Civilians face heightened danger from Colombia’s landmines | Armed Groups News
Bogota, Colombia – Berna Nastacuas Pai held a dangerous job as a member of a patrol that guards his Indigenous Awa community in southern Colombia.…
Armed men attack police compound in Pakistan’s Karachi | News
Several people wounded as gunfire and explosions heard outside the compound in the southern Pakistani city. Armed men have attacked a police compound in the…
Colombia peace talks with ELN rebels set to resume amid tensions | Armed Groups News
Bogota, Colombia – Peace talks between the Colombian government and the largest remaining rebel group in the South American country, the National Liberation Army (ELN),…
Russia’s Lavrov vows aid for W Africa fight against armed groups | Armed Groups News
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has pledged assistance to West African states battling armed groups, as Moscow seeks to expand its influence on a continent…
One peacekeeper killed in DRC after UN chopper comes under fire | Armed Groups News
Sunday’s incident comes a day after leaders of the East African Community held a summit on the DRC crisis, in Burundi. A United Nations peacekeeper…
Russian envoy says 1,890 Russian ‘instructors’ are in CAR | Armed Groups News
The Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary outfit, has become a major player in CAR, largely displacing former colonial power France. The Russian ambassador to the…
Nigerian rights commission to probe army over alleged abortions | Armed Groups News
Reuters reported in December that the military ran a secret abortion programme in its fight against Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria. Nigeria’s human rights commission…
UN experts urge probe into possible war crimes in Mali by Wagner | Armed Groups News
Western powers accuse the Malian military and Russian mercenaries of crimes against humanity in the fight against insecurity in the Sahel. United Nations experts on…
Armed intruder threatens woman in granny flat before stealing phones and purse
Police are searching for an armed intruder who allegedly threatened a woman during a robbery at a home in Adelaide's north overnight. Key points:The man entered a backyard…
US military operation kills top ISIL leader in Somalia | Armed Groups News
The US said the operation was carried out on January 25 on al-Sudani, ‘a key facilitator for ISIS’s global network’. The United States military has…
UN condemns M23 rebel offensive on DRC town as hundreds flee | Armed Groups News
The M23 rebels have seized areas of eastern DRC’s North Kivu province in a rapid onslaught since May. The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the…
One person killed in armed attack on Azerbaijan embassy in Iran | News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Azerbaijani foreign ministry say a guard has been killed in the attack. A guard has been killed in an armed attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy…
France agrees to withdraw troops from Burkina Faso within a month | Armed Groups News
The move comes after the Sahel country’s military rulers demanded that Paris withdraw its forces. France will withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso within a…
Rwanda shoots at DR Congo army jet, says violated its airspace | Armed Groups News
Kinshasa denies Kigali’s claim calling the incident a ‘deliberate act of aggression that amounts to an act of war’. Rwandan forces have fired at a…
Colombian activist killings hit record high in 2022: Ombudsman | Armed Groups News
Human rights ombudsman says 215 activists and social leaders were killed across Colombia last year, up from 145 in 2021. More than 200 social leaders…