‘A criminal economy’: How US arms fuel deadly gang violence in Haiti | Armed Groups News
For years, as armed groups plunged Haiti into deeper unrest, human rights advocates and civil society groups have issued a clear demand. Stop the flow…
Haiti unrest fuels fear, frustration in tight-knit Haitian diasporas | Armed Groups News
Montreal, Canada – Marjorie Villefranche has never experienced anything like it. For the past six months, the head of Maison d’Haiti (Haiti House), a community…
Armed forces minister to stand down at next election
The MP for Wells James Heappey says he wants to prioritise family and pursue another career. Source link
Denmark to conscript women into armed forces for first time | Military News
The country scaled back its military capabilities after the Cold War ended, but is reassessing the situation in a changed security climate. Denmark will call…
Who are Haiti’s gangs and what do they want? All you need to know | Armed Groups News
Haitian armed groups have dominated global headlines in recent weeks, as gunmen attack police stations, prisons and other institutions in the capital of Port-au-Prince, effectively…
Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula announces death of leader Khalid Batarfi | Armed Groups News
Armed group says Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki takes over as new leader after Batarfi’s death, according to SITE Intelligence Group. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula…
US military airlifts some embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security | Armed Groups News
The US operation comes amid gang violence that threatens to bring down the government and has led thousands to flee their homes. The US military…
Parents protest after 280 children are abducted from Nigeria school | Armed Groups
NewsFeedParents from a village in northern Nigeria have been protesting after gunmen abducted more than 280 children from the local school.Published On 8 Mar 20248…
Dozens of pupils abducted by gunmen in Nigeria’s northwest | Armed Groups News
Gunmen escape with children from a government primary school in Kuriga town in Kaduna state. Gunmen have attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped…
Thousands displaced as Haiti’s ‘rapidly deteriorating’ crisis raises alarm | Armed Groups News
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply concerned” by the situation in Haiti, as a surge in gang violence has displaced tens of thousands of…
Around 170 people executed in Burkina Faso attacks, regional official says | Armed Groups News
The West African Sahel nation has been struggling to contain armed groups for a decade. Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages…
Haiti police unions plead for help as armed gangs storm main prison | Prison News
Police issue urgent appeal for help as they struggle to hold back gangs trying to storm the prison in a major escalation of violence. Armed…
Dozens dead after mosque attack in southern Burkina Faso, sources say | Armed Groups News
Places of worship and religious leaders across Burkina Faso have been targeted in attacks blamed on rebels. An attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina…
China to ICJ: Palestine has ‘inalienable right’ to armed resistance | Israel War on Gaza
NewsFeedPalestinian ‘use of force to resist oppression is an inalienable right’ and cannot be equated with terrorism. China used examples of international conventions to defend…
Libya armed groups agree to leave Tripoli after deadly fighting: Minister | Armed Groups News
Libya’s Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi says the groups will leave capital after 10 people were killed over the weekend. Armed groups in Tripoli have agreed…
DR Congo accuses Rwanda of airport ‘drone attack’ in restive east | Armed Groups News
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused Rwanda of carrying out a drone attack that damaged a civilian aircraft at the airport in the…
The trial of Kwoyelo: Fate of LRA rebel commander divides northern Uganda | Armed Groups
Gulu, Uganda – At a market in Gulu, northern Uganda, women spread tropical fruit on plastic sheets, calling out to passing customers. The sun is blinding,…
Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near Goma | Armed Groups News
Thousands of people are fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting intensifies between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group.…
West Papua rebel group orders armed faction to release kidnapped New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens
In short: The central command of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB ) has ordered its armed faction to released New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens…