Groups of Madagascar soldiers joined thousands of protestors in the capital Saturday, AFP reporters said, after announcing they would refuse any orders to shoot demonstrators.

Fresh youth-led demonstrations in Antananarivo drew large crowds in one of the biggest gatherings since a protest movement erupted on the Indian Ocean island on September 25.

  • FlyingCircus@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I think they’re talking about “fragging,” or the practice by veteran units of killing green officers who gave orders likely to get people killed. I have no idea how common it was, or if it was even anything more than urban legend.

    • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net
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      18 hours ago

      Fragging in Vietnam did happen. Wikipedia lists at least three incidents, one of which was attempted multiple times.