Tag: militias
Iraqi military training former militia man
The Iraqi military is training a former member of an Iran-backed militia, under US sanctions for killing protesters, to become a high-ranking officer in...
Iraqi militias say they have halted anti-US attacks
An array of Iran-backed Iraqi militia groups have suspended rocket attacks on US forces on condition that Iraq’s government present a timetable for the...
Russian, Syrian co-operating moving militia to Libya – claim
The US does not support the offensive byLibya’s eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar against Tripoli and believes Russia is working with Syrian President Bashar...
Fractures among Iraq militias
In February, an Iraqi militia commander trained by Iran took over the empty office of his slain superior, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, killed alongside Iranian...
Militias clash in Tripoli
Rival militias clashed in the Libyan capital Tripoli with at least five people killed and 20 wounded, the health ministry said, splintering a four-month-old,...
DRC militia uniting against Kabila – UN
Militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are uniting in opposition to President Joseph Kabila, a senior UN official told a news...
UN peacekeepers, not just militants, occupied CAR schools – claim
Armed groups and even United Nations peacekeepers occupied schools or set up bases nearby in the Central African Republic (CAR), preventing countless...
East DR Congo militia kills 30 civilians
An ethnic Nande militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed about 30 civilians, mostly Hutus, on Sunday, local sources said in...
CAR militias agree to disarmament deal
Rival armed groups in Central African Republic (CAR) agreed on Sunday to a peace accord requiring them to disarm and potentially face...
CAR militias blocking Muslims exit to Cameroon
Christian militia forces are blocking main roads used by Muslim civilians trying to flee Central African Republic (CAR) to Cameroon and attacking...
Libya’s deputy spy chief kidnapped at airport
Libya's deputy intelligence chief was kidnapped outside Tripoli's international airport on Sunday, a month after the prime minister was snatched by militiamen.
The...
City’s huge arsenal a test for new Libyan rulers
Militias outside the control of Libya's central government are holding vast stores of tanks, rockets and small arms in the city of...
