Keywords: CIVIL WAR


Syria arrests former Assad-era general as accountability drive expands

Syrian security authorities have announced the arrest of former Major General Ahmed Mohammad Ismail, a senior officer who served in the Republican Guard under ousted President Bashar al-Assad. The detention is part of a broader campaign by Syria’s new authorities targeting former military and......

Syria: Arrest of a Former High-ranking Official of Assad's Republican Guard

Syrian security forces announced the arrest of Ahmad Mohammad Ismail, a former general of the Republican Guard under Bashar al-Assad. The authorities accuse him of participating in the command of military operations against opposition-controlled areas during the civil war. A judicial investigation is......

Lebanon parliament approves broad amnesty law expected to benefit thousands

Lebanon's parliament has approved a sweeping amnesty law that could benefit thousands of prisoners and people wanted by the authorities, marking the country's first broad amnesty measure since the aftermath of the civil war. The legislation, adopted on Wednesday, provides for a general amnesty......

Syria sentences ousted president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia

A Syrian court has sentenced former president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, marking one of the most consequential judicial actions taken by the country's transitional authorities since the fall of his government. The ruling, issued on Tuesday, holds Assad responsible for crimes committed......

Myanmar rejects ASEAN envoy role and resists calls for Suu Kyi’s release

Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected the continued role of an ASEAN special envoy tasked with addressing the country’s prolonged conflict, while insisting that any full release of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi must take place according to domestic law. The position......

Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing rejects ASEAN peace plan and outlines five-year national agenda

Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing has sharply criticized the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), dismissing the regional bloc's peace initiative while presenting an ambitious political and economic roadmap for the conflict-ridden country. Speaking before parliament nearly four......

HRW accuses UAE-linked network of recruiting Colombians to fight in Sudan

Human Rights Watch has alleged that a security company based in United Arab Emirates recruited former Colombian soldiers to fight alongside the Rapid Support Forces in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. According to a report released by the human rights organization, Colombian private military contractors......

Sudan recalls ambassador to Ethiopia after drone strike hits Khartoum airport

Sudan recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia on Tuesday and accused both Addis Ababa and the United Arab Emirates of orchestrating a drone attack on Khartoum's international airport, sharply escalating tensions between the two neighboring countries at a moment when the Sudanese capital had only just......

Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as president amid ongoing crisis

Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing has been officially sworn in as president, marking a new phase in the country’s political landscape five years after the 2021 coup that brought him to power. The ceremony took place in the capital Naypyidaw, where the 69-year-old pledged to uphold......