The 2019 ICRC so called ‘Challenges Report’ has identified the ‘proliferation of non?State armed groups’ (NSAG) as being a central feature of ‘the changing geopolitical landscape of the last decade’. It is undeniable that the existence of a multiplicity of NSAG in a given context creates serious challenges for humanitarian and aid organisations, not only …
Last week, a series of interesting blog posts discussed several issues in relation to armed groups. Here is a selection: Common Article 3 and Linkages Between Non-State Armed Groups, By Ashley Deeks on Lawfare ICRC Commentary of Common Article 3: Some questions relating to organized armed groups and the applicability of IHL’, By Annyssa Bellal …
Colombia rebel leader readies troops ahead of cease-fire As Liberia Debates Justice for War Crimes, a Rebel Faces Trial in the US Eastern DRC rebels target Kinshasa in move to depose Kabila Congo warlord seeks to unite rebel factions in anti-Kabila alliance Clashes as ‘rebels‘ storm Indian base in Kashmir Syrian Soldier Is Guilty of …
Sudan holds Darfur rebels responsible for the recent clashes S. Sudan rebel faction and government sign peace pact Kabul In Continuing Plight Against Growing Insurgent And Terrorist Intimidations Glimmers of hope for peace in Myanmar Defining the Model: Understanding Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Models to Develop a Path Forward in Afghanistan 200 displaced amid combat between …
The complexity of insurgencies in our world today Armed Groups Allow Evacuations To Begin From Embattled CAR Town: UN Taliban Categorically Rejects Peace Talks With Afghan Government Rebel soldiers shut down Ivorian cities Egypt: From military-insurgents confrontation, Sinai conflict shifts to civil war Turkey Planning New Operations in Syria, Iraq Against Kurdish Armed Groups Sudanese …
In late March 2017, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and human rights published The War Report 2016. This 100 page report identi?es, describes, and discusses the situations of armed violence that amounted in 2016 to armed con?icts, in accordance with the de?nitions under international humanitarian law (IHL) and international criminal law (ICL). The …
Boko Haram insurgency not over – Buhari Government forces advance against rebels north of Hama CAR holds unprecedented disarmament talks with rebel groups New Turkish-backed rebel group vows to “liberate” Syria Erdogan calls Shia paramilitary groups ‘terrorists’, threatening Turkish intervention in Iraq Israel Attacks Pro-Syria Groups Islamic State immobilizes three rebel vehicles in East Qalamoun, …
Vigilante groups could plunge Ghana into armed conflict – top police officer warns Colombia News | Colombia Reports, Profiles, EPL / Los Pelusos Only 1 Out of 15 Terror Groups Operating in Syria’s Homs Linked to Nusra Front Syrian army pushing back insurgent offensive, military source says Rebel Court In Yemen’s Insurgent-Held Capital Sentences President …
Ten years after the establishment of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the Geneva Academy of international humanitarian law and human rights published a study that highlights the current challenges related to the HRC’s approach to armed non-state actors (ANSAs) and proposes recommendations to better address this phenomenon. Main Findings The great majority of contemporary …
Delhi allows Dhaka use of border roads Deadly insurgent attack weighs on UN-led Syria talks Syrian warplanes pound rebel-held area in central city Turkey-backed Syrian rebels clash with army in north Paraguayan rebel group releases kidnapped Mennonite man Malian govt, armed groups to return authorities to north Armed groups say they won’t sign NCA in …