Tag: Armed Groups

Talks, which the DRC government previously rejected, sought to resolve the conflict in the east of the country.The Rwanda-backed M23 ...

South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, this week ordered a series of high-level arrests and dismissals of political and army figures ...

Syria’s Alawite stronghold sees days of deadly violence between al-Assad loyalists and security forces.Security forces in Syria are battling gunmen ...

Judith Suminwa says more than 2,500 bodies buried without identification, ‘significant’ number of civilians among dead.More than 7,000 people have ...

Three empty buses exploded on Thursday evening while Israeli police found two more undetonated bombs.Israel is gearing up for an ...

Volker Turk says his office has ‘confirmed’ cases of rebels killing and recruiting children in eastern DRC.UN High Commissioner for ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels pledge to restore security in Bukavu as an escalation in fighting fans fears of an all-out regional ...

Nairobi, Kenya – Weeks after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed control of the Congolese city of Goma, the capital of North ...

NewsFeedThousands of people are returning home to Wad Madani in Sudan for the first time since the Sudanese army regained ...

On a road west of Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mary Ashuza and ...

NewsFeedHospitals in eastern DR Congo are struggling to cope with casualties as rebel group M23 battles government troops in the ...

Antonio Guterres urges the M23 rebels to immediately cease all hostile actions as thousands of civilians flee Goma in eastern ...

Violence between armed groups in the Catatumbo region has displaced more than 32,000 people, rights groups estimate.Colombia’s president has issued ...

The United Nations has said it is “deeply concerned” over the Israeli military’s use of “unlawful lethal force” this week ...

Attacks by rebel ELN fighters in the Catatumbo region have forced thousands of people to flee the area.More than 80 ...

Integrating Syria’s myriad armed groups into unified command structure is a priority of the new government.Syria’s new defence minister has ...

The Sayyida Zeinab shrine in Damascus has previously been targeted by ISIL and other armed groups in Syria.Syrian authorities have ...

Convoy of pro-government fighters was returning from a funeral when they came under fire from bandits in Katsina State.At least ...

Attack on village of Kyauk Ni Maw, in Ramree island township, kills more than 40 people and destroys about 500 ...

M23 rebel fighters have taken control of two towns in North Kivu province.The eastern region of the Democratic Republic of ...