• In November 2019, the same pressure groups rallied in Beni against the authorities' inability to curb the violence unleashed on civilians by armed groups, including the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • In 2020, roughly 2,945 civilians were killed in the DRC, including 553 women and 286 children, at the hands of various armed groups. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • European Union side event at the Arms Trade Treaty third conference of states parties, 12 September 2017. (sipri.org)
  • For the albums, see Coat of Arms (Sabaton album) and Coat of Arms (Wishbone Ash album) . (wikipedia.org)
  • A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design [1] on an escutcheon (i.e., shield ), surcoat , or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). (wikipedia.org)
  • The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement , which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters , a crest , and a motto . (wikipedia.org)
  • A coat of arms is traditionally unique to the armiger (e.g. an individual person , family , state, organization , school or corporation ). (wikipedia.org)
  • The term 'coat of arms' itself, describing in modern times just the heraldic design, originates from the description of the entire medieval chainmail 'surcoat' garment used in combat or preparation for the latter. (wikipedia.org)
  • The term coat of arms itself in origin refers to the surcoat with heraldic designs worn by combatants, especially in the knightly tournament , in Old French cote a armer . (wikipedia.org)
  • Hello all, I have been wondering if the Markle family would be given a Coat of Arms? (theroyalforums.com)
  • I recall that Mr. Middleton was granted a coat of arms prior to Kate's marriage and then her Coat of Arms was derived from his. (theroyalforums.com)
  • Seeing that both of Meghan's parents are American, its highly unlikely that they would be granted a British coat of arms. (theroyalforums.com)
  • Would Meghan's family then be able to use that coat of arms? (theroyalforums.com)
  • Later: She did have a bee, but it was on her father's coat of arms first! (theroyalforums.com)
  • My Arms - Am I entitled to a coat of Arms? (theroyalforums.com)
  • It's not as if there are US police for this who knock on your door if you have a needlepoint a pillow with an unofficial Coat of Arms on it. (theroyalforums.com)
  • I doubt if the local mass market printing store bothers to check for rights when they do a print job with a coat of arms on it. (theroyalforums.com)
  • And here in the US, the vast majority of people have no idea that there is a process to get a Coat of Arms. (theroyalforums.com)
  • This is the link to Francis' coat of arms. (fivedoves.com)
  • As many Doves probably know, the Malachi "prophecies" have used the pope's coat of arms as a description. (fivedoves.com)
  • Photo: Ralf Schlesener / Control Arms / Wikimedia Commons. (sipri.org)
  • Photo: Wikimedia Common) Elements of the Force Intervention Brigade of Monusco give a demonstration of their know-how in combat. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Rolls of arms are collections of many coats of arms, and since the early Modern Age centuries, they have been a source of information for public showing and tracing the membership of a noble family , and therefore its genealogy across time. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the present day, coats of arms are still in use by a variety of institutions and individuals: for example, many European cities and universities have guidelines on how their coats of arms may be used, and protect their use as trademarks as any other unique identifier might be. (wikipedia.org)
  • Family Coats of Arms are not a tradition in America and since Mr. Markle is not a British subject I don't know if he would be eligible. (theroyalforums.com)
  • Queen Letizia of Spain and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark were foreigners who had coats of arms granted to them. (theroyalforums.com)
  • Arm Ltd. develops the ISAs and licenses them to other companies, who build the physical devices that use the instruction set. (wikipedia.org)
  • We're also looking toward the spiral arm of the galaxy in which our sun resides - the Orion Arm - and toward some gigantic stars. (earthsky.org)
  • Burgher arms were used in Northern Italy in the second half of the 14th century, and in the Holy Roman Empire by the mid 14th century. (wikipedia.org)
  • In human anatomy, the arm refers to the upper limb in common usage, although academically the term specifically means the upper arm between the glenohumeral joint (shoulder joint) and the elbow joint. (wikipedia.org)
  • By anatomical definitions, the bones, ligaments and skeletal muscles of the shoulder girdle, as well as the axilla between them, is considered parts of the upper limb, and thus also components of the arm. (wikipedia.org)
  • It joins with the scapula at the shoulder joint and with the other long bones of the arm, the ulna and radius at the elbow joint. (wikipedia.org)
  • commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monastery_of. (aol.com)
  • In March 1913, amid the continuing crisis resulting from the First Balkan War, the European arms race shifted into high gear with three practically simultaneous moves by Germany, France, and Russia. (mentalfloss.com)
  • Iran and Russia had both denied the arms exchange, a sign that both are aware of risks in economic and diplomatic terms, particularly with Tehran engaged in negotiations about its nuclear program and Western sanctions. (worldcrunch.com)
  • Our information indicates that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is covertly supplying Russia's war in Ukraine with a significant number of artillery shells, while obfuscating the real destination of the arms shipments by trying to make it appear as though they are being sent to countries in the Middle East or North Africa," John Kirby, the National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, said in a statement. (worldcrunch.com)
  • Source: Wikimedia Commons, photograph: Sniper Zeta, (CC-BY-SA-4.0). (lu.se)
  • In England, for example, the granting of arms is and has been controlled by the College of Arms . (wikipedia.org)
  • They must meet the same criteria for eligibility as subjects of the Crown, and in addition must record in the official registers of the College of Arms a pedigree showing their descent from a subject of the British Crown. (theroyalforums.com)
  • Electrophone 1901", George R. Sims, Wikimedia Commons/US public domain. (lu.se)
