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French National Day Ceremony
Monday, 14th, July
A military parade took place today in Strasbourg to commemorate the French national day (seizure of “la Bastille” by revolutionaries and end of the French monarchy). Units representing the police, the...
Visit of Lieutenant General Christian Damay at HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), 10th July 2008.
The French Lieutenant General Christian Damay, Commander of the French Rapid Reaction Corps, visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was welcomed by...
National days ceremony at HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), July 9th 2007
A multinational military parade took place today at the Eurocorps to celebrate the national days of Belgium (July 21st), France (July 14th ) and Luxembourg (June 23rd).
The troops were...
Visit of Mrs Claude-France Arnould at HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), 4th July 2008
Mrs Claude-France Arnould, Director for Defence aspects at the Secretary General of the European Union Council visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, she...
Visit of French Air Force Lieutenant General Labaye at HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), 3rd July 2008.
Today the French Air Force Lieutenant General Labaye, head of the Institute for Higher National Defence Studies, visited HQ Eurocorps. He was welcomed by Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch,...
Visit of Lieutenant General Richard Shirreff at HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), 2nd July 2008.
The British Lieutenant General Richard Shirreff, Commander of Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he was welcomed...
Visit of Brigadier General Van Wiggen at HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), 23rd June 2008.
The Dutch Brigadier General Van Wiggen, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations of the 1st (German/Netherlands) Corps visited Headquarters Eurocorps. During the office call and the book signing, he...
A new Belgian Senior National Representative
Strasbourg (France), 20th June 2008
At the Aubert de Vincelles Barracks during a ceremony presided by Major General Eddy Testelmans, Commander of the Belgian Landcomponent, Belgian Brigadiergeneral Eddy Staes became the new...
A new Deputy Chief of Staff Operations
Strasbourg (France), 19th June 2008.
Today during a ceremony Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch handed over the post of Deputy Chief of Staff Operations to Brigadier General Eddy Staes (right side of the picture). He replaces...
New Commander of the Headquarters Support Battalion
Strasbourg (France), 13th June 2008.
Lieutenant Colonel (Belgian Army) DUYCK becomes the Commander of the Headquarters Support Battalion (HQ Spt Bn) of HQ Eurocorps. He replaces Lieutenant Colonel (German Army) WACHTER.
Commendation Ceremony
Strasbourg (France), 13th June 2008.
Today Commander Eurocorps awarded 24 of his multinational headquarters personnel for their outstanding work in the past year during a commendation parade in the Aubert de Vincelles barracks.
A courtesy call to the new mayor of the city of Strasbourg
Strasbourg (France), 12th June 2008
Today, Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Eurocorps Commander, paid Mr. Roland RIES a courtesy call. Mr. RIES is the mayor of the city of Strasbourg that hosts the multinational Headquarters...
Command Post Training II: End of the Exercise
Strasbourg (France), 12th June 2008
Today at 14h00 the exercise ended with a closing ceremony at the parade ground of the Aubert de Vincelles barracks.
Visit of Brigadier General Slawomir Kaluźiński at HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), 10th June 2008.
The Polish Brigadier General Pilot Slawomir Kaluźiński, Deputy Chief of Staff Support of Allied Air Component Command (AOCC) Headquarters Ramstein visited Headquarters Eurocorps.
Commanding General inspects exercise Command Post Training II
Strasbourg (France)
On Monday 9th June 2008 (S+3) in the afternoon the Commanding General of HQ Eurocorps, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, accompanied by Brigadier General Georg Nachtsheim, inspected the EC's on-going CP...
Command Post Training II: Two worlds – One exercise
Strasbourg (France), 8th June 2008
On the training platform of HQ Eurocorps at the Aubert de Vincelles barracks two different worlds can be identified: the Directing Staff (DISTAFF) with the response cells (RCs) and the Primary...
