Author: Oscar Aston

Egyptian President Threatens Military Intervention In Libya

Egypt’s President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, has threatened direct military action on the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) currently operating in Western Libya, kindling the potential for further conflict within the country and beyond. The Egyptian backed Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by the warlord Khalifa Haftar, have come under

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UN Security Council Renews South Sudan Arms Embargo

The United Nations Security Council has voted to renew its arms embargo on South Sudan, two years after it first came into place. This renewal, coming two years after the signing of the September 2018 peace agreement that marked the end of the country’s civil war, aims to prevent the

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The Syrian Civil War Continues To Ravage Civilian Lives

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Syrian civil war continues to wreak havoc on the lives and rights of the communities residing in the last rebel held areas in the North-West of the country. New research conducted by Amnesty International demonstrates how between December 2019 and March 2020,

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