News Roundup – Week of 25 April to 1 May 2015
Ukraine:
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists trade accusations as Minsk deal frays
Ukraine’s rebels mete out rough justice in authority vacuum
Yemen:
Child casualties highlight brutal cost of Yemen conflict as civilian deaths mount
Life under siege in Yemen: ‘Bullets and shrapnel came into the house’
Small steps forward? International pressure and accountability for atrocities in Sri Lanka
Air strikes kill civilians in Yemeni capital
Syria, Iraq, ISIS:
Islamists Seize Control of Syrian City in Northwest
Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartland
Israel Kills Armed Militants From Syria in Strike on Golan
Islamist fighters said to have seized southern Syria crossing
Isis leader incapacitated with suspected spinal injuries after air strike
Baghdad officials blame Sunni displaced for wave of bombings
Afghanistan:
Taliban launch spring offensive with rocket attack on U.S. base
Appeal by Kunduz airstrike victims’ families fails
Afghan delegation heads to Qatar for talks with the Taliban
Other news:
Colombia and the Farc: are peace talks unravelling?
Ugandan ADF Rebel Commander Killed in Congo
Libya militia ‘launches air raids’ against IS
International Crisis Group report: The Chaos in Darfur
Debate in the NY Times: Should a Court Approve All Drone Strikes? (with, e.g., O’Connell, Hakimi and Guiora)
Israel indicts three soldiers for alleged crimes during Gaza war
Annyssa Bellal
Katharine Fortin
Rogier Bartels