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ConflictOct 28Gunmen kill 36-year-old man, injure pastor in fresh Plateau attackGunmen have killed a 36-year-old man, injured a pastor and left another person missing in an attack on Lamor community in Pushit District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The post Gunmen kill 36-year-old man, injure pastor in fresh Plateau attack appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
ConflictOct 28Amid uncertainty over EU aid, Vitalii Kim insists Ukraine has no choice but to fight for motherlandFrançois Picard is pleased to welcome Vitalii Kim, Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. “If Europe will not support us, we also will fight because it's our motherland,” says Kim, insisting that Ukraine's determination to resist Russian aggression will endure regardless of the outcome of negotiations over European financial assistance. Yet behind this assertion of national resolve lies a more complex reality: a country confronting not only the immediate pressures of war, but also its mounting psychological, social and institutional consequences.France 24 [en]
ConflictOct 28Amid uncertainty over EU aid, Vitalii Kim insists Ukraine has no choice but to fight for motherlandFrançois Picard is pleased to welcome Vitalii Kim, Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. “If Europe will not support us, we also will fight because it's our motherland,” says Kim, insisting that Ukraine's determination to resist Russian aggression will endure regardless of the outcome of negotiations over European financial assistance. Yet behind this assertion of national resolve lies a more complex reality: a country confronting not only the immediate pressures of war, but also its mounting psychological, social and institutional consequences.France 24 [en]
ConflictOct 28IB, Soro and the New Forces of Côte d'Ivoire: Alain Lobognon's accountAncien porte-parole des Forces nouvelles, Alain Lobognon livre les coulisses de l’insurrection ivoirienne de 2002. De la guerre d’ego entre Guillaume Soro et Ibrahim Coulibaly (IB) au retentissant casse de la BCEAO, il raconte à Jeune Afrique l’ascension de la rébellion et les fractures en son sein.Jeune Afrique
ConflictOct 28Jihadism’s Global Struggle, and Where It’s GainingIn 2018, Barak Mendelsohn wrote, “Bound to Fail: Transnational Jihadism and the Aggregation Problem,” where he argued that transnational jihadist groups like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State would continue failing to turn local victories into a lasting caliphate, allowing counterterrorism forces to contain them without costly U.S.-led interventions. Eight years later, we asked Barak to revisit his arguments.Image: Adam Jones/FlickrYour article opened with al-Baghdadi’s 2018 call for lone-wolf attacks in the West, and you argued that Islamic State-inspired attacks at tWar on the Rocks
ConflictOct 28UN Human Rights Chief fears the worst for Ukrainian civilians in coming weeks and monthsUkrinform [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 28Navy kills cartel operator Jesús ‘Chuy’ González, wanted by the US for $5MMexico News Daily
ConflictOct 28Zelensky discusses Russian attacks and peace efforts with Dutch KingPresident Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the lives of Ukrainians under constant Russian attacks and diplomatic efforts to achieve peace during a meeting with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.Ukrinform [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 28Russian strike sparks fire at factory in DniproUkrinform [en]
ConflictOct 28Family from Oleshky had to choose between starvation or a journey between mines and dronesNOS Buitenland
ConflictOct 28One killed in Russian attack on civilian facility in Rivne Oblastpravda_uk · ukraine
ConflictOct 28War in the Middle East: the hypothesis of a third military campaign against Iran discussed between Israel and the United StatesLe Figaro International
ConflictOct 28US imposes sanctions on Rwanda's Ministry of Defense over conflict in eastern CongoClarín
ConflictOct 28Iran pressed to make nuke concessions as massive post-midterms strikes loomRegional mediators led by Qatar are trying to reach a diplomatic deal to restart negotiations between the U.S. and Iran and prevent the resumption of war after the midterm elections, three U.S., Israeli and regional sources say.The Qataris are working to convince Iran to allow UN inspectors to visit its bombed nuclear sites in return for some sanctions relief from the U.S. Why it matters: A renewed bombing offensive appears likely shortly after the midterms without a last-minute deal. IDF chief of staff Gen. Eyal Zamir spoke on Monday with CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper to coordinate aheadAxios
ConflictOct 28Locals Brace For Rough Winter As Russia Bombards Ukraine's BilozerskeRFE/RL
ConflictOct 28Inside Ukraine’s underground mission trekking through miles of gas pipes to ambush Russian troopsThe Independent World
ConflictOct 281,746 children remain in mandatory evacuation zone in Donetsk regionUkrinform [en]
ConflictOct 28Washington sanctions Rwandan Ministry of Defense for its support of the M23 groupEn raison de leur soutien au M23 en RDC, le ministère rwandais de la Défense et la banque Zigama sont visés par des sanctions américaines. Washington bloque leurs avoirs et interdit l’usage du dollar pour punir le non-respect des récents accords.Jeune Afrique
ConflictOct 28Sudan war and inflation leave families struggling to survive in KhartoumAl Jazeera [en]
ConflictOct 28Russian attacks target four districts in Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring five peopleUkrinform [en]
ConflictOct 28Evacuation from Oleshky: How are preparations going?A lawyer with the Save Ukraine Foundation, Myroslava Kharchenko, told DW about what has been happening in Russian-occupied Oleshky since a temporary ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump took effect.DW News [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 28Police, youth clash in Ondo community over farmer’s murderPremium Times
ConflictOct 28Israel election: What impact on Iran as the war in the Middle East continues?France 24 [en]
ConflictOct 28France: Racist attack in Trappes deeply scars local communityFrance 24 [en]