Attacks by armed groups displace more than 100,000 in DR Congo

Attacks by armed groups displace more than 100,000 in DR Congo

Citing humanitarian sources, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said more than 50,000 people displaced from the town of Rutshuru found safety in Kibirizi.  Some 55,000 people from Masisisi territory fled to nearby villages, as well as to the regional capital, Goma, and towards Minova in neigbouring South Kivu province.  Children on the run Peacekeepers from the…

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Israel-Palestine: UN envoy gravely concerned over killings and retaliatory attacks

Israel-Palestine: UN envoy gravely concerned over killings and retaliatory attacks

Mr. Wennesland said he was gravely concerned by the deteriorating security situation in the occupied West Bank, particularly the violence in Huwwara that erupted over the past 24 hours.  “My condolences to the family of the two Israeli brothers killed in a shooting attack yesterday by a Palestinian perpetrator and to the family of the…

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America is recruiting Al-Qaeda, ISIS fighters for attacks, claims Russia

America is recruiting Al-Qaeda, ISIS fighters for attacks, claims Russia

ISIS fighters, file photo US recruits Al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in Syria for attacks on Russia is training Russia’s intelligence agency says that the US military is organizing religious extremists to attack Russia. Russia’s foreign intelligence service has said that according to intelligence reports, 60 ISIS and Al-Qaeda fighters are being recruited and trained in…

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