UN Security Council creates mission to verify Colombia peacedeal. Syrian forces, helped by Russian airstrikes, seize rebel stronghold. Syria talks to seek ceasefire, excluding ISIL and Nusra. Syria peacetalks to start on Friday, UN says. Suicide attackers hit Cameroon marketplace. DRC: a Mai Mai armed movement changes its code of conduct following recommendations of Geneva …
Three-part interview with Al-Hayat, former UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, talks about the reasons behind the failure of his mission, saying that he faced criticism from both the regime and the opposition: Part I: Geneva I comminiqué was superficial. Part II: Ending Syria crisis ‘in hands of international community’. Part III: …
Syrian rebels launch fierce offensive against Al-Qaida fighters. US rules out military aid to Iraqi forces in fight against Al-Qaida in Falluja. Iraq violence: PM urges Fallujah to oust militants. South Sudan ex-Vice President backs agreement to end violence. Seven die in Cameroon clash between army and CAR gunmen. ICC investigators tapped Bemba and his …
Leaked report shows Bin Laden’s ‘hidden life’. Opposition in Syria continues to fracture. Rebel groups in Northern Syria fighting eachother. Hardline Islamist groups seek to impose Sharia law in Syria’s North. Escalating use of religious rhetoric could exacerbate Syrian conflict, warns UN adviser. Egypt: Threat of escalating street violence. UNICEF condemns deadly school attack in …
About 200 former Libyan rebel fighters besiege prime minister’s office. Moaz al-Khatib’s resignation plunges Syrian opposition into chaos. Syrian rebel commander targeted in car bombing. Arms airlift to Syrian rebels expands, with help of CIA. Rebels capture CAR capital, president flees. 35 killed after Mai Mai attack on Congo mining hub, says UN. HRW: Warlord …