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Who the fuck thinks great big nasty border walls and barriers are a good idea?!
That shit doesn’t work!
It has never worked!
Oh but no, apparently they need it to curb “iLLEGaL iMMigraTiOn” and “TErroRism¡”. Fuck off!
Oh PIFFLE!!!!
Get in the bin with that fearmongering, siege mentality BULLSHIT!!!
I’ll include an example or two.
The Berlin Wall?
Remember that old thing.
Yeah.
It didn’t work!
Went to complete shit! (With a little help from David Hasselhoff)
Or this shit what the British put up after splitting my own country in half?!
Yeah.
GONE!
Torn down!
Now I’m aware that certain circumstances may require the creation of such installations like demilitarised areas, buffer zones and so on.
Like the UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
But those are in extremely rare and particular circumstances!
#dougie rambles#personal stuff#borders#walls#border wall#berlin wall#checkpoint#UNDOF#UNIFIL#UNFICYP#cyprus#syria#lebanon#germany#ireland#uk#northern ireland#vent post#political crap#bullshit#siege mentality#fear mongering#david hasselhoff#piffle#imperialism#feel free to reblog
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UNFICYP powstał na trzy miesiące
Już 60 lat trwa trzymiesięczna misja UNFICYP…
Sześćdziesiąt lat temu Rada Bezpieczeństwa ONZ powołała Unficyp na okres trzech miesięcy, aby uporać się z walkami między społecznościami, które wybuchły tuż przed Bożym Narodzeniem 1963 r. Zachód obawia się, że walki na Cyprze mogą doprowadzić do konfliktu między Członkowie NATO, Grecja i Turcja, uczyniły wysłanie sił pokojowych na wyspę imperatywem…
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Turkey comments after UN Peacekeeping Force’s mandate extension
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye made a statement regarding the United Nations Security Council Resolution no 2723 (2024) on the extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in the Island of Cyprus.
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#Critical statement#Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye#Resolution 2723 (2024)#UNFICYP#Yiğitler-Pile road
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The Princess Royal visits Cyprus
Published 12 January 2023
The Princess Royal has been in Cyprus meeting British Forces Personnel and their families.
The visit started at the Residence of the British High Commissioner, where Her Royal Highness joined a reception for UK/Cyprus relations.
The Princess also had a meeting with the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, at the Presidential Palace.
As Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Logistic Corps, Her Royal Highness then met personnel from the Royal Logistic Corps who are currently serving with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), which is known as Operation TOSCA.
The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) provides logistic support functions to the British Army and are currently on a six-month UN tour of duty and are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
During the visit, The Princess was able to view different areas of the Buffer Zone and Nicosia, including the Ledra Palace Hotel and the abandoned Nicosia International Airport.
There was also the opportunity to visit Wayne’s Keep Military Cemetery in Nicosia, where there was a short Service of Remembrance and Wreath Laying Ceremony.
Managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), the cemetery contains the graves over 600 British military personnel.
Her Royal Highness later opened Queen Berengaria Military School on the Eastern Sovereign Base Area – a newly built school which serves the British military communities from Dhekelia and Ayios Nikolaos.
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11 January 2023
As Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Logistic Corps, Her Royal Highness met personnel from the Royal Logistic Corps who are currently serving with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), which is known as Operation TOSCA.
The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) provides logistic support functions to the British Army and are currently on a six-month UN tour of duty and are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
During the visit, The Princess was able to view different areas of the Buffer Zone and Nicosia, including the Ledra Palace Hotel and the abandoned Nicosia International Airport.
There was also the opportunity to visit Wayne’s Keep Military Cemetery in Nicosia, where there was a short Service of Remembrance and Wreath Laying Ceremony.
Managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), the cemetery contains the graves over 600 British military personnel.
— The Royal Family
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This morning, UNFICYP's Force Commander, Major General Ingrid Gjerde welcomed The Princess Royal to the UN Protected Area in Nicosia. During the day, Her Royal Highness also met with some of our peacekeepers from the UK 🇬🇧 based at Ledra Palace Hotel in the bufferzone.
@UN_CYPRUS | 11 January 2023
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The Duke of Kent served as a regular officer for 22 years in the British Army after passing out of Sandhurst in 1955 into the Royal Scots Greys.
Prince Edward served as part of a UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus, and the UNFICYP medal is the first of his impressive medal collection. In the final years of his career, The Duke also served in Northern Ireland, a deployment from which he had to be brought home as the IRA planned to kidnap him.
