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Three blue helmets serving with the joint United Nations-African Union force (UNAMID) in Sudan's Darfur region were killed in an ambush at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs). The attack, which occurred on October 11, 2011, resulted in the deaths of two soldiers and one police adviser.
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At least three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and six others injured in an ambush in a camp for displaced people in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The attack occurred on Monday night in the Zam Zam camp in North Darfur while the peacekeepers were on patrol. The security
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Forces aligned with former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and the current President Alassane Ouattara committed crimes against humanity and war crimes during six months of bloody violence following disputed elections, Amnesty International reported. The human rights organization gathered witness statements from over 100 survivors of the March 29 massacre
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Demonstrators in Juba, Sudan's southern capital, greeted a delegation of UN Security Council ambassadors on Monday, chanting slogans in support of the contested town of Abyei, which was taken over by northern troops on Saturday. The UN mission in Sudan condemned the looting and burning in Abyei, calling
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The United States is discussing with France and West African states the possibility of augmenting the UN peacekeeping force in Ivory Coast, amidst a persistent political crisis. Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo continues to resist calls to step down in favor of internationally recognized winner Alassane Ouattara, amid reports of
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International pressure is mounting on Cote d'Ivoire's President Laurent Gbagbo to step down after he refused to acknowledge the outcome of the November 28 presidential election, which many consider him to have lost. The European Union (EU) has imposed a travel ban on Gbagbo and his
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The UN Security Council voiced outrage at recent mass rapes in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite the presence of UN peacekeeping troops. The mass rapes, which took place between July 30 and August 3, resulted in the rape of almost 200 women and baby boys
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The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has been deployed in the country since 2007, with a mission to support transitional governmental structures, implement a national security plan, and provide a secure environment for delivering humanitarian aid. However, the rise of the militant Islamic group al-Shabaab has posed a significant
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The United Nations envoy to Somalia, Augustine Mahiga, has welcomed the decision by the African Union (AU) to send an additional 2,000 peacekeepers to the troubled state, citing heightened concern across the continent over the consequences of continuing violence. This move comes in the wake of the 11 July
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The Lebanese Army has deployed an additional 1,500 troops in the south, following a spate of attacks against UN peacekeeping troops in the area. The deployment aims to improve coordination with UNIFIL troops on patrols in villages and close to the Blue Line. This move is seen as a
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The United Nations has taken swift action in response to allegations of child sexual abuse by its peacekeeping soldiers in southern Sudan, suspending four soldiers and repatriating one accused of a serious sexual assault on a minor. The incident follows previous allegations that UN staff and soldiers have sexually exploited
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Malaysia has made a significant contribution to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) by dispatching a batch of 365 soldiers, including 100 elite troops who departed for Beirut on January 2, 2007. This deployment is part of a larger peacekeeping effort aimed at maintaining stability in the region.
