Manal boils water on the stove in the besieged Syrian town of Hamouria, hoping to convince her four children that she is cooking, but she has no food.
She puts the pot on the flame as a ruse, waiting for the children to fall asleep in the dilapidated house before they realise there is nothing for dinner.
In the rebel-heldRead more
Several people have been killed in fighting between rival rebel groups in the Central African Republic, the UN mission in the country says.
The UN the clashes took place in a village about 350km (220 miles) north of the capital, Bangui, the BBC reported today.
Aid agencies say up to 10 people may have died, but a spokesman for theRead more
The European Union has called for an "immediate halt" to the fighting in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo to enable medical evacuations, aid deliveries and essential infrastructure repairs. "Humanitarian operations in Aleppo ... cannot be part of any military strategy," EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement.
The EU "strongly condemned" the escalation of violenceRead more
Fighting erupted in South Sudan late Saturday southwest of the capital between forces loyal to the president and the opposition, an opposition spokesman said, after fierce fighting last month in Juba raised fears of a slide back into civil war, the Daily Star reported on Sunday.
Witnesses reported heavy gunfire in the region around Yei, which lies on a roadRead more
At least 80 pro-government and rebel troops have been killed in fighting since last week in northwest Yemen near the border with Saudi Arabia, military sources said on Monday.
The clashes began on Thursday when government forces launched an offensive aimed at retaking the towns of Haradh and Midi in Haja province on the border.
“At least 48 (Shiite Houthi)Read more
The UN Security Council has called on warring factions in South Sudan to immediately end the recent fighting and prevent the spread of violence, the BBC reported.
In an unanimous statement, the council condemned the fighting "in the strongest terms" and expressed "particular shock and outrage" at attacks on UN sites.
It also called for additional peacekeepers to be sentRead more
Strongly condemning the escalating violence in and around the South Sudanese capital of Juba that began on 7 July, the United Nations Security Council called for an end to the fighting, while separately demanding that President Salva Kiir and First Vice-President Reik Machar do their utmost to control their respective forces.
Reading out portions of a statement to the pressRead more
More than 150 soldiers died in fighting between South Sudan’s army and former rebels in the capital Juba on Friday evening, a spokesman for the former rebels said.
“The number of casualties is over 150 killed,” said Roman Nyarji, a spokesman for rebel leader turned Vice President Riek Machar, adding the combined death toll may rise further.
“We are expectingRead more
The Syrian army advanced within firing range of the rebels’ sole supply route to Aleppo in heavy fighting Thursday despite its announcement of a cease-fire for the Eid Al-Fitr holiday.
Saudi-backed rebel group Jaish Al-Islam (Army of Islam) said four of its fighters were killed trying to stop the army from cutting the Castello Road, the only route into rebel-heldRead more
Heavy fighting between Afghan forces and Daesh terrorists has killed dozens of people, officials said Sunday, raising fears the militant group is staging a comeback months after Kabul said they had been defeated.
The fighting began late on Friday in the Kot area of the Rodat district in eastern Nangarhar province after a contingent of Daesh terrorists attacked police checkRead more