I was in class the first and last day of the simulation but I was on a field trip the second day in the ARM delegation. No one in my group had done model UN before so I helped everyone with addressing other delegates and how to address everyone when they speak up at the podium and I also helped… Read more »
A US-backed alliance of Syrian fighters has announced that the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) has lost the last pocket of territory in Syria it controlled, bringing a formal end to the “caliphate” it proclaimed in 2014. IS once controlled 88,000 sq km (34,000 sq miles) of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq. It imposed its brutal rule… Read more »
An explosion in the opposition-held Syrian province of Idlib has killed at least 15 people, rescue workers say. Three buildings in the town of Jisr al-Shughour were destroyed by the blast, the cause of which was not known. A monitoring group said it happened in front of an office belonging to the jihadist alliance that largely controls the province, Hayat… Read more »
Thousands of protesters have filled the streets of Khartoum calling for an end to the country’s military council. Many had travelled in from across Sudan to take part in the “million-strong march” for civilian rule. It comes despite the resignation of three controversial figures from the ruling Transitional Military Council – one of the protesters’ key demands. The three generals were seen… Read more »
More than 1,600 civilians were killed in US-led coalition air and artillery strikes during the offensive to oust the Islamic State group from the Syrian city of Raqqa in 2017, activists say. Amnesty International and monitoring group Airwars said they had carried out investigations at 200 strike locations and identified 1,000 of the victims. They urged the coalition to “end… Read more »
Conflict in Libya has been ongoing since 2011, and recently there has been an uptick in civilian casualties due to government forces. Within three days there has already been a reported 47 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. Not only are civilians being killed but over 40 health services have been in a targeted attack, a major international law… Read more »
Algeria’s powerful army chief on Wednesday backed the country’s newly appointed interim leader, and said the military will watch over the process to prepare for presidential elections, but suggested it doesn’t want to intervene. Ahmed Gaid Salah, speaking at a regional military headquarters in Oran, said it is “unreasonable” to organize elections in the three-month transition period allotted by the… Read more »
Thousands of protesters have vowed to stay on the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, in defiance of a curfew imposed by the country’s new military council. Long-time President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown and arrested on Thursday after months of street protests. But demonstrators say the military council is part of the same regime. The fresh stand-off has raised fears… Read more »
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has warned that attacks on civilians in Libya could amount to war crimes. She urged all sides to avoid bloodshed as military strongman Khalifa Haftar’s forces advance on the UN-recognised government in Tripoli. Some 47 people have been killed over the past three days, says the World Health Organization (WHO), as his forces seek… Read more »
After nearly 30 years in power, Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested, the defence minister says. Speaking on state TV, Awad Ibn Ouf said the army had decided to oversee a two-year transitional period followed by elections. He also said a three-month state of emergency was being put in place. Protests against Mr Bashir, who has governed… Read more »