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Myanmar’s junta ambushes Rakhine village at night, killing 3
Shrapnel from a shell explosion killed three villagers and injured several others in western Myanmar on Tuesday night, residents told Radio Free Asia. Four children were among the eight injured in Rakhine state as attacks escalate. No fighting preceded the attack, locals said. Junta troops began shooting into Minbya township’s Sin Gyi Pyin village late…
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US Strikes Iran-Linked Sites in Eastern Syria, Pentagon Chief Says
12 November 2023 WASHINGTON — The United States carried out strikes against two Iran-linked sites in Syria on Sunday in response to attacks on American personnel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. It is the third time in less than three weeks that the U.S. military has targeted locations in Syria it said were tied to…
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Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Isn’t Going As Well As Many Had Hoped. The Prognosis Isn’t Great Either.
October 31, 2023 In the obliterated eastern industrial city of Avdiyivka, Ukrainian troops are trying to avoid being encircled by a multipronged Russian offensive — the largest single coordinated effort since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. About 500 kilometers to the southwest, something else is happening: The Ukrainians are crossing the Dnieper…
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Armed Attacks in Mexico Leave 24 Dead, Including at Least 12 Police Officers
Coyuca de Benitez (Wikipedia) 23 October, 2023 ACAPULCO, MEXICO — Three separate armed attacks in Mexico on Monday left at least 24 people dead, including a dozen police officers, authorities said about the latest violence to hit regions plagued by drug trafficking. In the deadliest incident, unidentified attackers targeted a security patrol in Guerrero state’s…
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Hamas Is Responsible for Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
Al Araby, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons October 18, 2023 “All Hamas has ever brought to the Palestinian people, and the region, is misery, chaos, and destruction,” said Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield. The recent Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel was the worst massacre of Jewish people since the Holocaust, said U.S. Ambassador to the…
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A Potential Path to Democratic Elections in Venezuela
Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons October 25, 2023 “The United States stands with the Venezuelan people and actors who want a democratic future,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The United States welcomes the signing of an electoral roadmap agreement between the Unitary Platform and representatives of…
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Restoring Democracy to the Sahel
Lamine Traoré / VOA – Voice of America, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons October 25, 2023 “Military rulers point to the supposed failure of democracy to justify their actions. But … military rule does not improve people’s lives,” said Assistant Secretary Phee. There has been significant democratic backsliding in the Sahel, including recent coups in…
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Global Conflict (SITREP W43-2023)
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker accessed: Oct 26, 2026 15:29 Location Title Impact Status Mexico Criminal Violence Significant Unchanging Haiti Political Instability Significant Worsening Venezuela Political Instability Limited Unchanging Sahel (Chad, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso) Transnational Terrorism Limited Worsening Libya Civil War Limited Unchanging Central African Republic Civil War Limited Unchanging Democratic Republic of Congo Political Instability Limited…
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Israeli Air Force attacks targets in Gaza
Thursday, July 14, 2005 Gaza Strip Shortly after midnight (UTC +3) the Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked several Hamas targets in Gaza. The attack was in reaction to the rocket and mortar attack on Israel today. No injuries or fatalities were reported. One of the buildings that were attacked is an ammunition warehouse in Khan-Yunus…
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Contenders for Iraq and the Potential for Civil War
Iraq stands at the junction of three different and competing cultures for the control of the country. Kurds, Shia and Sunni Arabs all want to control their own affairs and that of the Iraqi state. Since each of them have their own distinct identity and their own supporters the potential for conflict is great. Flag…
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