WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

In peace step, children leave rebel camps in Colombia

Sep 10, 2016 (AFP)

Eight youths left FARC rebel camps in Colombia on Saturday, as the insurgents began relocating children and teenagers as part of a historic peace agreement, the...

For US and Russia, war in Syria is mainly in the air

Sep 10, 2016 (AFP)

The United States and Russia, two former Cold War foes that have brokered a ceasefire deal for Syria, rely mostly on air raids in their separate military campai...

Colombia rights activist killed ahead of FARC demobilization

Sep 08, 2016 (AFP)

A prominent Colombian land-rights activist has been killed on her farm, in one of 28 areas where the FARC rebels are to hand over their weapons under a historic...

Iraq, Syria might not 'be put back together again': CIA head

Sep 08, 2016 (AFP)

Iraq and Syria have been so thoroughly damaged by warfare, sectarian conflict and killing that it is unclear they "can be put back together again," CIA Director...

Commander of Syrian rebel alliance killed in airstrike: jihadists

Sep 08, 2016 (AFP)

The top military commander of the Army of Conquest, the largest Syrian rebel alliance, was killed in an airstrike during a meeting of the group's leaders, jihad...

Saudi-led raid kills 8 Yemeni civilians: rebels

Sep 08, 2016 (AFP)

At least eight civilians were killed when a house north of Yemen's capital was hit in a Saudi-led coalition air strike Thursday, rebel-controlled media in the w...

US-Russia deal on Syria needs 'true' ceasefire: Carter

Sep 08, 2016 (AFP)

Washington is willing to cooperate with Moscow to end the Syrian conflict but only if there is first a "true cessation" of hostilities, US Defence Secretary Ash...

Colombia launches committee to oversee peace process

Sep 07, 2016 (AFP)

The Colombian government and FARC rebels said Wednesday they have set up a joint committee to mediate disputes and oversee implementation of the historic peace ...

Syria opposition fleshes out post-Assad plan in London

Sep 07, 2016 (AFP)

Syria's opposition will on Wednesday set out detailed plans for the transition to a democratic state without President Bashar Al-Assad at talks in London with B...

Three Turkish soldiers killed in IS attack in Syria

Sep 06, 2016 (AFP)

Three Turkish soldiers were killed and four wounded on Tuesday in a rocket attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Syria, in the first deadly attack ...

Santos confident Colombians will say 'yes' to peace

Sep 06, 2016 (AFP)

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos says he is certain his government's peace deal with FARC rebels will be approved in an October 2 referendum because "an ...

Turkey-backed rebels clear Syria border villages of IS: army

Sep 02, 2016 (AFP)

Syrian rebels supported by Turkish and coalition air strikes pushed further west into areas held by Islamic State in northern Syria as Ankara and its allies ste...

Dutch eye Colombia peace deal over guerrilla's future

Sep 02, 2016 (AFP)

The Netherlands said Friday it was closely watching the outcome of the Colombian peace deal and how it will affect a notorious Dutch woman guerrilla, wanted by ...

Yemen rebels say coalition air raid killed 9 civilians

Sep 02, 2016 (AFP)

Huthi rebels in Yemen said on Friday an air raid by Saudi-led coalition warplanes on a house northeast of the capital Sanaa killed nine civilians including wome...

ICC welcomes Colombia peace deal, urges prosecutions

Sep 01, 2016 (AFP)

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Thursday welcomed Colombia's peace deal with FARC rebels, but called for "genuine" prosecution of perpetrato...

Campaigners blame Russia over cluster bomb use in Syria

Sep 01, 2016 (AFP)

Evidence is growing that Russia is behind a significant increase in the use of cluster bombs in Syria, campaigners said Thursday. A coalition of NGOs led by Hum...

Powerful militia storms out of Myanmar peace talks

Sep 01, 2016 (AFP)

Delegates from one of Myanmar's most heavily armed ethnic groups stormed out of peace talks on Thursday in an early blow to a landmark gathering aimed at usheri...

Turkey claims gains against IS in northern Syria

Sep 01, 2016 (AFP)

Turkey said Thursday it had made gains against Islamic State jihadists on the ninth day of an offensive in neighbouring Syria to clear the border area of IS fig...

Syria rebel gains as UN raps govt evacuation 'strategy'

Sep 01, 2016 (AFP)

Rebels and jihadists battled pro-government forces in the central Syrian province of Hama Thursday as the country's UN envoy warned that more people could be fo...

US campaign in Libya enters second month as local forces make IS gains

Sep 01, 2016 (AFP)

The US air campaign targeting the Islamic State group's former Libyan stronghold entered its second month Thursday, with the steady pace of strikes continuing a...