Haiti is nearing ‘point of no return’ as gang violence surges: UN official | Armed Groups News
Calls for more aid, support for police amid surge in violence in the Caribbean nation since the end of last year.Haiti is approaching a “point…
Ecuador accuses ‘bad losers’ of assassination plot against President Noboa | Politics News
Government says on ‘maximum alert’ due to bid by rivals to kill re-elected president.Ecuador has declared a state of “maximum alert” over an assassination plot…
Haiti in ‘free fall’ as violence escalates, rights group warns | Armed Groups News
The security situation in Haiti is in “free fall”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned, as armed groups continue to unleash deadly violence in the…
Sudan paramilitary declares rival government two years into civil war | Sudan war News
Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces declares rival authority in areas under its control, as the United States expresses alarm over its alleged targeting of civilians in…
Islamabad seeks answers after eight Pakistanis shot dead in Iran | Armed Groups News
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has urged Iran to conduct a “comprehensive investigation” after eight Pakistani migrant workers were killed over the weekend in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan…
Dead or alive? Surviving Pakistan’s 28-hour train hijack in an engine | Armed Groups
Quetta, Pakistan — On the cold morning of March 11, Saad Qamar wore his white and blue uniform, said goodbye to his parents and left his…
‘This is our home’: D-day for Afghans facing Pakistan deportation | Refugees
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan is the only home Mohammad Laal Khan has known. He was born here. He married here. His children were born here.…
Sudan’s army retakes Khartoum airport from paramilitary RSF | Conflict News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Last week, the armed forces recaptured the presidential palace in a key victory.Sudan’s army has recaptured Khartoum airport from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…
Six personnel killed in attack on Somali border: Kenyan police | Conflict News
Police said the attack was carried out by suspected al-Shabab fighters who launched an assault at dawn.At least six police personnel have been killed and…
Ethiopia’s army claims to have killed 300 Fano fighters in renewed clashes | Conflict News
The armed group contradicts the army’s claim of having ‘destroyed’ the former ally in the Amhara region.Ethiopian troops have killed more than 300 Fano armed…
DR Congo and M23 rebels confirm participation in Angola peace talks | Conflict News
Talks, which DRC previously rejected, will seek to resolve the spiralling conflict in the east of the country.The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, as well as…
Pakistan links train hijacking to ‘Afghan handlers’ and Indian mastermind | Conflict News
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan on Friday claimed that the hijacking of the Jaffar Express train earlier this week was carried out by “terrorists” who were…
‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking | Armed Groups News
Quetta, Pakistan – Survivors of Tuesday’s deadly train hijacking by Baloch separatists have described how they watched fellow passengers being executed and fled while being…
M23 rebels advance as DRC gov’t offers $5m reward to capture rebel leaders | Conflict News
Rebel fighters eye strategic town of Walikale as government forces suffer defection amid ongoing fighting.The M23 armed group has pushed deeper into the Democratic Republic…
Fighting flares in South Sudan: Is the 2018 peace deal in danger? | Armed Groups News
South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, this week ordered a series of high-level arrests and dismissals of political and army figures as tensions between him and…
Dozens reported killed as Syrian forces and pro-Assad fighters clash | Syria’s War News
Syria’s Alawite stronghold sees days of deadly violence between al-Assad loyalists and security forces.Security forces in Syria are battling gunmen loyal to deposed President Bashar…
Fighting in eastern DRC kills about 7,000 people since January, PM says | Conflict News
Judith Suminwa says more than 2,500 bodies buried without identification, ‘significant’ number of civilians among dead.More than 7,000 people have been killed in fighting in…
Mali’s army says investigating soldiers accused of killing 24 civilians | Armed Groups News
The Tuareg independence movement blamed soldiers and Russian mercenaries for the killing of civilians.Mali’s army has launched an investigation into the killing of civilians allegedly…
Netanyahu takes aim at West Bank after bus explosions near Tel Aviv | Occupied West Bank News
Three empty buses exploded on Thursday evening while Israeli police found two more undetonated bombs.Israel is gearing up for an “intensive” operation in the occupied…
UN human rights chief accuses M23 rebels of ‘summary executions’ in DRC | Conflict News
Volker Turk says his office has ‘confirmed’ cases of rebels killing and recruiting children in eastern DRC.UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on…