Yiokasti Mouratidi

Yiokasti Mouratidi is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of International and Operational Law at the Swedish Defence University, jointly with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance at Utrecht University. Her PhD focuses on compliance with the law of armed conflict, particularly through the lens of technological developments. Previously, Yiokasti obtained her LLM in Public International Law from Utrecht University (2022) and her LLB in Law with European Law from the University of Nottingham (2019). Yiokasti has a strong interest in international humanitarian law and international security law.

News Roundup 4 – 10 September

East Africa leaders extend regional troop mandate in DR Congo Central Africa ex-rebel leader charged with crimes against humanity The rebel’s ride: how motorbike trafficking fuels conflict in West Africa Rivalry among Boko Haram factions compounds violence in northern Nigeria Colombia restarts peace talks with ex-FARC mafia, but violence persists Lebanon: Calls for armed groups …

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News Roundups 28 August – 3 September

Venezuela’s armed non-state actors bolster Maduro in election lead-up Colombia, armed faction agree to ceasefire, future peace talks 4,000 children associated with armed conflict in north-east Nigeria set free Mali: blockade in Timbuktu region – flash report no. 1 Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham steps up anti-government operations Iran warns Iraq to disarm Kurdish …

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News Roundup 21 – 27 August

The secret to Colombia’s drop in deforestation? Armed groups Armed groups take over all schools in Ain Al Hilwel refugee camp Putin issues decree requiring armed groups to swear oath Attacks by jihadist groups in Niger intensify in climate of instability following coup Libya’s LNA launches operations against Chad rebels along border Charismatic leader is …

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News Roundup 7 – 13 August

Nigeria farmers under siege from armed groups Ethiopian military recovers major cities of Amhara from armed groups Kidnappings of children and women spiking at alarming rates in Haiti Continued military hostilities, sexual violence, attacks against citizens pushing Sudan into ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis, speakers warn Security Council Former Niger rebel launches anti-coup movement as impasse continues …

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News Roundup 24 – 30 July

Rights group says Mali army, foreign fighters executed civilians A war victim’s search for peace, reconciliation in Colombia Kurdish groups: Turkish strikes in Syria, Iraq kill eight fighters Niger’s black market threatened by the end of petrol subsidies in Nigeria Myanmar resistance groups declare first anti-junta state council DRC: 14 NGOs accuse M23 rebels of …

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News Roundup 17 – 23 July

Al-Shabaab attacks surge in Somalia as ATMIS troops withdraw ICC prosecutor says he is investigating alleged new war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur region As indiscriminate war ravages Myanmar, the locals have given up any hope of help Myanmar’s secret jungle hospital EAC force to investigate M23 massacre in eastern DRC MSF says armed men attacked …

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News Roundup 10 – 16 July

Armed groups set up murders, rapes in Mali: HRW Ugandan President: army hampered in fight against rebels coming from DRC Sudan crisis: from Ruto to Sisi, leaders vie to drive peace process Myanmar junta hints at extending state of emergency Colombia deforestation plummets as peace efforts focus on rainforest Syrians in rebel enclave alarmed by …

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