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News Roundup 24-30 March

Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears ‘Calous’: are Malian troops and Russian mercenaries attacking civilians? Niger withdraws from Lake Chad military force fighting terrorist groups Myanmar earthquake: military regime targeting ‘civilian areas’ with airstrikes in wake of disaster, armed group claims Israel expands ground operations in Gaza as ceasefire efforts …

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News Roundup 17-23 March

M23 rebels withdraw from Congo peace talks Niger declares three days of mourning after mosque attack kills 44 Lebanon and Syria agree on ceasefire after deadly cross-border clashes Israeli forces advance further into Gaza and destroy its only cancer hospital Israel kills Hamas official being treated at Gaza hospital Armed men abduct dozens from a …

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News Roundup 10 – 16 March

‘Peace talks’ between M23 rebels and DR Congo to start in Angola on March 18 Pakistan accuses India of sponsoring militant terror group after train hijacking ‘Inch by inch’: Myanmar rebels close in on key military base in Chin State Colombia’s new defence minister vows to reclaim territory lost to rebel groups Southern Africa regional …

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News Roundup 3-9 March

M23 rebels advance as DRC govt offers $5m reward to capture rebel leaders Syria’s Sharaa scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years FARC dissidents capture 29 Colombian soldiers, police Mapping the enemy, mobilising the future: surveillance and recruitment strategies of Lakurawa Terror Group in Nigeria Bureaucratic barriers by armed groups jeopardise humanitarian aid in Sudan, …

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News Roundup 17 – 23 February

Colombia city faces worst violence in decades as armed groups wreak havoc Mali’s army says investigating soldiers accused of killing 24 civilians Sudan’s RSF, allies sign charter to form parallel government, two signatories say UN Security Council demands rebels withdraw from captured Congolese cities Uganda deploys troops to DR Congo to repel militias A look …

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News Roundup 10-16 February

Congo Catholic delegation meets rebel leader in move that could rankle government RSF escalates attacks on Sudan’s famine-stricken Zamzam refugee camp Libya: Armed group imposes curfew on migrants in Zuara Fighting between Syria’s new army and Lebanese militias rages on border Hundreds of foreigners freed from Myanmar’s scam centres The danger zone: in Colombia’s Catatumbo …

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News Roundup 3-9 February

Palestinian gunman kills Israeli soldiers as UN warns over W Bank operation Israeli military operation turns Jenin refugee camp into ‘ghost town’ Colombian president claims Sinaloa cartel ‘head’ of guerilla group Israel backs Trump plan and orders military to prepare for Palestinians to leave Gaza Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for ‘humanitarian reasons’ M23’s …

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News Roundup 27 January – 2 February

DR Congo’s failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries HTS rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is named interim president of Syria Colombia, Venezuela launch joint operation to counter guerrilla groups Palestinian prisoners released in third exchange with Israel Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit ECOWAS Israeli strike kills 10 Palestinians in West Bank, health ministry says South …

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News Roundup 20-26 January

M23 rebels seize key eastern DRC town of Minova DR Congo severs ties with Rwanda as M23 rebel group closes in on Goma Myanmar military, minority armed group agree ceasefire, China says New Nigerian jihadist group declared terrorists Colombia scrambles to cope as refugees flee dealdy battles between rebel groups Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels …

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