Command Post Training II : Family Day
Strasbourg (France), 7th June 2008 (13h00-19h30)
Each year Headquarters Eurocorps organizes a family day in the month of June. This year it is a special occasion because we have this Eurocorps family celebration in the middle of...
Eurocorps present at the Council of the European Union's Open Door in Brussels
Brussels (Belgium), 7th June 2008.
HQ Eurocorps was present with its exposition stand at the Open Door of the Council of the European Union in Brussels. At the European Consilium Building, in the heart of the European district...
Command Post Training II: Saturday work continues
Strasbourg (France), 7th June 2008
Seville (Perseus) Today work continued at the Initial Command Post (ICP) of Land Component Command of EUFOR AP. The Initial Command Post commands and controls the Initial Entry Forces during...
Commanding General EMF2 at Command Post Training II/08
Strasbourg (France), 6th June 2008
Today Major General MARENGO, Commanding General of EMF2, payed a visit to the Eurocorps’ Exercise Command Post training II/08. At the training platform together with the Chief of Staff,...
General Pitarch addressed a speech titled "Europe of the Defence: Reason of Peace"
Sevilla (Spain), 5th June 2008
In his address, General Pitarch broached several subjects: firstly he highlighted the importance for the European Defence of the development of the concept of Reinforced Cooperation and Permanent...
Command Post Training II: Exercise Commander at ICP
Strasbourg (France), 5th June 2008.
Today the participants at the Exercise Command Post training II/08 employed at the Initial Command Post (ICP) received the visit of the Exercise Commander, Brigadier General Ramirez, Deputy...
Visit to Spanish Delegates of the Government
Sevilla (Spain), 5th June 2008.
Today Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, accompanied by Major General Hubert De Vos, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, has been received by the Delegate of the Spanish...
Visit at the 11th Spanish Mechanized Brigade in Badajoz
Badajoz (Spain), 4th June 08.
Today Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, visited the 11 Spanish Mechanized Brigade in Badajoz, in the South-West of Spain, accompanied by Lieutenant General Virgilio Sanudo,...
Command Post Training II: SICF and FAT
Strasbourg (France), 4th June 2008
Today the participants at Exercise Command Post training II/08 were occupied with the continuation of the SICF training (a learning process in order to operate the French Forces Information and...
Commanding General Eurocorps at Spanish Land Forces Command in Sevilla
Sevilla (Spain), 3rd June 2008.
Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, paid a visit to the Headquarters of the Spanish Land Forces, command level of the Spanish Army units that are assigned to HQ Eurocorps....
Command Post Training II: In-processing
Strasbourg (France), 2nd June 2008
Today the bulk of the participants arrived at HQ Eurocorps and started the exercise with the traditional in-processing.
Elements from Eurocorps' Multinational Command Support Brigade (MNCS...
Eurocorps present at «Fête des deux rives»
Strasbourg (France), 1st June 2008.
This sunny Sunday the Public Information Office of HQ Eurocorps was present at the “Fête des deux rives” from 10h00 till 18h00. They distributed information on HQ Eurocorps. They talked with...
Build up of exercise Command Post Training II
Strasbourg (France), 27th May 2008
HQ Eurocorps will execute its Command Post exercise from the 2nd June till 13th June 2008. Some 500 soldiers will participate coming from Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Luxembourg and...
Flight of the Commanding General to European Endeavour
Strasbourg (France), 28th May 2008.
Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding General Eurocorps, went to the opening ceremony of the exercise European Endeavour in Stetten am Kalten Markt / Black Forrest in...
Imposition of the red sash for Brigade General Ramirez
Thursday 22nd of May 2008, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding General of the Eurocorps, executed the imposition of the red sash on Spanish Brigade General Ramirez, Deputy Chief of Staff Support.
Especially this...
Visit of a Western European Union delegation
Strasbourg (France), 22nd May 2008
Today a delegation of the Defence Committee of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union (WEU), headed by the British chairman Robert WALTER, visited Headquarters Eurocorps,...
