Rebels
Fighting raged around the capital city of Kigali, Rwanda, for the second consecutive day as Rwandan army units clashed with infiltrating rebels. The rebels, part of the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), denied reports of a planned truce, with spokesman Wilson Rutayisire stating that they would not negotiate a ceasefire. Meanwhile,
Peace negotiations
The Guatemalan government and rebel representatives have agreed to restart peace talks aimed at ending a 33-year armed conflict in the Central American nation. The agreement, signed on Monday, comes after five days of talks in Mexico City, facilitated by a United Nations mediator. The talks broke off last May
Peace negotiations
A bitter internal struggle within the local communist movement has pushed the government's peace initiative to the brink of collapse, officials said Tuesday. The conflict between hardline leadership and Communist Party founder Jose Maria Sison, who is living in self-imposed exile in the Netherlands, has escalated, with local
Rebels
Government forces launched an aerial assault on Zapatista rebel positions in southern Mexico's Chiapas state on Wednesday, following a week of constant rebel attacks on a military base. The bombing occurred around the towns of Ocotal, El Corralito, and San Antonio de los Baños, resulting in no immediate
Rebels
Mexican troops clashed with rebels from the Zapatista National Liberation Army, resulting in at least 27 rebel deaths and two soldiers killed in the town of Ocosingo. The conflict began with the occupation of four towns in the state of Chiapas by the previously unknown Zapatistas. As the situation escalated,
