These Militias Refuse to Join Syria’s New Army
The militias that control the Druse religious minority’s heartland in southwestern Syria have resisted the new government’s attempts to bring all armed groups under its control.
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East Africa: The Tangled Maps of Conflict
In a new cycle of escalating security threats in the eastern arc of the African continent and its adjacent southern regions, the dynamics of local and ...
Old video shows Eritrean troops returning from Ethiopia, not heading to war
The post claims: “At this moment, the Eritrean army has crossed the Ethiopian border and is marching towards Tigray. The Eritrean army has made an agreement with the TDF and Fano forces and is on its ...
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From Darfur to Tigray, conflict-related sexual violence is devastating the lives of young women and girls globally
It is perhaps more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier in an armed conflict,” is a poignant quote by Patrick Cammaert, ...
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Is Sudan’s war merging with South Sudanese conflicts?
New alliances in Sudan’s civil war risk sparking a regional conflict by drawing in neighbouring South Sudan, analysts tell Al ...
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Is South Sudan on the brink of another civil war?
In South Sudan, the world's youngest country, a fragile power-sharing deal is teetering. On Thursday, the country's opposition said that the arrest of Vice President Riek Machar means that the 2018 ...
South Sudan’s Vice President Has Been Placed Under House Arrest, Party Says
The United Nations warned that the detention of Vice President Riek Machar threatens to push the world’s youngest country ...
Detention of South Sudan's VP Machar cancels peace deal, his party says
The detention of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the ...
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Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray Are Back on a War Footing
A political crisis in the war-battered Tigray region and escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea has the entire Horn ...
HIV soars after a deadly war in Ethiopia’s Tigray. Trump’s aid cuts aren’t helping
Ethiopia's Tigray region was once considered a model in the country's fight against HIV. Years of awareness-raising efforts ...
HIV soars after deadly war in Ethiopia’s Tigray, with US aid cuts not helping
Ethiopia's Tigray region was once considered a model in the country's fight against HIV. Years of awareness-raising efforts ...
Sudan’s civil war: What military advances mean, and where the country could be heading next
Russian financial and military contributions have been credited with helping the SAF achieve its gains in recent months.