Visit of the French Senate's Financial Committee
Today thirty-seven members of the French Senate's Financial Committee visited Headquarters Eurocorps. They attended a Eurocorps briefing and broached financial aspects in particular.
Mr Arthuis, the committee's president, and...
Train as you fight
Strasbourg (France), 19th May 2008.
This Monday an example of the daily application of modern communication technology was given by Eurocorps. From his office, the Eurocorps Commanding General, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch,...
75mm field gun demonstration for Commanders' Conference
Strasbourg (France), 15th May 2008
Today a demonstration team from the 57th Artillery Regiment of Bitche (France) surprised the members of the Commanders' Conference. A 75mm artillery gun appeared on the parade ground, pulled by...
Commanders' Conference at HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), 15th-16th May 2008
The Commanders' Conference 2008 is being conducted on the 15th and 16th May 2008 in the Aubert de Vincelles compound in Strasbourg. The general aim of Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch with...
Visit of oldest organization of professional journalists in the world
Strasbourg (France), 14th May 2008
The International Division of the Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIoJ), oldest established organization of professional journalists in the world, visited HQ Eurocorps. The journalists...
Eurocorps hoists the European flag
Strasbourg (France), 9th May 2008.
Today was the Day of Europe. It was celebrated during a ceremony that took place at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. A multinational Eurocorps detachment were the actors of the flag...
French medals for Eurocorps members at 63rd Victory Day celebration
Strasbourg (France), 8th May 2008.
During the investiture Major General SOMMAIRE, Deputy Commanding General Eurocorps, made Major General Fransisco PUENTES (Spain) and Brigadier General Walter SPINDLER (Germany) knights of the...
General PITARCH addresses the European Parliament
Brussels (Belgium), 5th May 2008.
Upon request of the President of the Subcommission for Security and Defence, Karl Von Wogau, the Eurocorps Commander for the first time officially addressed today the European Parliamentarians...
HQ Eurocorps present at Open Door EU Parliament
Strasbourg (France), 4th May 2008
Headquarters Eurocorps was present at the annual Open Door of the European Parliament at Strasbourg. From 10h00 to 18h00 thousands visited our Eurocorps exposition stand and talked with...
Visit at the 15th Polish Mechanized Brigade
Orzysz (Poland), 23rd April 2008
Today Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch visited the 15th Polish Mechanized Brigade in Orzysz, in the North-East of Poland.
He was welcomed by Brigadier General Zbigniew SMOK, who presented his...
Eurocorps Commander in Poland for an official visit
Warsaw (Poland), 22nd April 2008
Today the Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Eurocorps Commander, started an official visit to Poland in response to an invitation of the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed...
Eurocorps Commander meets the 1st Belgian Medium Brigade
Leopoldsburg (Belgium) – 14 & 15 April 2008.
In the late afternoon of the 14th April, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, arrived in the garrison of the 1st Belgian Medium Brigade, one of the earmarkable...
Eurocorps conducts exercise "Blue Gabriel 2008"
Lunéville (France), 14-24 April 2008
Headquarters Eurocorps (HQ EC) conducted Exercise “Blue Gabriel” from 14 to 24 April 2008 at a French barrack near Lunéville (France), under HQ EC G6 Branch as OSE (Officer Scheduling the...
Wreath laying ceremony at Verdun (France)
On April 2nd a wreath laying ceremony was held at the Ossuary of Douaumont near Verdun (France). Flowers were laid, the eternal flame of the Unknown Soldier was rekindled and letters from French and German soldiers from the Great...
Graveside reconciliation – Commemoration in Verdun
Strasbourg/Verdun – In pursuance of further education in the field of military history, members of the multinational Eurocorps Headquarters travelled to the World War I battlefields in the proximity of Verdun at the beginning of...
