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BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — The agreement reached on Tuesday for Syrian rebels to withdraw from their one-time bastion of east Aleppo is the latest by opposition forces surrounded by government forces. For much of the conflict in Syria, the government has promoted “local reconciliation” deals that have often involved the evacuation from opposition territory of civilians and rebels who have surrendered. The government says such deals are the best way to end the conflict that […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The threat from the Islamic State group will likely endure for years to come, even if it loses all the territory it once held under its so-called “caliphate,” experts warned Monday. In a report, 20 experts on the Middle East and jihadism also described how organizations such as Al-Qaeda and the group formerly known as the Al-Nusra Front are adapting methods and continuing to expand. A US-led coalition has since […]
by Karam al-Masri ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) — The United Nations hopes to carry out the first medical evacuations from Aleppo on Friday, if the “humanitarian pause” in the Syrian army’s Russian-backed assault on the city holds. Despite a drop in violence after the truce took effect on Thursday there was little sign civilians were heeding calls to leave, and Russia accused rebels of preventing civilians from fleeing the east of the city. Meanwhile NATO chief […]
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Colombia’s FARC rebels vowed Sunday they were committed to continuing peace efforts despite voters having rejected an accord between the force and the government to end their half-century conflict. The FARC maintains “its willingness to use dialogue as the only weapon for building the future,” the group’s leader Timoleon Jimenez said in a speech in Havana, Cuba, where the accord was negotiated. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
by Alexander Grosbois in Havana with Alina Dieste in Bogota HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — The Colombian government and FARC rebels signed a ceasefire and disarmament agreement Thursday, one of the last steps toward ending a half-century conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people. The deal puts a definitive end to fighting in Latin America’s longest civil war, which has torn the country apart with shootings and bombardments in its coca-rich jungles and hills. […]