Whilst he never served with the regiment, Prince Edward was appointed Colonel of the Scots Guards in 1974, and he is the longest-served royal colonel of a Household Division regiment in history.
In the above photograph, The Duke of Kent is wearing the uniform of Colonel of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. The Royal Scots Guards were amalgamated with two other regiments to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, and The Duke is their Deputy Colonel-in-Chief.
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The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in January 2023
05/01 Oxford Farming Conference
10/01 Traveled to Cyprus and attended a Reception and Dinner 🇨🇾
11/01 Meeting with the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades at the Presidential Palace, Nicosia.
Visited personnel from the Royal Logistic Corps who are currently serving with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), on Operation TOSCA.
During the visit, The Princess was able to view different areas of the Buffer Zone and Nicosia, including the Ledra Palace Hotel, the abandoned Nicosia International Airport and Wayne's Keep Military Cemetery where there was a Service of Remembrance and Wreath Laying Ceremony UN Buffer Zone, Nicosia.
Opened Queen Berengaria Military School at Dhekelia Garrison, which serves British military communities from Dhekelia and Nikolaos.
12/01 As President of the Royal Yachting Association, HRH attended their Annual Luncheon at Trinity House, London
As Royal Patron of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, HRH attended a Reception and the ""Insights: Women in Sport"" Panel Discussion at the British Olympic Association
14/01 Opened the Gloucester Health and Care NHS Trust's Therapeutic Allotment in Gloucester
16/01 unofficial Accompanied by Sir Tim Laurence and Lady Gabriella Windsor, she attended King Constantine II’s funeral in Tatoi, Greece 🇬🇷
17/01 As President, of the UK Fashion and Textile Association, HRH opened Kalopsia Collective's new textiles facility
Visited the FastBlade Structural Testing Facility, at the University of Edinburgh
As Patron of the Royal Caledonian Hunt, HRH attended a Dinner to mark the Two Hundredth Anniversary of Royal Patronage
18/01 Investitures held at the Palace of Holyroodhouse 🏴
Planted a tree in Jubilee Wood, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, to commemorate The late Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Her Royal Highness, Member, the Royal British Legion Scotland, afterwards Re-opened Lady Haig Poppy Factory, Edinburgh
Attended a Reception for Nurses and Midwives at Old College, University of Edinburgh.
Visited WildGenes Laboratory at Edinburgh Zoo, to mark the Laboratory's Tenth Anniversary
20/01 Visited 9 Regiment at Buckley Barracks, Lower Stanton St. Quintin, Wiltshire.
24/01 HRH, accompanied by Sir Tim Laurence, traveled to Estonia and attended a Dinner held by Alar Karis, President of Estonia at Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn. 🇪🇪
25/01 As Colonel-in-Chief of The King's Royal Hussars, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, HRH visited the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence at Tapa Military Base, Estonia, and later attended a Reception given by His Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia at the Residence in Tallinn.
29/01 unofficial Attended a church service with King Charles III at Sandringham
Total official engagements for Anne in January (not all listed in this post): 32
Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in January: 3
#I’m going to do these every month as a kind of round up thing ☺️#hardest working royal 🫡#no choice but to stanne#I haven’t included departing or arriving in a country in the count#this is based of the court circular#and yes I’m doing a separate count for tim too#because I’m rooting for…#operation working royal tim#charles i hope ur listenanne#not all engagements are on this post#if you want a full list plz dm me 💕#princess anne#princess royal#tim laurence#timothy laurence#monthly engagement post
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Tensions surged between UN peacekeepers and Turkish Cypriot security personnel on Friday in Cyprus. The discord, as highlighted by the peacekeeping mission, was incited by unsanctioned construction in the buffer zone overseen by the United Nations.
Eyewitness videos unveiled UN peacekeepers being aggressively accosted by individuals in Turkish Cypriot police and military uniforms. These footages also displayed bulldozers relocating UN trucks, cement bollards, and barbed wire within the zone that separates the island.
Based on UN accounts, friction escalated when international peacekeepers intervened to stop crews from building a road projected to impinge upon the UN buffer zone. This road is intended to link Arsos in the Turkish Cypriot north to Pyla in the Greek Cypriot south, where the island’s recognized government is headquartered.
Footage procured by the media depicted a considerable number of Turkish Cypriots confronting a smaller contingent of Slovak and British UN soldiers. As these peacekeepers formed a barrier, some faced direct physical assault, including blows to the face. Three soldiers sustained minor injuries, as confirmed by the UN.
