About the author(s):
Rogier is a researcher at the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA) and works at the Dutch National Prosecutor’s Office. He holds LL.M-degrees from Utrecht University and the University of Nottingham. Before taking up his current positions, he was an associate legal officer in Chambers at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and a legal adviser at the International Humanitarian Law Division of the Netherlands Red Cross.
Rogier is an adjunct-lecturer at the Hague University of Applied Sciences, where he teaches international humanitarian law, and he co-convenes the Hague Initiative for Law and Armed Conflict.
Please find below a combined news roundup for the remining part of week 44
DRC operations against M23:
IRINNews gives an overview of the various Armed groups in eastern DRC
Congo Refugees Stream into Uganda as Army Advances on M23 Rebel Bastion
Rebel Stronghold Falls to Congolese Army
M23 rebels in Congo: What a difference a year makes
Pakistan:
Drone Strikes Are Said to Kill Taliban Chief
US ambassador summoned over Taliban leader killing
NY Times Q&A: How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force
Head of US “Institute for the Study of War”: ‘Pakistan still supports terror operations’
Burma/Myanmar peace talks:
Myanmar rebel groups assemble to discuss cease-fire with government
Myanmar rebel groups agree on peace plan
Fighting with govt and TNLA continues
ABSDF marks 25 years in armed fight for democracy
Other news:
U.N. officials see risk of genocide in Central African Republic
Central African Republic chaotic, half population need help, U.N. says
Seven killed in rebel attack in India’s Assam state
Thailand Looks to Restart Southern Peace Talks, Despite Little Progress
Rebel commander accused of killing 3 soldiers nabbed in Philippines