Stories about War & Conflict from June, 2006
Sudan: Aid being cut off due to infighting
Sudan Watch points to an AP report which details infighting between rebel factions in Sudan and which is causing hundreds of thousands of people to be cut off from aid.
Ethiopia: Tigray
Mehedeya provides a brief historical piece on Ethiopia and its relationship with Tigray
Somalia: Union of Islamic Courts
The Voice of Somaliland Diaspora-Ottawa comments on the Union of Islamic Courts – the Islamic group that recently took control of Mogadishu in Somalia –
Burundi: Titantic Express Massace
Agathon Rwasa reports on a new book “Titantic Express” on the massacre of a bus full of people in Burundi who were murdered by Hutu extremist rebel group the FNL (a faction linked to those responsible for the Rwandan genocide)
Joint War-Fighting…to assure peace and stability?
Valiant Shield 2006…..More than 40 members from different countries all over the world to include China, Australia, Japan, India, Singapore, Republic of Korea and Russia are observing this exercise exhibiting U.S. capabilities and interoperability while working together as a joint force… the exercise enhances joint war-fighting proficiency and allows the...
Sri Lanka: Tamils and the Mainstream
Indi.ca on peace in Sri Lanka and why it involves being inclusive about Tamil culture and people. “If you want a United Sri Lanka then you want to live with Tamil people. It means that you want them as neighbors, co-workers and friends. It means that you want to see...
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Photoblogging Sarajevo
A restored building in Sarajevo – by Seesaw/Quod/Zdenka Seesaw (aka Quod, aka Zdenka) has been blogging about the Balkans for a year and a half at Balkan-Scissors. Here's how she came to photography: Born in Sarajevo, spent the war in Sarajevo, live in Sarajevo. Now retired. Bought Canon A75 in...
France, Various Africa, Middle East: France goes easy on mercenary
“The French again have demonstrated that crimes committed abroad in developing nations shouldn't necessarily be punished,” writes an outraged Fontaine, who reports that a French mercenary, who has also been implicated in several coups or coup attempts in other countries, has received only a five-year suspended sentence after having been...
Russia: Comparing the Chechen War to Iraq
Sean Guillory analyzes whether the war in Iraq can be compared to the war in Chechnya: “And I’m sure American politicians and policy makers would be delighted to have the problems Putin has in Chechnya. But as the current moment shows both Iraq and Chechnya are worlds apart. Still, a...
Poland: Terrorism Risks
the beatroot discusses the risks of terrorism in Poland.
North Korea: Holocaust-style camps
As North Korea prepares to test-fire an inter-continental ballistic missile—”The US and Japan have warned the North Koreans not to test-fire their ICBM; but the lunatics in charge of the failed Stalinist state, led by the Hitlerian tyrant Kim Jong-il, have insisted on their right to fire away.”—China Confidential‘s Confidential...
Albania: Uighur Ex-Prisoners
Alwyn Thomson of Our Man in Tirana provides an update on the fate of the five Uighurs, who were moved to Albania from Guantanamo, but are unlikely to settle there.
Mongolia: Taylor's Escort
…yuu bna? has a short update on the activities of Mongolia's peacekeepers in Sierra Leone.
Bahrain: Bahrain terror cell?
Silly Bahraini Girl comment on the new book, which just published links the so-called Bahrain terror cell to a plot to attack New York's subways with poison gas.
Afghanistan: An American Soldier
AfghaniDan, a US soldier in Afghanistan, talks about his experience & daily life in this country. The blogger writes “the gardens in the governor's compound give you a good idea of how different life is for the power brokers in Afghanistan, much like anywhere else for that matter. People may...
Afghanistan: Militias
Afghan Warrior discusses the Afghan government's plan to recruit tribal militias and argues that it is the wrong direction for Afghanistan.
Syria: So what about the Golan?
Rime Allaf sadly writes; it is necessary today to remind the world – including the Syrian people – of this fact, as in the last six years, somehow, the issue of the Golan Heights has been wiped off the international agenda, being overtaken by Syria's interference in Lebanon (now itself...
This Week In Palestinian Blogs: Fire Dancing
The shelling of a Gaza beach few days ago which resulted in several deaths, continues to be a priority story for Palestinian bloggers this week; specifically the unresolved issue of responsibility. While Kabobfest takes a look at the findings, Moi from My Occupation thinks this may be another Israeli cover-up...
Estonia: “A Simple Estonian Woman”
J. Otto Pohl writes about historians and the human suffering, quotes from a collection on Estonian women, and accuses certain U.S. university professors of lying: “Here we have ‘a simple Estonian woman’ providing more truth about the experience of communism than dozens of leftist university professors in the US who...
DRC: Child soliders in Katanga Province
Because We're Here has some disturbing photos of captured child soliders that had been operating in Katanga Province in the DRC. “They had been robbing, raping and murdering in Katanga province for months and had displaced over 100,000 people. It had taken months and months for the Congo army to...
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Trip to Srebrenica
Ed of Balkan Baby writes about his trip to Srebrenica.
