WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

Tripoli parliament rejects Libya peace plan, wants more talks

Jul 07, 2015 (AFP)

The parliament in Tripoli rejected Tuesday a UN proposal to resolve Libya's political crisis but said it wanted to press on with talks toward reaching an accord...

Colombia conflict needs 'urgent de-escalation': mediators

Jul 07, 2015 (AFP)

Four countries supporting peace talks between the Colombian government and FARC rebels called Tuesday for an "urgent de-escalation" of armed conflict in the Sou...

FARC negotiator demands strong gestures from Colombia president

Jul 06, 2015 (AFP)

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos must make strong gestures to avoid another half-century of conflict in the South American nation, a commander for the FAR...

Libya's unrecognised govt announces army restructuring

Jul 06, 2015 (AFP)

Libya's unrecognised government on Monday announced a restructuring of its armed forces into 11 brigades including militiamen who fought in the country's 2011 r...

Warplanes bomb Saleh party HQ in Yemen capital

Jul 06, 2015 (AFP)

Saudi-led warplanes bombed the Sanaa headquarters of the Yemeni party headed by rebel-allied former president Ali Abdullah Saleh overnight, the party said as of...

Syria army enters last rebel bastion by Lebanon border

Jul 05, 2015 (AFP)

Syrian government forces backed by fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah entered the town of Zabadani on Sunday in a bid to take the last rebel-held bastion along t...

Clashes, strikes kill 21 in Yemen's Aden

Jul 03, 2015 (AFP)

Saudi-led air strikes and clashes in Yemen's second city of Aden killed 13 Shiite Huthi rebels and eight pro-government fighters Friday, military sources said. ...

Deadly clashes rock Yemen as UN raises emergency level

Jul 02, 2015 (AFP)

At least 22 people were killed Thursday in Yemen as fighting raged in the southern port of Aden and Saudi-led warplanes bombed Shiite rebels in the capital Sana...

Cyprus stages play for peace at reopened landmark

Jul 02, 2015 (AFP)

Cyprus's Othello Tower, named after the ill-fated Shakespearean hero, reopened Thursday after a facelift with a performance of the tragedy that organisers hope ...

With army ranks depleted, Syria urges people to enlist

Jul 02, 2015 (AFP)

With the Syrian army's ranks depleted by casualties and rampant draft-dodging, a new campaign in the war-torn country is urging citizens to enlist. In recent we...

Libya peace talks stall again despite UN sanctions threat

Jul 02, 2015 (AFP)

Libya's rival governments will not return to peace talks this week after rebel forces Wednesday rejected the latest proposal, defying threats the UN Security Co...

Number of women in US combat roles unlikely to boom: official

Jul 01, 2015 (AFP)

Combat jobs across the US military are set to open up to women by next year, but officials don't expect huge numbers to end up in the posts. In January 2013, at...

UN Security Council threatens sanctions over Libya deal

Jul 01, 2015 (AFP)

The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged Libya's parties to sign an agreement to form a national unity government and threatened sanctions against those who s...

28 dead in Syria government air strikes: monitor

Jun 30, 2015 (AFP)

At least 28 people were killed Tuesday in Syrian government air strikes on a village in northwestern Idlib province and a suburb of Damascus, a monitor said. At...

Saudi strikes hit homes, markets in Yemen: rights group

Jun 30, 2015 (AFP)

Saudi-led coalition air strikes on a rebel stronghold in Yemen have destroyed houses, markets and a school, killing dozens of people in what could amount to war...

Ban urges probe of Saudi strikes on UN compound in Yemen

Jun 29, 2015 (AFP)

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for a full investigation after Saudi coalition air strikes hit a UN compound in Yemen. A guard was injured whe...

Israel navy seizes ship seeking to break Gaza blockade: army

Jun 29, 2015 (AFP)

Israeli naval forces boarded and took over an activist vessel seeking to break the Gaza blockade, and were escorting it to an Israeli port early Monday, the mil...

UN envoy eyes preliminary Libya deal Thursday

Jun 29, 2015 (AFP)

UN envoy Bernardino Leon said Monday he hoped Libya's rival parliaments would endorse his proposals for a unity government later this week after they failed to ...

Sri Lanka's war widows pin hopes on new president

Jun 28, 2015 (AFP)

Shunned, destitute and pushed into prostitution in some cases, Sri Lanka's Tamil widows have returned to northern Jaffna since the end of the separatist war onl...

Colombia's ELN rebels claim to down army helicopter

Jun 27, 2015 (AFP)

Leftist rebels with the National Liberation Army (ELN) claimed responsibility Saturday for this week's attack on a Colombian army helicopter in which eight troo...