The Allied disposition in western Europe by March 1945. By March 1945, the Allied armies had advanced into Germany and had reached the River Rhine.The Rhine was a formidable natural obstacle to the Allied advance, [12] but if breached would allow the Allies to access the North German Plain and ultimately advance on Berlin and other major cities in Northern Germany.
Operation UNIFIER is the Canadian Armed Forces mission to bolster the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine through the provision of critical military training. [1] It was stood up in response to requests from the Government of Ukraine in light of fomentation by separatist sentiments in the Donetsk and Luhansk and Crimean regions of Ukraine after the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and the ...
Air attack, two near misses from bombs, at the same time of near misses immediately hit by two 5-inch AA shells from U.S. ships 9 28 20 Mar 45 USS Hasley Powell: Destroyer Air attack, kamikaze 12 29 24 Mar 45 USS Nevada: Battleship Air attack, kamikaze hit and knocked out 14-inch guns in turret number 3 11 49 26 Mar 45 * USS Haligan: Destroyer
Operation Lifesaver is a 501(c)(3) educational organization in the United States dedicated to promoting safety at railroad grade crossings and railroad rights-of-way. Operation Lifesaver is the largest rail safety education organization in the United States. [1] It was founded by the Union Pacific Railroad in the early 1970s. [2]
At the intersection of Highways 35 and 335, near Armley, Highway 335 traffic faces a stop sign, which is "oversized" at 1.2 metres across, attached to a post with a blinking red light immediately above it, and placed 19 metres ahead of the intersection. Sidhu failed to heed the stop sign, while the Broncos' bus was to be given the right of way.
In 2010, Canada's annual population growth rate was 1.238%, or a daily increase of 1,137 individuals. [41] Between 1867 and 2009 Canada's population grew by 979%. [41] Canada had the highest net migration rate (0.61%) of all G-8 member countries between 1994 and 2004. [41]
Canada's naval contribution to the Afghanistan War was part of the American-led Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150), whose purpose was maritime patrol and enforcement near Afghanistan. [47] Canada's maritime forces served as part of Operation Apollo, Operation Altair, [47] and Operation Saiph – the last having a greater focus on the Horn of ...