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  • September 2008

    • Georgian Tapes Imply Russia Started War

      New York Times  |  Sep 16, 08 9:10 AM CDT

      Georgian Tapes Imply Russia Started War

      (Newser) - Although the bloodshed has ended, Georgia and Russia are still fighting—over which nation was the aggressor in last month's conflict. The Georgian government, which insists that Russia invaded its territory, has released tapes of intercepted phone calls implying that a Russian regiment entered South Ossetia 24 hours before Georgia attacked. Top American officials have called the tapes "credible if not conclusive," says the New York Times . More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • South Ossetia  • intelligence  • peacekeeping force  • border dispute  • border crossing

  • August 2008

    • Facing Russia, Ex-Soviet States Need NATO

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 26, 08 1:03 PM CDT

      Facing Russia, Ex-Soviet States Need NATO

      (Newser) - Russia's military actions in Georgia sent shudders throughout the region, Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko writes in the Guardian . Not only did the war reveal the Kremlin's willingness to commit "massacres" for political gain; it also exposed the weakness of the UN and European security organizations. The West needs to send peacekeepers—and continue the NATO accession process for Georgia and Ukraine. More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • NATO  • Ukraine  • Viktor Yushchenko  • peacekeeping force

    • Russians Pull Back, But West Not Satisfied

      New York Times  |  Aug 22, 08 3:14 PM CDT

      Russians Pull Back, But West Not Satisfied

      (Newser) - Having withdrawn from the Georgian city of Gori, Russia said tonight it is in full compliance with a cease-fire agreement, the New York Times reports. Despite criticism from the US and France, nations that helped broker the deal, Moscow continues to occupy the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, plus perimeter posts on Georgian soil—installations it says are permanent and part of a “peacekeeping” mission. More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • United States  • ceasefire  • Mikhail Saakashvili  • peacekeeping force  • peacekeeper

  • July 2008

    • Sudan's President to Face Genocide Charge

      Washington Post  |  Jul 11, 08 8:50 AM CDT

      Sudan's President to Face Genocide Charge

      (Newser) - The International Criminals Court will charge Sudan leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir with genocide Monday in the wake of a five-year campaign of violence that has left hundreds of thousands dead, the Washington Post reports. It will be the first time the court has charged a sitting head of state. But some at the UN worry the move will disrupt peacekeeping and relief efforts in Darfur, perhaps sparking a military backlash against UN and African Union forces. More »

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      United Nations  • Sudan  • Darfur  • emergency aid  • peacekeeping force  • Omar al Bashir  • International Criminal Court

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Report Bares Child Abuse by Peacekeepers

      BBC  |  May 27, 08 5:07 AM CDT

      Report Bares Child Abuse by Peacekeepers

      (Newser) - A shocking number of children as young as 6 are being sexually abused by peacekeepers and aid workers sent to protect them, a top global charity has found. Children are “suffering sexual exploitation and abuse in silence,” fearful of speaking out, said a representative for Save the Children. An organization survey uncovered cases in Sudan, Haiti and the Ivory Coast—and recommended that an international watchdog be appointed to monitor the situation, the BBC reports. More »

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      United Nations  • child abuse  • sexual abuse  • relief  • peacekeeping force  • Save the Children

  • April 2008

    • UN Troops Traded Guns for Gold

      BBC  |  Apr 28, 08 9:20 AM CDT

      UN Troops Traded Guns for Gold

      (Newser) - UN peacekeeping troops sold weapons to guerrilla fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a BBC investigation claims, charging that the UN suppressed the story for political reasons. Pakistani and Indian troops, part of the UN's largest peacekeeping force of 17,000, are said to have traded munitions for gold. A UN investigation into the scandal was suppressed, a UN insider told the BBC, for fear of angering Pakistan. More »

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      Pakistan  • United Nations  • India  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • peacekeeping force  • arms trafficking  • rebel fighters

  • February 2008

    • Rebels Flee Chad's Capital

      Associated Press  |  Feb 4, 08 12:19 PM CST

      Rebels Flee Chad's Capital

      (Newser) - Rebels pulled out of Chad’s capital city of N’Djamena last night, temporarily ending a 2-day siege, but renewed hostilities broke out today, the AP reports. The rebels said they pulled back to allow civilians to flee, an offer hundreds took advantage of. But the interior minister insisted the army was in control: “The savage mercenaries are routed.” More »

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      France  • Sudan  • Darfur  • Chad  • peacekeeping force  • peacekeeper  • rebels  • Idriss Deby

  • October 2007
  • September 2007

    • UN Chief to Visit Darfur Camp

      BBC  |  Sep 5, 07 5:39 AM CDT

      UN Chief to Visit Darfur Camp

      (Newser) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit a refugee camp in Darfur to see for himself the plight of displaced people there and conditions facing UN peace keepers who will arrive next year. Ban, who's in Sudan on an official visit, is playing a double role, encouraging the Sudanese government's acceptance of peace keepers, while condemning violence in Darfur. More »

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      United Nations  • Darfur  • war crimes  • civil war  • Ban Ki-Moon  • African Union  • refugee camp  • peacekeeping force

  • August 2007

    • African Union Rejects Asian Troops for Darfur

      BBC  |  Aug 13, 07 3:47 AM CDT

      African Union Rejects Asian Troops for Darfur

      (Newser) - Asian troops promised by the United Nations for a joint peacekeeping force in Darfur won't be needed, the leaders of the African Union said yesterday; African countries  will supply all 26,000 peacekeepers, the BBC reports. But critics doubt that enough trained African soldiers are available for an effective force, and that they will be sufficiently independent of the Sudanese government to stop the violence.  More »

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      Pakistan  • United Nations  • Africa  • Sudan  • Darfur  • Indonesia  • Nepal  • African Union  • peacekeeping force

  • June 2007

    • Sudan OKs Darfur Peace Talks

      Reuters  |  Jun 18, 07 9:51 AM CDT

      Sudan OKs Darfur Peace Talks

      (Newser) - Months of negotiations over the crisis in Darfur have culminated in agreements by the Sudanese government to participate in peace talks and to admit a joint UN-African union peacekeeping force to the region. Security Council reps visited Khartoum yesterday and nailed down details that addressed the government's concerns, Reuters reports—namely, that the peacekeepers will be under African control. More »

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      United Nations  • Sudan  • Darfur  • Security Council  • African Union  • peacekeeping force  • Oxfam

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