Murder of sick people in South Sudan potentially drives away medical NGOs
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Report: Saudis To Arm Syrian Rebels With Anti-Aircraft Weapons
Arab backers stepping up support after fruitless peace talks conclude
Group Says Almost 1,900 Dead in Syria During Peace Talks
Latest figures from anti-Assad group show at least 498 civilians killed since Jan. 22
Philippine Military Kills 37 Islamist Rebels Opposed To Mindanao Peace Deal
Splinter groups have vowed to fight plans to form autonomous Muslim region in south, saying pact involves too many compromises
Syria’s Humanitarian Disaster: How Aid Has Become a Weapon of War
As international donors prepare to write checks for suffering Syrians at an upcoming donor conference in Kuwait, questions surround how that aid is used and by whom
Syria’s Deadly ‘Barrel Bombs’: Assad Regime Uses Devastating, Makeshift Weapon
The regime is now turning to homemade “barrel bombs” dropped from the sky
Al-Qaeda Group Executes Media and Relief Workers in Aleppo: Report
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria slays prisoners in their custody, according to activists
South Sudan Rebel Leader Says He’s Ready to Negotiate
Demands release of political prisoners in return for peace talks to end 9-day conflict
Facing Calls for Diplomacy, Many Syrian Rebels Reject Talks With Assad Regime
Just back from the front, where he watched his rebel-commander father die in a rocket attack launched by the Syrian army, Berri al-Hamad stalks the worn carpet of his family’s temporary refuge in Lebanon, swearing vengeance. …
Tunisian Women Go on ‘Sex Jihad’ to Syria, Minister Says
Tunisia, the largely moderate North African country, has struggled to stymie the flow of hundreds of young men leaving to fight alongside rebels in Syria’s more than two-year-long, bloody civil war.
Now, the interior minister says, the country must also slow a stream of young Tunisian women leaving for Syria on “sexual …
Iran: The Age of ‘Blood Feuds’ is Over
Hassan Rouhani offers an olive branch to the West and says his government is prepared to ‘”facilitate dialogue” as Syrian officials ponder a potential ceasefire
Philippines: Hostage Police Chief Persuades 23 Separatist Insurgents to Surrender
The 10-day battle for the southern city of Zamboanga is winding down, with the city’s port and airport slowly resuming operations
Philippine Rebels Still Hold 100 Hostages as Clashes Intensify
Government forces have recaptured most of the areas in Zamboanga City held by MNLF-rebels, but civilian hostages make further advancements problematic