Syrian foreign minister says foreign plot is to blame for violence. Syria: opposition in call to arm rebel fighters. Pillay warns of consequences under international law as violence in Syria escalates. DRC official rejects rebel demand for Kabila resignation. U.S. Embassy says Ambassador Rapp was misquoted on Rwanda.
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UN official condemns sexual violence in DR Congo by renegade soldiers. Syrian army briefly enters east Lebanon, clashes with armed group. Syrian army defectors say Assad regime crumbling. Syrian forces attempt fightback after rebel surge. Border posts fall into hands of Syrian rebels. Afghanistan insurgency threatens previously peaceful Bamiyan province.
Mali asks ICC to investigate war crimes. Violence escalates in Damascus after rebel bombing kills 3 top Assad aides. 22 NATO supply trucks destroyed in Afghanistan. Drone killings prompt US lawsuit.
U.N. Security Council condemns east DRC rebel attacks. AU urges Ansar Dine to break with Al Qaida. Syria rebels take battle to capital’s streets. Intense fighting rocks Syria’s capital, fueling perceptions of a turning point. International Crisis Group Report: Mali: Avoiding Escalation.
It’s been a busy couple of days here in Utrecht with the Alumni Conference of the LLM for International Human Rights and Criminal Justice, so today it’s a bumper addition of news stories covering Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The stories are listed per country/ situation in chronological order below:- Uganda tries to chase rebels in Congo. M23 …
Previously on this blog, I have remarked on the reluctance of international organisations to call the conflict in Syria a civil war and the atrocities committed by both sides ‘war crimes’. When Navi Pillay, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressed the Security Council on 3 July 2012, she said that the evidence was pointing to the commission …
Colombia’s rebels catch the gold bug. UN troops attack M23 rebels positions in Eastern DRC. M23 rebels launch political wing. Mali to seek ICC probe into crimes in the north. ICG West Africa Project Director discusses deteriorating situation in Mali.
Rebel Advance in Eastern Congo Displaced 220,000 People says UN. UN to reinforce troops in East Congo to combat rebels: M23 rebels appoint political liaison. Helicopters attack Colombian rebels as President visits South. But what do Lubanga’s ex-child soldiers get? Mali’s armed groups recruit boys, abuse girls UNICEF says. Congo, Rwanda agree a plan to tackle …
Congo denounces insurgency as Rwandan army invasion. International Criminal Court issues first sentence. Taliban commander: we cannot win the war and Al-Qaida is a plague.