Conflict

Mining activity in eastern DRC. (Photo: Julien Harneis)

Firms Linked to Conflict Minerals May Face Prosecution

Prosecutors being urged to use pillage charge to curb illicit trade in natural resources.

24 Dec 10

ICC War Victims Fund Under Strain

Money channelled to help those affected by crimes said to be insufficient to meet demand.

20 Dec 10

Many people have abandoned the al-Shohada neighbourhood close to the Abu Ghraib prison, believing their homes are haunted by the ghosts of people tortured there. (Photo: Uthman al-Muktar)

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib Haunt Local Sunnis

People living in vicinity of infamous jail say its dark legacy has cursed their lives.

17 Dec 10

Police go over the ground where the explosives were planted in what looks like a deliberate bombing. (Photo: Grigory Mikhailov)

Blast in Kyrgyz Capital Raises Tensions

Authorities accuse Islamic radicals of planting bomb, though others are not so sure.

1 Dec 10

Police say November 29 clash with suspects does not mean Osh is reverting to the violence seen in June, when armed men like the ones shown here had a free hand in the city. (Photo: Inga Sikorskaya)

Kyrgyzstan on Alert After Osh Clash

Security service insists operation targeting armed group was pre-planned and does not mark return to instability.

29 Nov 10

Marjah residents say they remain vulnerable to Taleben intimidation, despite a coalition campaign to drive them out of the area earlier this year. (Photo: ISAFMedia)

Marjah Civilians Take Up Arms Against Taleban

Villagers say they have pushed out the insurgents, enabling them to get medical care and send their children to school.

16 Nov 10

Confessions of an Al-Qaeda Killer

Hitman for the insurgent group recalls his murderous spree at the height of Iraq’s sectarian violence.

11 Nov 10

Laying a road in Kapisa province. In this case the work is being funded and led by the Provincial Reconstruction Team. (Photo: Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws/US Air Force)

Kapisa Road Gets Taleban Blessing

Whether as forced concession or new sign of flexibility, insurgents now decide which development projects can go ahead.

9 Nov 10

Alarm at Wave of Attacks in Herat

Last three months have seen a rise in insurgent activity across formerly peaceful region.

9 Nov 10

Four Years On, War Still Alive in Lebanese Minds

Adults and children in south Lebanon still suffer the psychological effects of the devastating 2006 conflict.

23 Oct 10

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