WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

Yemen rebel chief says ready for political settlement

Aug 03, 2015 (AFP)

The leader of Yemen's Iran-backed rebels said a political settlement with the exiled government was still possible after what he called the "short-term" setback...

Israeli strike on Syrian town kills 5 pro-regime forces: monitor

Jul 29, 2015 (AFP)

An Israeli air strike on a government-held village on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights ceasefire line killed five pro-regime forces on Wednesday, a monitori...

Air strikes and clashes shatter Yemen truce

Jul 28, 2015 (AFP)

A humanitarian truce in Yemen has failed to take hold after Saudi-led warplanes resumed raids Tuesday on rebels, who clashed with loyalists, military sources sa...

Cyprus rivals grapple hot-button issues in UN peace talks

Jul 27, 2015 (AFP)

Rival Cypriot leaders Monday turned their sights on the hot-button issues of property and territorial adjustment that for decades have blocked any peace deal on...

'Friendly fire' kills Yemen loyalists despite truce

Jul 27, 2015 (AFP)

Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen hit positions of pro-government forces by mistake on Monday despite a humanitarian t...

Colombia suspends bombing raids on FARC

Jul 26, 2015 (AFP)

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday ordered a halt to air strikes against the Marxist-inspired FARC rebels, giving a major boost to stop-start pe...

Syria's Assad grants amnesty for draft dodgers, defectors

Jul 25, 2015 (AFP)

President Bashar al-Assad granted an amnesty on Saturday for people in war-torn Syrian who have dodged service or defected from the army, state news agency SANA...

Iran deal won't affect backing for Damascus: Syria minister

Jul 24, 2015 (AFP)

An international agreement on Iran's nuclear programme will not alter Tehran's staunch support for the Syrian government and may even strengthen Damascus, Syria...

Japan's Mitsubishi to apologise to Chinese wartime labourers: media

Jul 23, 2015 (AFP)

Japan's Mitsubishi Materials will apologise and pay compensation to Chinese victims of forced labour during World War II, Japanese media reported Friday, days a...

Support for Cyprus reunification 'encouraging': UN adviser

Jul 22, 2015 (AFP)

UN Security Council backing for the reunification of Cyprus is "encouraging," though no timetable is in the cards, the United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus ...

Missile kills 18 civilians in Syria's Aleppo: monitor

Jul 21, 2015 (AFP)

A missile fired by Syrian forces killed at least 18 civilians on Tuesday in a residential neighbourhood of the old quarter of Aleppo city, a monitoring group sa...

EU moots new international formula to boost Mideast peace

Jul 20, 2015 (AFP)

The EU said Monday it will explore setting up a new international format to breathe life back into the stalled peace process between Israel and the Palestinians...

Air strikes, clashes flout Yemen truce

Jul 13, 2015 (AFP)

Saudi-led warplanes bombed Yemeni rebels who clashed with pro-government fighters in the south on Monday despite a UN-declared truce aimed at delivering despera...

Tunisia's 'non-NATO ally' status confirmed by US

Jul 11, 2015 (AFP)

Tunisia's status as a "non-NATO ally" of the United States has been approved, the US State Department said, paving the way for enhanced military cooperation bet...

Yemen's UN humanitarian ceasefire fails to hold

Jul 11, 2015 (AFP)

A UN-proposed truce in Yemen, aimed at delivering desperately needed aid to millions threatened with famine, failed to take hold Saturday as clashes and Saudi-l...

For Sri Lanka's displaced Tamils, homecoming is bittersweet

Jul 09, 2015 (AFP)

When Balasundaram Rasamalar finally got back her home in Sri Lanka's battle-scarred north after years of military occupation, there was an unexpected problem. T...

Colombia's FARC rebels announce one-month ceasefire

Jul 08, 2015 (AFP)

Colombia's leftist FARC rebels announced Wednesday they will observe a one-month unilateral ceasefire in response to an international appeal for an urgent de-es...

30 soldiers killed in mutiny at Yemen army base

Jul 08, 2015 (AFP)

At least 30 Yemeni soldiers were killed in coalition air raids and clashes after troops attempted to defect to Iran-backed rebel ranks near the border with Saud...

Hamas armed wing boasts of missiles on Gaza war anniversary

Jul 08, 2015 (AFP)

Israel and Palestinians marked one year since last summer's war in Gaza on Wednesday, with Hamas's armed wing boasting of new missiles at a late-night rally and...

Dread and domination in Chinese memories of war

Jul 07, 2015 (AFP)

Almost eight decades since Yan Guiru was gripped by terror as shells rained on her Beijing neighbourhood in the opening salvos of war between China and Japan, s...