A South Sudanese rebel group said on Monday it had released 15 soldiers it had been holding to The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in line with a ceasefire agreed by the government and rebel groups. On Dec. 21, 2017, the government and rebel groups signed a ceasefire in the latest attempt to […]
Mali’s Tuareg-led rebels signed up to a preliminary peace agreement with the government on Thursday as a gesture of “good faith” to end decades of separatist fighting, but said they would need more guarantees before signing a final accord. Mali’s government accepted the U.N. and Algerian-backed deal in March, but the Tuareg-led coalition argued that […]
Armed insurgents exchanged fire with soldiers in Mali on Wednesday, plunging peace negotiations into disarray in the first clash this year between government forces and the main Tuareg rebel alliance. A Malian army colonel said fighters from the Tuareg-led Co-ordination for the Movements of Azawad (CMA) had ambushed military positions in Lere, a central town […]
The government of Myanmar and representatives from 16 major ethnic rebel groups have signed a draft cease-fire accord that aims to end decades of armed conflict. Speaking at Tuesday’s signing in Yangon, President Thein Sein praised the framework nationwide peace deal as the first step towards holding political dialogue with the rebel groups. Before a […]
A coalition of Middle Eastern forces pounded positions in Yemen from the air overnight in the second day of a campaign to bring a rebel group to its knees, CNN reports. At least 10 people died in the north-western province of Saada, home to Abdul Malik Al Houthi, the supreme leader of Houthi Shiite insurgents, […]
Yemeni officials have said President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has fled his palace in the southern city of Aden for an undisclosed location in the city Wednesday as Houthi fighters continued their advance to the south. The officials denied earlier reports that Hadi had left the city entirely. Aden has been a refuge for Hadi since […]
Four government airmen taken hostage after aircraft crashes in northwestern Idlib province, activist group says. Syrian rebels have captured several government airmen after their helicopter crashed in a rebel-held area of the country’s northwest, activists have said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday that four crew members had been taken prisoner […]