War And Unrest

• Canada’s exit from Afghanistan a time for reflection: expert

  Canadian training troops will be out of Afghanistan by the end of the week. NATO will be out by the end of the year. But they are leaving a country with a siege mentality.Al-Qaida plots comeback in Afghanistan

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2014
  
• Where’s the public outcry over Syrian humanitarian crisis, experts ask

  The war in Syria is of the most brutal conflicts the world has seen in the past 20 years, but it hasn't prompted the same public outcry as other humanitarian crises.

  World

  Aug 22, 2013
  
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• New reports detail war crimes, human rights abuses in Syria

  Both sides of the Syrian conflict are to blame for human rights abuses while fighting “a war that no one is winning,” a new UN report states.

  World

  Jun 4, 2013
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• Canadian man may be 1 of 3 foreigners killed alongside Syria rebels: reports

  A Canadian man may be one of three foreigners killed while fighting alongside Syrian rebels, according to media reports.

  Canada

  May 31, 2013
• Alarm grows as Iraqi forces fail to stem violence

  A series of bombs in Iraq, including one targeting a provincial governor, killed at least 30 people Thursday and wounded dozens as a tireless wave of violence further rattled the country.

  World

  May 30, 2013
• Syria rebel commander calls for immediate shipment of arms once EU embargo lifted

  The commander of the main Western-backed umbrella group of Syrian rebels said Tuesday he is "very disappointed" that the lifting of Europe's arms embargo won't lead to immediate weapons shipments to his outgunned fighters.

  World

  May 28, 2013
• Ban Ki-Moon urges African leaders to help bring peace to eastern DR Congo

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged African leaders to implement a peace plan that the U.N. hopes will stabilize eastern Congo, a region long plagued by violence and which now is back on edge.

  World

  May 24, 2013
• Congo’s M23 rebels agree to cease-fire to allow U.N. chief’s visit

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that security must go hand-in-hand with development in the troubled eastern city of Goma on Thursday, arriving just hours after a rebel group fighting government forces said they would respect a cease-fire to allow the visit to proceed.

  World

  May 23, 2013
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• Syria’s 530,000 Palestinians uprooted by ongoing conflict: U.N.

  Syria's fighting has uprooted more than half of the country's 530,000 Palestinians - descendants of refugees from a Mideast conflict half a century ago.

  World

  May 23, 2013
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• U.S. to offer $100 million in new humanitarian aid for Syria: official

  U.S. officials say the Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid - but the money is for humanitarian purposes and not linked to any decision on arming Syrian rebels.

  World

  May 8, 2013