In a statement, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) vehemently condemned the violence against its peacekeepers and the damage to UN assets by the Turkish Cypriot side.
The incident, occurring near Pyla within the buffer zone, saw peacekeepers curbing the unauthorized construction. UNFICYP underscored that threats to their peacekeepers and property damage are serious breaches of international law.
Conclusively, UNFICYP urged the Turkish Cypriot side to respect the mission’s mandate, calling for an immediate retreat of all personnel and equipment from the buffer zone, reaffirming their commitment to maintaining stability in the area.
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If the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) does not make an agreement with Turkish Cyprus within a month, it will have to withdraw from its two camps on the north side, the country’s top diplomat has said.
“The hospitality is over, either they sign a military agreement with Turkish Cyprus or they withdraw from it,” Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu told daily Hürriyet[...]
If the answer is negative, the Turkish side “will never shy away from the steps it needs to take,” he said.
6 Oct 22
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The ARW ( acronym of "Army Ranger Wing", Sciathán Fianóglach an Airm, "SFA" in Irish) is the special operations force of the Irish Defence Forces. It was born on 16th March 1980 with the primary role of counter terrorism and evolved to both special operations and counter terrorism roles from 2000 after the end of conflict in Northern Ireland. Their HQ is based in Curragh Camp, County Kildare and in 2015 White Paper on Defence announced that the strength of the ARW would be considerably increased due to operational requirements at home and overseas. The size of this unit is classified and their roles are counter-terrorism, special operations, direct action, counterinsurgency and special reconnaissance. Their motto says: "Glaine ár gcroí, Neart ár ngéag, agus beart de réir ár mbriathar", that means "The cleanliness of our hearts, The strength of our limbs, and our commitment to our promise". Their colours are black, red and gold and they operated in the following missions: UNOSOM II; INTERFET; UNPROFOR; UNFICYP; UNIFIL; MINURSO; UNMIL; MINURCAT; MINUSMA. The ARW trains with special forces units around the world, particularly in Europe. The ARW in its domestic counter terrorism role trains and deploys with the Garda Síochána (national police) specialist armed intervention unit, the Emergency Response Unit (ERU). #ireland #irish #🇮🇪 #specialoperationforces #specialforces #special #forces #operators #specialoperators #army #irisharmy #military #unit #militaryunit #informational #information (em Irlanda) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmUMcLSLh28/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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It’s a few days late but still.
#dougie rambles#political crap#news#everything is in the news today#cyprus#fuck Erdogan#unficyp#UN Peacekeeping#europe#united nations
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UNFICYP zostaje na kolejny rok
Rada Bezpieczeństwa ONZ zdecydowała o przedłużeniu mandatu sił pokojowych o kolejny rok
#Cypr #ONZ #UNFICYP
Rada Bezpieczeństwa ONZ zdecydowała o przedłużeniu mandatu sił pokojowych o kolejny rok
Rada Bezpieczeństwa ONZ przyjęła dziś uchwałę przedłużającą wygasający jutro mandat sił pokojowych ONZ na Cyprze (Unficyp) o kolejny rok.
W opublikowanym komunikacie napisano, że mandat sił zbrojnych zostaje przedłużony do 31 stycznia 2025 r.
Uchwała została podjęta jednomyślnie, za przyjęciem uchwały…
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TRNC statement regarding the UN Extending the Mandate of UNFICYP
TRNC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Statement
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2723 (2024) extending the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 January 2025, for a period of one year, has been adopted on 30th January 2024.
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11 January 2023
This morning, #UNFICYP's Force Commander, Major General @GjerdeIngrid, welcomed The Princess Royal to the @UN Protected Area in Nicosia. During the day, Her Royal Highness also met with some of our #peacekeepers from the #UK 🇬🇧 based @ Ledra Palace Hotel in the #bufferzone.
@UN Cyprus
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11 January 2023
This morning, #UNFICYP's Force Commander, Major General Ingrid Gjerde, welcomed The Princess Royal to the United Nations Protected Area in Nicosia. Major Gjerde briefed her on the Mission's peace efforts on the island.
During the day, Her Royal Highness also met with some of our #peacekeepers from the #UK 🇬🇧 from the Commander The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment based in Ledra Palace Hotel in the #bufferzone.
📸 UNFICYP/Marek Kóša, Yogal Rana Magar & Prasanna Gurung
— UNFICYP
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