The DRC’s UN Intervention Brigade has a mission to “neutralize armed groups”:...
On 28 March 2013, the United Nations Security Council approved the mandate of an “Intervention Brigade” with the mandate of “neutralizing armed groups” in the Great Lakes Region of the DRC (see...
View ArticleNews Roundup – 20 May 2013
Syria rebel ‘heart-eater’ says he’s ready to stand trial, if Assad does. Hezbollah plays its hand in battle for Syria. Armed groups bomb Libyan military posts in Benghazi. Armed Tuareg and Arab...
View ArticleNews Roundup – 21 May 2013
International Crisis Group Report: Drones: Myths and Reality in Pakistan (see here for press release). Syrian army storms rebel town of Qusair. Syrian and Hezbollah fighters press assault in key town....
View ArticleNews Roundup – 8 July 2013
Leaked report shows Bin Laden’s ‘hidden life’. Opposition in Syria continues to fracture. Rebel groups in Northern Syria fighting eachother. Hardline Islamist groups seek to impose Sharia law in...
View ArticleNews Roundup – 11 July 2013
Syrian rebels reject Russian claims on chemicals. Libyan government takes back ministry from armed group. UN Brigade in DRC not a magic solution, says commander. Congo rebels clash with M23 rebels...
View ArticleNews Roundup – 12 July 2013
Opposition condemns Syrian rebel blockade. Key Free Syrian Army rebel ‘killed by Islamist group’. Free Syrian Army commander killed by rivals. Uganda: DRC based Ugandan rebel group ‘training’,...
View ArticleNews Roundup – 19 July 2013
Syria’s rebel commander expected to visit United States. Syria: rebel feuding boosts Assad’s gains. Syrian opposition questions Taliban rebel role. Lebanon asks EU not to blacklist Hezbollah. Rights...
View ArticleNews Roundup – 23 August 2013
FARC suspends peace talks with Bogota. Colombia’s FARC calls ‘pause’ in peace talks. Mexico: these walls speak, recalling victims of violence. Chemical massacre in Damascus: evidence and...
View ArticleCall for Papers: “The Changing Nature of Peacekeeping: Challenges for Jus ad...
The European Society of International Law Interest Group on Peace and Security (ESIL IGPS) and the Research Project on Shared Responsibility in International Law (SHARES Project) are organizing a joint...
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