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# conflict - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
The Irish government is giving €2.5m for the humanitarian crisis in Mali
The money is part of a €520 million aid package from the EU to help Mali rebuild its country following a war with Islamist militants earlier this year.
# conflict - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Kurdish rebels begin critical pullout from Turkey
PKK fighters are preparing to withdraw to northern Iraq, in a major step towards ending a three-decade long conflict that has left tens of thousands dead.
# conflict - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Two bloody days in Iraq: 125 people killed and 270 wounded
The violence began with clashes at a protest site in northern Iraq after security forces moved in.
# conflict - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Three children, 24 adults killed in Baghdad café bombing
It is believed that three children are among the dead.
# conflict - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Most victims of sexual violence in conflict are children – report
A Save the Children report, Unspeakable Crimes Against Children, collates figures and testimonies from a range of countries affected by violence over the last 10 years.
# conflict - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Column: The arms trade is global, deadly and very poorly regulated
A global arms trade treaty could save some of the estimated 200,000 people killed every year as a result of armed conflict – but its success depends on the US President holding his nerve, writes Colm O’Gorman. If President Obama can hold his nerve.
# conflict - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
More than 50 dead and 171 wounded in Iraq attacks
The car bombs were set off as the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq is marked.
# conflict - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Child soldiers ‘increasingly recruited in Syria’
Save the Children said that both sides of the conflict are using boys as soldiers and even human shields.
# conflict - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Whole generation of Syrian children could be lost, says UN
Two years to the day since the conflict began, the UN says there’s a generation of children who have known only fighting.
# conflict - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
There are now one million Syrian refugees
“This tragedy has to be stopped,” says UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres. The refugees arrive “traumatised, without possessions and having lost members of their families”.
# conflict - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
Column: Irish troops are heading to Mali – what will they find there?
Irish troops will go to Mali next month, where approximately 375,000 people have been displaced due to internal conflict. The immense humanitarian fallout of the situation must not be overlooked, writes Emilia Sorrentino.
Syrian conflict spills into Iraq as dozens killed in ambush
In a separate development rebel forces have seized parts of Raqqa city, the capital of the northern province of Raqqa, in what could be a significant development.
# conflict - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Timeline: Iran’s controversial nuclear programme
Yesterday Iran and six world powers met for talks on Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme.
# conflict - Friday 22 February, 2013
More suicide bombs hit Mali after battle that kills 20 Islamists
France sent in its troops in January to help the Malian army oust Islamist militants who last year captured the desert north of the country.
# conflict - Saturday 9 February, 2013
India parliament attack plotter hanged
The attack on the parliament in 2001 almost sparked a war between India and Pakistan.
# conflict - Thursday 7 February, 2013
France seeks Mali exit, handover to UN peacekeepers
France is keen to hand over the military burden as its forces continue to come under attack from rebels.
# conflict - Monday 4 February, 2013
GOAL signs €2.5 million deal with US for Syrian aid
Millions of people are displaced as Syria experiences an extremely harsh winter
# conflict - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Russia in ground-breaking talks with Syrian opposition
The development brings with it a glimmer of hope for the end of the bloody conflict.
# conflict - Thursday 31 January, 2013
PSNI officers meet with loyalists in bid to end protests
Senior officers met with the Ulster People’s Forum over the protests which have been ongoing for almost two months.
Israel strike on Syria ‘unacceptable’: Russia
Russia’s foreign ministry said it was “deeply concerned” by the Syrian claims and that it was taking “urgent measures” to clarify the situation.
# conflict - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
World giving Syria regime licence to kill says Ban Ki-moon
The U.N. chief also appealed for a major boost in international relief aid for Syria.
# conflict - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
French and Malian forces patrol historic desert city of Timbuktu
French and Malian troops now control the historic town in which Islamist rebels are said to have destroyed thousands of ancient Muslim and Greek manuscripts.
# conflict - Monday 28 January, 2013
Explainer: What is happening in Mali?
It is almost three weeks since French and Malian troops began a battle to wrest back the north of the country from Islamist rebels.
French-led troops surround fabled Timbuktu
The move by French troops follows the seizure of the city’s airport.
# conflict - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
Over 12,000 Syrians flee to Jordan in six days
The UN has predicted that the number of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries will double to 1.1 million by June if the civil war in Syria does not end.
# conflict - Saturday 19 January, 2013
Explainer: Here’s what you need to know about Mali
As tensions surge between France and its former colony Mali, this factfile gives the facts about the country and how the current situation arose.
# conflict - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Column: The Irish Government must help end the flag protests
The issue in the North over flying the Union Jack requires quiet diplomacy, not grandstanding or lecturing. It’s in everyone’s interest that Dublin help broker a deal, writes Michael Anderson.
# conflict - Monday 14 January, 2013
Rape ‘significant’ weapon of war in Syria, says report
A new report called Syria: A Regional Crisis says that rape is a “significant and disturbing feature of the Syrian civil war”.
# conflict - Thursday 10 January, 2013
Suicide bombers kill 81 people at Quetta snooker hall
An earlier attack saw 11 people lose their lives.
# conflict - Sunday 6 January, 2013
Assad appeals for dialogue to end Syria conflict
The Syrian President said he would soon give details of his plan which calls on foreign countries to stop funding the armed opposition.
Pakistani and Indian troops exchange fire in Kashmir
Each side has blamed the other for the flare-up and Pakistan has said one of its soldiers was killed in the exchange.
# conflict - Friday 4 January, 2013
Car bomb in Syria kills at least 11 people
Over 160 people died in violence across the country yesterday, including 72 civilians.
# conflict - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Man arrested in Sussex over Nepal Civil War torture claims
The landmark case is being watched closely by human rights activists in Nepal.
# conflict - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
Death toll in Syria surpasses 60,000
The new figure comes from the United Nations’ “exhaustive analysis”.
# conflict - Saturday 29 December, 2012
IN PICTURES: a year of fighting in Syria
In the midst of the conflict, death and hurt, some rare smiles and moments of joy are captured by some of the world’s bravest photographers.
# conflict - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Syria: Russia warns of ‘bloody chaos’ if talks fail
A top Syria diplomat is consulting with Russia on the conflict, while UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is leading separate peace talks.
# conflict - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
45 images that made us cry this year
Emotional for different reasons – some tragic, others victorious – these images touched us during 2012.
# conflict - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Column: Why are loyalists so angry about a flag?
The furious protests in Belfast are born primarily of the hurt of abandonment, writes Michael Anderson.
# conflict - Monday 17 December, 2012
Syria VP says neither side can win outright
His comments came as the regime launched air strikes against a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus.
# conflict - Saturday 15 December, 2012
Keaveney criticises ‘cynicism’ of ministers over his voting against government
The Labout TD said ministers and party members were attempting to distract from problematic issues in the budget.
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