March, 2015

• 16 March

  EU warns of Russian build-up in Crimea

  The EU warned Monday of a continued Russian military build-up in Crimea as it condemned Moscow’s “illegal annexation” of the peninsula from Ukraine one year ago. “The EU reaffirms its deep concern at the continuous military build-up and deterioration of the human rights situation in the Crimean peninsula, including the …

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• 16 March

  Biden, Poroshenko discuss military aid and ceasefire

  U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko by phone Saturday to discuss U.S. military aid to Ukrainian fighters and to call on Russian-backed fighters to adhere to a ceasefire agreement, according to U.S.

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• 16 March

  US could engage in talks with Assad for peace in Syria

  US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said the Obama Administration is willing to engage in talks with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad towards a peace deal in Syria. Kerry’s comments came on the fourth anniversary of the Syrian uprising. UN figures put the number of dead at more than …

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• 16 March

  EU FMs discuss Libya, Syria, CAR situation

  EU foreign ministers began a meeting here Monday focussed on Libya, migration and relations with Africa, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini told journalists ahead of the meeting.

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• 16 March

  France rules out Al Assad as solution to Syrian conflict

   France on Monday again ruled out a role for President Bashar Al-Assad of Syria in finding a solution to the four-year conflict in that country and pointed to his responsibility for 220,000 dead in his country and the sharp growth in terrorism. The French comments from Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain …

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• 16 March

  Nigeria: 45 killed by suspected herdsmen

  At least 45 villagers were killed in a dawn raid today by suspected herdsmen in Nigeria’s central Benue state, a police spokesman and a legislator said. “I confirm that 45 people, including women and children, were killed this morning in an attack on Egba village… of Benue state by suspected …

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• 16 March

  Syria regime air raids kill over 20 near Damascus

  At least 26 people including seven children were killed and more than 100 wounded in Syrian government air strikes near the capital Damascus today, a monitor said. The raids on the town of Douma, northeast of the capital, came as the conflict entered its fifth year and the death toll …

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• 12 March

  Algerian, Tunisian FMs discuss Libyan crisis

  Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra and his Tunisian counterpart, Tayeb Baccouche, expressed Thursday, in Algiers, their wish to see Libya overcome the ordeal it is going through and preserve its national and territorial unity. Algeria “is searching for a solution to the crisis in Libya and is dealing with all Libyan …

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• 12 March

  Nigerian army asserts liberation of entire Adamawa state

  The Nigerian army has asserted that its troops cleared the entire northeastern Adamawa state of Boko Haram militants after the latter were flushed out from Madagali local government area. “Troops today succeeded in clearing terrorists out of Madagali, the last of places held by the terrorists in Adamawa,” the defense …

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• 12 March

  EP adopts resolution condemning IS

  The European Parliament Thursday adopted a resolution condemning the brutal human rights violations by ISIL and called for those responsible to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC.) It said that “egregious human rights abuses” of ISIL amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes that “could be called …

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