If the United States wants to make a positive contribution to the recovery of Iraq it needs to do more by at least helping repair the damage it inflicted on the country, analysts say.
2023-03-20 19:41:15Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on Saturday afternoon to demand a stop to endless U.S. wars and the "War Machine," two days before the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
2023-03-20 10:18:29Findings show that civilians account for the bulk of war casualties globally - especially when compared to the prosecutions that should hold their perpetrators accountable – and observers say more should be done to strengthen protection mechanisms for civilians in conflicts.
2023-03-19 19:58:52Twenty years after the United States-led invasion of Iraq, the world continues to call for Washington to be held to account for its aggression and the misery it caused to millions of innocent Iraqis.
2023-03-20 19:55:16Liu Yuxi, a veteran who has devoted his life to serving others, passed away in a hospital in Huzhou, Zhejiang province at the age of 94 on Tuesday and his last wish — donating his body to medical research — has been fulfilled by his family, Chinanews.com reported on Wednesday.
2023-03-16 17:28:22In addition to the famous Chinese female basketball player and coach in the Military Sports Training Center under the Training and Administration Department of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), Miao Lijie has a new title in 2023, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
2023-03-08 17:53:43Chen Weiwei is a chief physician in the Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Department of the Fifth Medical Center of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital and deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC).
2023-03-08 10:51:14"If you are a drop of water, do you nourish an inch of land? If you are a ray of sunlight, do you light up a bit of darkness? If you are the smallest screw, will you always stick to your position in life…" This is a paragraph in a diary written by Lei Feng on June 7, 1958. On March 5, 1963, Chairman Mao Zedong's inscription of "Learn from Comrade Lei Feng" was issued for the martyr.
2023-03-05 18:29:29Lieutenant Commander Zhu Yuemeng, a political instructor on the Liaoning, told reporters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday morning before the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress that crew members from 18 ethnic minorities and from across the country are working on board the gigantic ship.
2023-03-05 16:58:22Chen Jinlan is a captain of both Y-20 and Y-9, which are military transport aircraft capable of performing military tasks under all weather conditions. She has accumulated over 7,000 flight hours on six models of aircraft safe and sound. She is capable of undertaking both tactical and strategic power projection missions, and more importantly, she is an instructor competent at all courses.
2023-03-03 09:11:52Xu Fengcan, a female Z-20 helicopter pilot assigned to an air assault brigade under the PLA 75th Group Army, was elected as a deputy of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People’s Armed Police (PAP) Force delegation to the NPC for the first time.
2023-02-28 17:40:30"There is blood from my 13 comrades flowing in my daughter's body," Xu said. He presented the pennant to the soldiers to express his gratitude.
2023-02-22 09:55:18As Chen Jiale has said, with the continuous promotion of live-fire training in recent years, a number of young pilots of the brigade have participated in the exercises and drills in a regular manner, with their ability constantly improved and their vision broadened by challenging themselves time after time.
2023-02-20 11:22:59The three astronauts of Shenzhou XIV mission, who played a key role in completing the Tiangong space station, shared their experiences and feelings with the public on Friday in the first news conference after their six-month orbital journey.
2023-02-20 08:38:25Mali in West Africa could see no rain for several months in a row during the dry season, with the skin feeling a burning sensation in sunlight. On February 2, 2023, at the Rand School in Gao City of Mali, a 16-year-old girl who was critically ill with abdomen tumescence rushed to the free medical clinic site of the 10th Chinese peacekeeping medical contingent to Mali, accompanied by two family members.
2023-02-11 17:04:56Chinese peacekeepers have successfully completed all tasks assigned by the UNIFIL, serving to fulfill peacekeeping missions, passing on peace and friendship, and winning high acclaim from the UNIFIL headquarters, the Lebanese government and the local people.
2023-02-03 20:52:17Trauma still lingers for Panamanians like Ayola whose families died during the invasion, though the National Mourning Day, which was established last March and falls on Dec. 20 each year, offered a welcome occasion to mourn the loss of hundreds of lives.
2023-01-30 09:37:44"Although I am not a service member, I am very proud to make my share of contributions to the cause of national defense. I also hope that more veterans can impart their military skills acquired during service to more young people and improve their national defense awareness," Li said.
2023-01-06 19:42:27The team medics carried out emergency treatment on the spot for the comatose driver seriously injured. After putting on an oxygen mask for the driver, the soldiers pried open the deformed truck head with the rescue equipment and carefully lifted the injured out of the cab. Then the medics fixed his injured leg to avoid further injury.
2023-01-05 18:21:02The PLA Daily invited well-known experts, scholars and authoritative media in China to jointly select the top 10 international military news of 2022, which are listed in the order of vote numbers as follows.
2022-12-31 15:26:37the Chinese vessels did not invite technicians from the ship manufacturer to come for onboard support during the exercise. According to Zhao Yingming, the deputy commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer CNS Jinan, sufficient onboard technical talents could guarantee the solutions to almost all the technical problems encountered.
2022-12-22 19:56:43Heavy snow falls time and time again since early winter, covering tightly the Mount Nebesnaya at an altitude of 3,665 meters. The frontier soldiers assigned to the Honghaigou Border Defense Company of a border defense regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command have to climb up the mountain every year to reach the China-Kazakhstan boundary marker ranked No. 372 for border patrol.
2022-12-22 16:56:01Zhang Fuqing, a former combat hero who made meritorious achievements during the War of Liberation (1946-49) and received China's highest State honor, died on Tuesday night, Xinhua News Agency reported.
2022-12-22 16:40:54"Every soldier in our company has great courage and determination to fulfill his tasks 100 percent, no matter how difficult they are. That's the glorious tradition that has been inherited generation by generation."
2022-12-20 15:24:39Ke Changshui retired last month after serving in Red Company One for 16 years. During a service career that will affect his whole life, one of the 35-year-old's most memorable experiences was his peacekeeping trip to South Sudan in Africa, where he fully lived up to his responsibilities as a Chinese soldier to uphold world peace.
2022-12-20 15:20:48The newly distributed ATV and other new devices enabled the border defense company to perform duties more efficiently with their strong maneuverability and great performance, helping ensure smart border defense and stability in the border region.
2022-12-14 17:10:05Yang Xiaopin, a technician assigned to a UAV company of a brigade under the PLA 73rd Group Army, recently completed an actual flight mission in strong wind with a new type of UAV, and obtained important flight data.
2022-12-07 18:26:52Recently, a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command has been equipped with the new integrated individual system, which includes new-type helmet, multi-function night vision goggles, portable computer, individual load carrier, assault rucksack and others.
2022-12-06 09:51:32Although having left the army, their inherent quality of being a soldier has never changed. Millions of veterans continue to make extraordinary contributions to the nation in their new vocations.
2022-12-05 20:27:16Cheng Baojun, a native of Luohe City in Henan Province, joined the PLA in December 1995, participated in the flood fighting and rescue work in 1998, and has been a taxi driver and coach driver since his retirement.
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