Conflict
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:24
The Somali National Army clashed with al-Shabaab fighters in Mahaday, in Middle Shabelle region, Sunday night, Somalia's Shabelle Media Network reported Monday (April 7th).
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:23
The capture of Rankous was the latest stage of an offensive by the army and Hezbollah fighters to seal off the border region and secure the main highway leading north from Damascus towards central Syria, Homs and the Mediterranean coast.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:21
Indeed, militias come to be tied to constituencies, mirroring political parties. It is well recognized that militias have strong ties with, and represent, citizens in different geographic areas.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:19
Twenty years after close to one million people were slaughtered in the Rwandan genocide, U.S. military officials are confident that forces are better positioned to prevent a repeat of such mass slaughter. But, Washington is still concerned about security across the African continent.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 12:54
We are pleased to reproduce this commentary from Colombian human rights defender and security expert Nancy Sánchez, who has worked for 20 years in the department of Putumayo, the zone along the Ecuadorian border where U.S.-backed operations under “Plan Colombia” began in 2000. The guerrilla “manual” to which her article refers is here.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 09:17
The US ambassador to South Sudan is urging the government and the SPLM-in Opposition to recommit themselves to urgently resolving the crisis in the country.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 09:03
The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) has accused the Chadian army of deploying troops in North Darfur.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:47
Two UN consultants, one from Britain and the other from Canada, were shot dead in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:31
After the Darfur genocide, the United Nations sent in 20,000 peacekeepers with a single mission -- to protect the region's civilians. A Foreign Policy investigation details why they failed, and what the U.N. knew about it.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:28
The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded improvements in the international peacekeeping force in Sudan's western Darfur region and called on Khartoum to improve co-operation with the mission in the remote, conflict-torn territory.