Young men trapped between war and conscription in Myanmar’s Rakhine | Conflict News

Young men trapped between war and conscription in Myanmar’s Rakhine | Conflict News

Since war resumed in his native Rakhine State last November, Thura Maung has seen his options narrow. The 18-year-old, from the state’s ethnic Rakhine majority, first fled his home in the coastal town of Myebon in December, when clashes between the military and autonomy-seeking Arakha Army – formerly known as…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 846 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 846 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 846th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Fighting At least two people were injured and residential buildings were damaged in Ukraine’s western region of Lviv after a wave of Russian drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure over…

Sudan accuses UAE of fuelling civil war with arms supplies | Conflict News

Sudan accuses UAE of fuelling civil war with arms supplies | Conflict News

Report by UN experts in January found ‘credible’ evidence that United Arab Emirates has been arming the RSF paramilitary. Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of arming a paramilitary force in the country’s 14-month civil war, prompting a clash at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith…

Greek-owned Tutor believed to have sunk a week after Houthi missile attack | Shipping News

Greek-owned Tutor believed to have sunk a week after Houthi missile attack | Shipping News

The crew abandoned the coal carrier after it was struck by Houthi missiles, which started a fire, on June 12. The Greek-owned Tutor, a coal carrier, has reportedly sunk in the Red Sea a week after it came under attack from Yemen’s Houthis. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO),…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 844 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 844 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 844th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Fighting At least 22 people, including three children, were injured in a Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s east-central Poltava region. Poltava Governor Filip Pronin posted footage of himself at…

Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for June attack in Burkina Faso | Conflict News

Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for June attack in Burkina Faso | Conflict News

The attack on June 11 was one of the deadliest suffered by the West African nation’s army. An armed group linked to al-Qaeda, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for what it said was an attack on June 11 that killed more than 100 Burkina Faso soldiers in…

‘Double attack’: The curse of natural gas and armed groups in Mozambique | Human Rights News

‘Double attack’: The curse of natural gas and armed groups in Mozambique | Human Rights News

Palma, Mozambique – It was late afternoon and darkness was approaching when Awa Salama* heard pops of gunfire and explosions: The fighters were coming. As her neighbours made frantic telephone calls trying to warn loved ones before running wildly away, Salama locked the door to her house to keep looters…

Sudan’s army repels major assault on el-Fasher; kills RSF commander | Conflict News

Sudan’s army repels major assault on el-Fasher; kills RSF commander | Conflict News

The war has created the worst humanitarian situation in the world with an estimated 756,000 people in Sudan facing ‘catastrophic food shortages’ by September. Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a major attack on el-Fasher in North Darfur a day after the UN Security Council demanded the militia halt its…