Thailand trying to rescue 162 nationals as tens of thousands flee Myanmar fighting
Bangkok, ThailandReuters Thailand is trying to bring home 162 of its nationals trapped in Myanmar, where tens of thousands of people have been displaced by a surge in clashes between junta troops and ethnic minority insurgents near the border with China, officials said. The effort to rescue Thais from chaos in neighbouring Myanmar comes after […]
Libyan factions pause Tripoli battle with 27 dead
Tripoli, LibyaReuters Two powerful armed factions battled in Libya’s capital on Tuesday in the city’s worst violence this year, but the deadly clashes calmed after one side released a commander whose detention had triggered the fighting. A Tripoli health agency said 27 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the violence, without saying […]
South Kordofan residents flee as new front in Sudan war develops
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Residents of the city of Kadugli in south-west Sudan began fleeing the city on Thursday as tensions escalated between the army and a powerful rebel group, threatening to open another area of conflict in the country’s ongoing war, witnesses said. Mobilisation around Kadugli, capital of South Kordofan state, and an escalation […]
Fresh fighting threatens Sudan’s week-long ceasefire
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Sporadic clashes between Sudan’s army and a paramilitary force spilled over into Thursday, puncturing the relative calm in the capital Khartoum and raising the risk of a week-long truce deal crumbling as concerns grew over a humanitarian crisis. The ceasefire, monitored by Saudi Arabia and the United States, was reached after […]
UN chief calls for three-day ceasefire in Sudan as thousands flee
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Sudan’s warring factions to observe a ceasefire over the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday to allow civilians to reach safe areas as rival forces battled for a sixth day on Thursday. Thousands of civilians streamed out of the capital Khartoum as gunfire and explosions sounded. Large numbers […]
Explainer – What’s behind Sudan’s crisis?
Khartoum, SudanReuters Fighting has erupted in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and at other sites across the country as powerful rival military factions battle for control, increasing the risk of a nationwide civil war. A man looks at belongings inside a damaged house during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan, […]
Congolese flee on foot towards Goma as rebels advance
Sake, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Safari Hangi walked for hours with a baby strapped to his back and six young children in tow trying to find safety as apparent gains by rebel forces in eastern Congo sparked a fresh exodus of people towards the provincial capital Goma. Displaced people fleeing Gome. PICTURE: Screenshot from […]
Ukraine holds defence as battles rage in Donetsk region, top commander says
Lviv Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s forces hold defence along the frontline in Donetsk, including of the besieged town of Bakhmut, with the fiercest battles raging for the cities of Vuhledar and Maryinka, Kyiv’s top military commander said on Saturday. Ukrainian servicemen fire a mortar shell towards Russian troops at the frontline position near the Vuhledar town, […]
Syria may “return to larger-scale fighting”, UN warns in new report
Reuters Syria’s simmering 11-year war is at risk of boiling up once again with a return to large-scale combat after several frontlines across the country flared up in recent months, the United Nations warned on Wednesday in a new report. “Syria cannot afford a return to larger-scale fighting, but that is where it may be […]
Explainer: Untangling the crisis in Libya
Reuters Libya’s worst fighting for two years suddenly hit the capital, Tripoli, on Saturday. This explains what led to the violence, why it matters, and how things may play out. How did Libya fall apart?Libya’s fault lines surfaced as local groups took different positions in the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi. An attempted […]