  • Despite no common, enforceable widespread regulation, [ citation needed ] heraldry has remained consistent across Europe, where tradition alone has governed the design and use of arms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Following the entry into force of the treaty, new sources of funding became available, such as the UN Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation ( UNSCAR ), which funds projects aimed at supporting conventional arms regulation-including the implementation of the ATT. (sipri.org)
  • Now, a new study finally dispels uncertainty around one persisting factor that skews conservation planning: armed conflict. (zmescience.com)
  • Joshua Daskin and Robert Pringle , both conservation ecologists at Princeton, studied the effect of armed conflict on 253 populations of large herbivores in protected areas across Africa. (zmescience.com)
  • Distribution and frequency of armed conflict in African protected areas for the restricted interval, 1989-2010. (zmescience.com)
  • Before the researchers embarked on their study, it was unclear whether there was any relationship between armed conflict and biodiversity outcome, though the effects of war on wildlife have been documented at the local level - and these effects aren't always negative. (zmescience.com)
  • New research shows that armed conflict is a factor in the continuing decline of Africa's charismatic large wildlife. (zmescience.com)
  • From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. (aol.com)
  • Events during the 1980s in El Salvador and Nicaragua led Honduras - with US assistance - to expand its armed forces considerably, laying particular emphasis on its air force , which came to include a squadron of US-provided F-5s . (wikipedia.org)
  • Finally, other international instruments that include provisions on arms transfer and SALW controls and which also include assistance-related provisions-such as the 2001 UN Programme of Action on SALW (UNPOA) -create additional avenues for relevant efforts in this field. (sipri.org)
  • In South Asia a nuclear arms race continues , led by India and followed by Pakistan. (thediplomat.com)
  • The steady enlargement of nuclear stockpiles and sweeping modifications in conventional as well as nuclear doctrines of these two regional nuclear-armed rivals, combined with a massive influx of foreign technology to India, first under the banner of the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) in 2005 and later the Defense Trade and Technology Initiative (DTI) in 2012, have pushed South Asia toward perpetual instability. (thediplomat.com)
  • Its importance lies in the fact that it is the first verifiable U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control treaty to take effect since START I in 1994. (indepthnews.net)
  • Earlier this week, IHS Jane's Defense Weekly confirmed Myanmar's deployment of armed drones in counterinsurgency roles. (thediplomat.com)
  • The brachial artery gives off an unimportant branch, the deep artery of arm. (wikipedia.org)
  • Specifically, the Myanmar military is using the drones to enable ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the country's restive northern areas, where multiple armed groups operate. (thediplomat.com)
  • The distal part of the upper limb between the elbow and the radiocarpal joint (wrist joint) is known as the forearm or "lower" arm, and the extremity beyond the wrist is the hand. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Latin term brachium, which serves as a root word for naming many anatomical structures, may refer to either the upper limb as a whole or to the upper arm on its own. (wikipedia.org)
  • The veins of the arm carry blood from the extremities of the limb, as well as drain the arm itself. (wikipedia.org)
  • Given that Pakistan does not yet possess thermonuclear weapons, a deadly new arms race in South Asia could ensue, something that Islamabad likely wants to avoid. (thediplomat.com)
  • The protests led to deadly clashes with the Congolese National Police and Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC). (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • The primary function of the central sheath, radial spokes, and nexin links is to maintain the structural integrity of the cilium, whereas the dynein arms are responsible for ciliary motion. (medscape.com)
  • These huge stars are relatively close to us, within our own galactic neighborhood and local spiral arm, so they look bright. (earthsky.org)
  • Exactly who had a right to use arms, by law or social convention , varied to some degree between countries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Today, the base is a home and training facility for combat soldiers, and is the largest active duty post in the U.S. Armed Services. (247wallst.com)
  • Here it travels with the deep artery of the arm, which sits in the radial groove of the humerus. (wikipedia.org)
  • The deep artery of the arm travels through the lower triangular space with the radial nerve. (wikipedia.org)
  • Therefore, fracture of the bone may not only lead to lesion of the radial nerve, but also haematoma of the internal structures of the arm. (wikipedia.org)
  • Arms of the House of Montcada . (aol.com)
  • It's probably not too early for investors to keep an eye on this part of the world -- where spending on naval forces could reach $200 billion during the next two decades -- to begin considering the possibilities of which companies could benefit from a resumption of U.S. arms sales to Vietnam. (fool.com)
  • The second stage of the Armed Forces is between the years 1842 and 1876 when the collective uniform emerged in the mid-1840s when the troops of General José Santos Guardiola faced those of General Nicolás Ángulo, in 1845 in the " Combate del Obrajuelo ", in San Miguel , El Salvador. (wikipedia.org)
  • The announcement was made by the German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht on 13 January, in the presence of German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) inspector general Eberhard Zorn, and representatives from Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). (army-technology.com)
  • A Colorado man was found dead at a popular amusement park before it opened Saturday, draped in tactical gear and armed with bombs, a rifle, and a pistol, the Garfield County Sheriff's Office said Monday. (yahoo.com)
  • But there are no protests in the West similar to those in 1980s against the arms race between the U.S. and then Soviet Union. (indepthnews.net)