War
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Apr- 2018 -27 April
North and South Korea agree to ‘complete denuclearization’ in historic leaders’ meeting
North and South Korea issued a joint declaration on Friday, April 27 affirming their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and an end to a decades-long war between the two countries.
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26 April
Ivory Coast to send 450 peacekeepers to Central African Republic
Ivory Coast will send 450 troops to the Central African Republic to serve as peacekeepers in one of the United Nations' most demanding missions, the foreign minister said Thursday.
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26 April
French special forces have ‘reinforced’ US troops in Syria, Mattis says
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that French special forces arrived in Syria to help boost US-led efforts, and that a "re-energized effort" in southeast Syria would shortly begin
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26 April
NATO could help with Afghan election security, Stoltenberg says
NATO forces could help ensure security for Afghanistan's upcoming elections, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, three years after they ended their combat operations in the country.
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26 April
France confirms special forces clashes with armed rebels in northwest Mali
A clash between French soldiers and an armed jihadist group in northwest Mali left three "terrorists" dead, an army spokesperson said, while local media reported injuries among French special forces.
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26 April
Central African Republic: Ex-Seleka militias regroup as president urges shift in UN posture
President Touadera said he wants the UN's Minusca mission to shift from peacekeeping to peace enforcement as militias regroup in the wake of a controversial military operation in Bangui
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26 April
Taliban claims dozens of attacks on Afghan soldiers after announcing ‘spring offensive’
Taliban assaults in two Afghan provinces have left more than 20 Afghan soldiers dead after the group attacked military installments in Kunduz and Faryab province on Wednesday night.
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25 April
The UN Security Council is failing humanity. Here’s what to do about it
The inherently politicized nature of the contemporary standards for authorizing force at the UN Security Council has robbed Syrians of their right to protection.
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24 April
Subservient sovereignty: How Libyan is the Libya crisis?
The international community shot itself in the foot by over-exerting its influence in Libya. Now Khalifa Haftar is sick and Libyans will suffer.
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24 April
Four killed as UN peacekeepers and militia clash in Central African Republic
Four people were killed in clashes between UN peacekeepers and an armed group in Central African Republic's southwest, an area spared much of the violence that has ravaged the country since 2013
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