Six personnel killed in attack on Somali border: Kenyan police | Conflict News
Police said the attack was carried out by suspected al-Shabab fighters who launched an assault at dawn.At least six police personnel have been killed and…
Ethiopia’s army claims to have killed 300 Fano fighters in renewed clashes | Conflict News
The armed group contradicts the army’s claim of having ‘destroyed’ the former ally in the Amhara region.Ethiopian troops have killed more than 300 Fano armed…
DR Congo and M23 rebels confirm participation in Angola peace talks | Conflict News
Talks, which DRC previously rejected, will seek to resolve the spiralling conflict in the east of the country.The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, as well as…
Pakistan links train hijacking to ‘Afghan handlers’ and Indian mastermind | Conflict News
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan on Friday claimed that the hijacking of the Jaffar Express train earlier this week was carried out by “terrorists” who were…
‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking | Armed Groups News
Quetta, Pakistan – Survivors of Tuesday’s deadly train hijacking by Baloch separatists have described how they watched fellow passengers being executed and fled while being…
M23 rebels advance as DRC gov’t offers $5m reward to capture rebel leaders | Conflict News
Rebel fighters eye strategic town of Walikale as government forces suffer defection amid ongoing fighting.The M23 armed group has pushed deeper into the Democratic Republic…
Fighting flares in South Sudan: Is the 2018 peace deal in danger? | Armed Groups News
South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, this week ordered a series of high-level arrests and dismissals of political and army figures as tensions between him and…
Dozens reported killed as Syrian forces and pro-Assad fighters clash | Syria’s War News
Syria’s Alawite stronghold sees days of deadly violence between al-Assad loyalists and security forces.Security forces in Syria are battling gunmen loyal to deposed President Bashar…
Fighting in eastern DRC kills about 7,000 people since January, PM says | Conflict News
Judith Suminwa says more than 2,500 bodies buried without identification, ‘significant’ number of civilians among dead.More than 7,000 people have been killed in fighting in…
Mali’s army says investigating soldiers accused of killing 24 civilians | Armed Groups News
The Tuareg independence movement blamed soldiers and Russian mercenaries for the killing of civilians.Mali’s army has launched an investigation into the killing of civilians allegedly…
Netanyahu takes aim at West Bank after bus explosions near Tel Aviv | Occupied West Bank News
Three empty buses exploded on Thursday evening while Israeli police found two more undetonated bombs.Israel is gearing up for an “intensive” operation in the occupied…
UN human rights chief accuses M23 rebels of ‘summary executions’ in DRC | Conflict News
Volker Turk says his office has ‘confirmed’ cases of rebels killing and recruiting children in eastern DRC.UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on…
DRC rebels promise security after seizing Bukavu in country’s east | Conflict News
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels pledge to restore security in Bukavu as an escalation in fighting fans fears of an all-out regional war.Rwanda-backed rebels in the Democratic…
Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says | Human Rights News
UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.Scores of children caught up…
Thousands of displaced Sudanese return to Gezira state, post-RSF | Armed Groups
NewsFeedThousands of people are returning home to Wad Madani in Sudan for the first time since the Sudanese army regained control of the Gezira state…
Tense calm, fears for the future in DRC’s Goma a week after M23 takeover | Conflict News
On a road west of Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mary Ashuza and her children walked, carrying their…
Residents flee Goma as M23 rebels enter DRC’s largest eastern city | In Pictures News
Residents in Goma, the largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), were fleeing on Monday after the Rwanda-backed M23…
Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next? | Conflict News
The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious…
UN chief calls for Rwandan forces to leave DRC as rebels press offensive | Armed Groups News
Antonio Guterres urges the M23 rebels to immediately cease all hostile actions as thousands of civilians flee Goma in eastern DRC.United Nations chief Antonio Guterres…
Colombia’s Petro decrees emergency powers amid deadly border area violence | Politics News
Violence between armed groups in the Catatumbo region has displaced more than 32,000 people, rights groups estimate.Colombia’s president has issued a decree giving himself emergency…