News Roundup – 4-6 March 2015
Human Rights Watch: New Killings, Disappearances in Pacific Port of Colombia
According to residents, Boko Haram readies for battle in NE Nigeria
Working to keep the peace: The impact of job schemes on ex-rebels
Geneva Call: First contacts with armed groups in the Masisi territory in DRC
In Libya, ‘Islamic State caliphate’ grows on tribal fears
U.S. backed rebel reportedly leads Islamic State in Libya
Libya factions hold peace talks in Morocco
Rival Libyan forces carry out tit-for-tat strikes
Syrian rebels reject U.N. envoy’s ceasefire plan
Rebels attack Aleppo security building, monitor says dozens killed
U.S. Syria strategy falters with collapse of rebel group
Blast in Syria kills top al Qaeda commander according to insurgent sources
Iran Gains Influence in Iraq as Shiite Forces Fight ISIS
Islamic State ‘bulldozes’ ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud
UN Security Council condemns chlorine attacks in Syria
Philippine army seizes Muslim rebel bomb factory as peace plan flounders
Philippine armed forces vow to decimate insurgents
Philippine armed forces say 36 ASG rebels killed, 78 wounded since January
Annyssa Bellal
Katharine Fortin
Rogier Bartels