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Operation Exodus (WWII Operation)
Operation Exodus may refer to: * Operation Exodus (WWII operation), an Allied operation to repatriate European prisoners of war to Britain in the Second World War * '' Ground Control II: Operation Exodus'', a 2004 computer game developed by Massive Entertainment * Operation Exodus (Louisiana), a plan issued by the Bossier Parish, Louisiana Sheriff's Department for self-sufficiency in case of a disaster * Operation Exodus, a fundraising campaign to assist in the emigration of Russian Jews during the 1970s. * ''Operation Exodus'', story by Lan Wright * ''Operation Exodus'' on 2015 Mamasapano clash in the Philippines See also * Exodus (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Exodus
Operation Exodus may refer to: * Operation Exodus (WWII operation), an Allied operation to repatriate European prisoners of war to Britain in the Second World War * '' Ground Control II: Operation Exodus'', a 2004 computer game developed by Massive Entertainment * Operation Exodus (Louisiana), a plan issued by the Bossier Parish, Louisiana Sheriff's Department for self-sufficiency in case of a disaster * Operation Exodus, a fundraising campaign to assist in the emigration of Russian Jews during the 1970s. * ''Operation Exodus'', story by Lan Wright * ''Operation Exodus'' on 2015 Mamasapano clash The Mamasapano clash was a shootout that took place during a police operation by the Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on January 25, 2015, in Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, then-undivided Maguindanao (which is no ... in the Philippines See also * Exodus (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Exodus (Louisiana)
Operation Exodus is a plan created and publicized by the Sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland, the , which is common ...'s Department of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The name is a deliberate reference to the Book of Exodus. Overview The goal of the plan is to provide for the parish's self-sufficiency in the event of a crisis, such as a natural disaster or terrorism, terrorist attack. The sheriff's department plans to train volunteers to defend local resources, such as fuel, from looting that might occur after a disaster. The existence of the ongoing program is anticipated to cost United States dollar, $4500 to pay for training and uniforms, as the weapons expected to be used are already owned by the Sheriff's Department. Media reaction Rachel Maddow discussed Oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Soviet Union Aliyah
The 1970s Soviet Union aliyah was the mass immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel after the Soviet Union lifted its ban on Jewish refusenik emigration in 1971. More than 150,000 Soviet Jews immigrated during this period, motivated variously by religious or ideological aspirations, economic opportunities, and a desire to escape anti-Semitic discrimination. This wave of immigration was followed two decades later by a larger aliyah at the end of the Soviet Union. Background In 1967, the USSR broke diplomatic relations with Israel in the wake of the Six-Day War. During this time, popular discrimination against Soviet Jewry increased, led by an anti-Semitic propaganda campaign in the state-controlled mass media. By the end of the 1960s, Jewish cultural and religious life in the Soviet Union suffered from a strict policy of discrimination. This state-sponsored atheism persecution denied Jews the ethnic-cultural rights experienced by other Soviet ethnic groups. Emigration policy Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lan Wright
Lionel Percy Wright, known professionally as Lan Wright (1923–2010) was a British science fiction writer. All of his fiction has been published under the pen name "Lan Wright". During the period 1952 to 1963, Wright was a regular contributor to various British SF magazines, including E. J. Carnell's'' New Worlds'' and ''Science Fantasy''. Wright published no fiction after 1968, due to increased responsibilities of his employment. Wright was married, lived in Watford and was employed by British Railways. He was a "keen" amateur cricket player."''New Worlds'' Profiles Lan Wright", ''New Worlds'' 27, September 1954 Works His first story was "Operation Exodus", which appeared in ''New Worlds'' in 1952.Clute and Nicholls 1993, p. 1349. "Dream World" appeared in '' Nebula Science Fiction'' #21, May 1957. His novels include: * ''Who Speaks of Conquest?'' (1956) Ace Books bound dos-à-dos with Donald A. Wollheim's ''The Earth in Peril''. * ''A Man Called Destiny'' (1958) Ace B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Mamasapano Clash
The Mamasapano clash was a shootout that took place during a police operation by the Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on January 25, 2015, in Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, then-undivided Maguindanao (which is now Maguindanao del Sur). The operation, codenamed Oplan Exodus, was intended to capture or kill wanted Malaysian terrorist and bomb-maker Zulkifli Abdhir and other Malaysian terrorists or high-ranking members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Originally a mission to serve arrest warrants for high-ranking terrorists, it led to the deaths of 44 members of the SAF, 17 or 18 from the MILF and BIFF, five civilians, and the death of Abdhir confirmed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the PNP at 6:30 p.m. on February 4, 2015, through a matching DNA result. Abdhir was one of FBI's most wanted terrorists. Getulio Napeñas, the relieved SAF commander, estimates about 250 deaths from his assumption that each SAF sn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