A new legal capacity for Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), 27th March 2008
Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Commanding General of the Eurocorps since September 21st, 2007, has received today from Mr HAGENBACH, regional director of the ‘Crédit Industriel et...
Eurocorps deploys its reconnaissance assets
Strasbourg/Entzheim/Pau (France), 5-6 March 2008
Eurocorps activates the Fact Finding Team (FFT = 26 soldiers and 7 vehicles), its advance party for operational deployments.
The aircraft takes off from Entzheim and lands after...
EURocorps’ major Engineers Training EXercise
Valdahon (France), 25-29 February 2008
EURETEX is EURocorps’ major Engineers Training EXercise. In preparation for a real mission in a multinational environment, it was conducted to develop and improve the interoperability of...
Chief of Defense Staff of Luxembourg visits HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), 19th February 2008
Colonel Gaston Reinig, Chief of Defense Staff of Luxembourg since 21 January 2008, paid a visit to the Headquarters Eurocorps today. He was welcomed by Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch,...
A delegation of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defence at Headquarters Eurocorps
On 16th January a delegation of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defence, headed by its president, Karl von Wogau, paid a visit to Headquarters Eurocorps.
High ranking authorities from Framework Nations visit Headquarters Eurocorps
Strasbourg - 11th January 2008 – This afternoon, high ranking authorities, including several Ministers of Defence from Eurocorps’s Framework Nations, visited our Headquarters.
Eurocorps' Common Committee meeting in Madrid
Madrid (Spain) 18th December 2007
Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, attended the annual meeting of the Eurocorps Common Committee chaired by the Spanish Chief of Defence, General Sanz Roldan.This year,...
Christmas at HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), 13th December 2007
Headquarters Eurocorps celebrated Christmas during a lunch at both barracks: Aubert de Vincelles and Lizé. Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commander Eurocorps, addressed his soldiers and...
A new Belgian Senior National Representative
Strasbourg (France), 10 December 2007
At the Aubert de Vincelles Barracks during a ceremony presided by Major General Testelmans, Commander of the Belgian Landcomponent, Belgian Brigadiergeneral Hubert De Vos became the new...
Eurocorps Commander meets in Brussels the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy
Brussels – 21st November 2007. This afternoon, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, paid a visit to the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, at the Council of the...
Distinguished visitors and media day
Wildflecken (Germany), 19 November 2007
Distinguished visitors and media (Spanish TVE television team and German local correspondents) paid a visit to Exercise Common Tenacity. High-ranking Flags, officers and Spanish Senators...
Visit to the President of European Parliament
On 14 November 2007 18:00 hours, the Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH Commanding General of the Eurocorps met during a scheduled office call the President of the European Parliament, Hans PÖTTERING.
Opening ceremony for Common Tenacity
Wildflecken (Germany), November 13th
In the afternoon the participants of exercise Common Tenacity 2007 gathered for the opening ceremony on the Eisenhower Square in Camp Wildflecken. Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, Commanding...
Snow turns Common Tenacity into a winter exercise
Wildflecken (Germany), 12 November 2007
This weekend a stormy weather front coming from the East hit the Rhön Mountains in Germany. At an altitude of 600 meter, Camp Wildflecken experienced heavy snowfall. In no time the command...
CIS training at exercise Common Tenacity
Wildflecken (Germany), 10 November 2007
Some 200 participants at exercise Common Tenacity train since 3 days on the Communication and Information System (CIS) and on the KORA (Corps level Simulation Model) of the German Army...
Visit to Chief of Staff Luxemburg Army
On 7 November 2007, the Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH Commanding General of the Eurocorps since September 21rst paid a visit to the Chief of Staff of the Luxemburg Army, Colonel Nico RIES to discuss on the situation of...
Visit to the General Council of the Bas-Rhin
Strasbourg (France), November 6th 2007
Today, Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Spanish Commanding General of the Eurocorps Headquarters since September 21st, paid Mr Philippe RICHERT a courtesy call. Mr RICHERT is the...
