US Sanctions Cuba’s Armed-Forces Minister and Military Suppliers

Politics & Society: Havana Key Facts —Target. The US sanctioned Cuban Armed-Forces Minister General Álvaro López Miera, head of the MINFAR. —Scope. Seven other individuals and five state-owned entities were also designated. —Rationale. Washington cited foreign military cooperation and the procurement of military equipm

The state-linked entities targeted by the new sanctions are alleged to aid in Cuban procurement of weapons from countries deemed to be US adversaries, including China and Russia. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Cuba in recent months, cutting off vital fuel supplies and threatening to take

Donald Trump’s administration sanctioned eight more Cuban officials — including high-ranking military personnel working with US rivals — as it continues to turn the screws on the communist-run Caribbean island.

The United States sanctioned Cuba’s senior military representative in Beijing on Thursday, accusing him of helping procure military-related equipment from China for the island’s armed forces. Waldo Perez Cortes, Cuba’s military, naval and air attache in Beijing, was among six Cuban nationals and five entities added to

A Quebec man charged last year with facilitating a terrorist activity is no longer a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Canadian Armed Forces member charged in terrorist case no longer in the military  Toronto Star

Following sustained military pressure, 17 family members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad terrorists have surrendered to troops in Borno.

OTTAWA, Aug 4 - Marc-Aurèle Chabot, a former active-duty Canadian soldier arrested last July for taking “concrete actions to facilitate terrorist activity,” is no longer a member of the armed forces, according to the Canadian military.

The report said a militant leader identified as “Comedy” voluntarily disclosed to the Imo State Amnesty Committee the location where his weapons had been buried following sustained operational pressure mounted by troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade.