News Roundup – 5 January 2015
Colombia’s president signals flexibility in peace talks
Boko Haram seizes Nigerian army base
DRC Rebels Face Deadline to Disarm
UN says its troops and Congo will launch offensive on rebels
‘Scores dead’ in Burundi clashes
France says ready to strike extremists on Libya border
Libyan warplane bombs Greek oil tanker, followed by a Libyan Apology After Airstrike
Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya
The rise and ugly fall of a moderate Syrian rebel offers lessons for the West
UN: 2014 deadliest year in Iraq for civilians since 2006-7 bloodshed
Border Clash With Iraqis Kills Seven, Saudis Say
Ukraine Rebel ‘Batman’ Battalion Commander Said to be Killed
Israel freezes Palestinian tax funds over international criminal court move
7,700 Yemenis killed in 2014, clashes continue
Annyssa Bellal
Katharine Fortin
Rogier Bartels