Soldiers arriving in Wildflecken Training Area
Wildflecken (Germany), November 5th 2007
Today the bulk of the participants arrived at the training area in Camp Wildflecken, the German Army Warfighting Simulation Center. For three weeks some 1000 soldiers from 11 different...
A visit to the Spanish Chief of Defence Staff
Madrid (Spain), Oct 29th 2007
the Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH Commanding General of the Eurocorps since September 21rst paid a visit to the Chief of Defence Staff of the Spanish Armed Forces General Felix Sanz...
A visit to the French Chief of Defence Staff
Paris (France), October 25th 2007
The Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH Commanding General of the Eurocorps since September 21rst paid a visit to the Chief of Defense (Chef d’état-major des armées) of the French Armed...
Austrian distinguised visitors at HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), October 24th 2007
General PITARCH Eurocorps Commander has presided the ceremony in commemoration of the Federal Constitutional Law on the permanent neutrality of Austria passed on 26 October 1955 . For this...
Eurocorps celebrates the 15th anniversary of its Air Representation
October 24th 2007, 1140 am
Two mirages 2000 from Nancy airbase (FRA) and four F-16 from Florennes airbase (BEL) flow over the Eurocorps HQ to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Air Representation to the Eurocorps.
This...
A visit to the Chief of Staff of the German Bundeswehr
Berlin (Germany), October 23rd 2007
The Commanding General of the Eurocorps, Lieutenant General Pedro Pitarch, paid a visit to the Chief of Staff (Generalinspekteur) of the German Bundeswehr General Wolfgang Schneiderhan in...
A visit to the President of the Europeen Human Right Court
Strasbourg (France), October 19th 2007
Lieutenant General PITARCH visited Monsieur Jean-Paul COSTA, French judge , President of the Europeen Human Right Court since 19 January 2007 after five years of service as vice...
General PITARCH receives Japanese press delegation
Strasbourg – Lieutenant General Pitarch, Eurocorps Commander, has held today a meeting with a Japanese press delegation interested for this European Unit.
LTG Pitarch and his Chief of Staff, General Nachtsheim, have received...
The military parade in Madrid
Madrid (Spain), October 12th 2007
Eurocorps Commander, LTG Pedro Pitarch, attended the military parade in Madrid on the Spanish National Day.After the parade, LTG Pitarch attended the reception given by the King of Spain to...
Wreath laying on "place de la Republique" in Strasbourg
Strasbourg (France), October 10th 2007
It is traditional for a new commander to pay tribute to the Strasbourg citizens who died for their country. Today Lieutenant General PITARCH laid a wreath at the Memorial on place de la...
Eurocorps celebrates the Spanish and German National Days
October 10th 2007, at the Aubert de Vincelles barracks in Strasbourg (France), a ceremony to celebrate the Spanish and German National Days has been organized.
Because the national days of these two Eurocorps’ framework nations...
A courtesy call to the mayor of the city of Strasbourg
Strasbourg (France), October 9th 2007
Today, Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH,Eurocorps Commander, paid Mrs Fabienne KELLER a courtesy call. Mrs KELLER is the mayor of the city of Strasbourg that hosts the multinational...
A visit to the German-French Brigade
Müllheim (Germany), October 4th 2007
Today, Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Commanding General of Headquarters Eurocorps, payed a visit to the German-French Brigade, the spear point of Eurocorps’ combat forces. The...
Office call with the Préfet de la Région Alsace, Préfet du Bas Rhin
Strasbourg (France), October 3rd 2007
Today, Lieutenant General Pedro PITARCH, Commanding General of Headquarters Eurocorps, met for an office call with the Préfet de la Région Alsace, Préfet du Bas Rhin, Mister Jean Marc...
The 8th Commanding General
Strasbourg (France), September 21st 2007
At the Aubert de Vincelles barracks the change of command is executed with symbolism. The pennant of HQ Eurocorps plays a primary role. The Belgian Lieutenant General Charles-Henri...
