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AGIL Podcast – Episode 9 of Season 2: War and the Environment
How does armed conflict affect the environment, and how does environmental harm affect communities? What role do armed actors play in governing and damaging the environment? And how can law and peace processes better address environmental harm? In this episode of Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Katharine and Florian speak with Anki Sjöberg, Co-Director at Fight …
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News Roundup (5- 11 October)
About the author(s):
Sama is currently the News Roundup Editor (2026) for the Armed Groups and International Law blog. She holds a degree in International Relations from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), specializing in Swiss Law and International Law. Her thesis examined the role of the United Nations Security Council in the protection of civilians in Syria under international humanitarian law. Sama currently works with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and is a member of the Swiss Society of International Law (SSDI) and the International Law Association (ILA).
Iraq’s prime minister says 3 of 5 armed groups have handed over their weapons
Ukraine takes Russia fight to ‘scorching sands’ of Sahel
Has Yemen returned to ‘full-scale war’?
Tigray rebel groups ‘forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15’ as fighting spreads
At Least 8 Dead in Myanmar Air Strikes, Rakhine Rebel Group Claims
PKK says evacuated four positions near Turkey border, urges Ankara to advance peace process
Mali’s army says it has taken Kidal from Tuareg rebels, with Russia’s help
Why are Houthi missiles breaking through Saudi Arabia’s air defences?
An armed group crossed from Belarus into Latvia: what happened at the border
Drone strike by Sudan paramilitary kills 41 near Ethiopian border, rights group says
Riyadh Airport Attack: Can the Houthis Legally Target Civilian Airports?

