News Roundup – 24-27 June 2015
Human Rights Watch report on Colombian conflict: On Their Watch: Evidence of Senior Army Officers’ Responsibility for False Positive Killings in Colombia
Gunmen attack military camp near Mauritania border
UN: DRC Rebel Group Weakened in Joint Operation
On the World Policy Blog: Reintegrating Boko Haram
UN Libya envoy meets with armed groups in support of political agreement and ‘We are getting closer to a solution,’ says UN Libya envoy, opening latest round of talks on ending crisis
Gunman storms Tunisia resort in deadly attack aimed at foreigners
ISIS claims to be behind deadly Tunisia attack
Deadly blast hits Kuwait mosque after Friday prayers
Al Shabab Militants Attack African Union Base in Somalia
U.S. Army Begins Training Ukrainian Soldiers
Mass Killings by ISIS Fighters in Syrian Kurdish Town
Syrian Kurds force ‘IS’ militants out of Kobani
Yemen’s Houthis attack oil refinery in Aden
The psychological cost of Yemen’s war
TedX talk by ICRC’s Helen Durham on IHL
Already a couple of weeks old, but still interesting:
How Boko Haram Courted and Joined the Islamic State
Public international law advisor to the Dutch government, prof. Nollkaemper, concludes that use of force (in collective self-defence) against ISIS in Syria would be legal. See here for his report (in Dutch).