Change of command at Headquarters Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), September 21st 2007
Today, during a ceremony presided by the Spanish Chief of Defence General Félix Sanz Roldán, the change of command at Headquarters Eurocorps took place. Spanish Lieutenant General Pedro...
Next commanding general
Lieutenant General Pitarch graduated from the Military Academy of Zaragoza as a First Lieutenant of Infantry in 1968. His first assignments include: platoon leader and company commander in the Infantry Regiment “Aragón”, teacher...
Change of command at the Multinational Command Support Brigade
Strasbourg (France), September 14th 2007
Today, during a ceremony presided by Lieutenant General Charles Henri DELCOUR, Commanding General of HQ Eurocorps, the change of command at the Multinational Command Support Brigade took...
Commander Air Representation at Eurocorps changes
Strasbourg (France), 4th September 2007
Today, presided by Lieutenant General Gérard VAN CAELENBERGE, commander of the Belgian Air Component, the Air Representation at Eurocorps changed command. Spanish Colonel LLANOS handed his...
Eurocorps detachment marches in Brussels
Brussels (Belgium), 21st July 2007
After an inspection by the King of the Belgians, HRH Albert II, a multinational Eurocorps detachment marched as part of a “EU 50 Years group” through the crowded streets of Brussels and in...
Preparing for the Belgian National Day Parade
Peutie (Belgium), July 20th 2007
A multinational Eurocorps detachment integrated in the ‘EU 50 Years’ group, an important and symbolic part of this year’s Belgian National Day parade. Together with the other marching...
Eurocorps represented at the 91st “Nijmeegse Vierdaagse”
Nijmegen (The Netherlands), July 18th 2007
The 91st “Nijmeegse Vierdaagse” started without problems on Tuesday July 17th. Eight soldiers of Headquarters Eurocorps participate in this traditional four days march together with...
President European Parliament at HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), July 12th 2007
European Parliament President Hans-Gert PöTTERING was welcomed in front of a multinational honour guard by Lieutenant General Charles-Henri Delcour. The President of the European Parliament...
National days ceremony at HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), July 11th 2007
To celebrate the Belgian, French and Luxembourg national days, a military ceremony was organized at the Eurocorps Headquarters barracks Aubert de Vincelles today. After Lieutenant General...
Headquarters Eurocorps invited at Belgian National Day
Strasbourg (France) - Brussels (Belgium), July 2007.
A very specific training schedule gathered Eurocorps Headquarters’ soldiers on the parade ground of the Aubert de Vincelles barracks these days. One could hear parade...
Civilian visitor groups learn about HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), June 26th 2007
Every year some 2000 to 3000 civilians pay a visit to headquarters Eurocorps to be briefed by its public information officers. The visitors are mostly students invited by the European...
The first phase successfully completed
Buchholz (Beachland), 21st June 2007
EXERCISE
EURO LAB forces successfully completed the first phase of operation NEMEA today. This afternoon the fictitious scenario of Eurocorps exercise Common Endeavour will come to a...
Two German Lieutenant Generals visit HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), 20th June 2007
Lieutenant General Wolfgang OTTO, Commander German Army Forces Command at Koblenz (Germany), and Lieutenant General Jan OERDING, Commander Response Force Operation Command at Ulm (Germany)...
Spanish Army Chief visits HQ Eurocorps
Strasbourg (France), 19th June 2007
Today Spanish Army Chief General Carlos VILLAR TURRAU visited Headquarters Eurocorps and the ongoing exercise Common Endeavour. He was welcomed by Lieutenant General Charles-Henri DELCOUR,...
Operation NEMEA scenario
EXERCISE
Early 2006 the situation of ethnic minorities in both BEACHLAND and AMBERLAND aggravated.
Incidents including artillery fires occurred between the two armed forces along the borders. The armed ethnic group Scorpions...