World news about “Armed conflicts” published by euronews.
Battle for Qusair inflicts heavy losses in Syria Fierce fighting for the Syrian rebel stronghold of Qusair has inflicted heavy losses on all parties including Lebanese militants Hezbollah. The battle for… 20/05/2013
Syria army ‘in centre’ of Qusair amid assault on rebel town Syrian government forces have launched a major offensive to retake the strategically important rebel stronghold of Qusair, near Lebanon. Syrian officials… 19/05/2013
‘Here to Stay’, Syrian President Assad’s defiant message President Bashar al-Assad has said he will not step down, as the conflict in Syria enters its third year. In an interview with Argentinian newspaper Clarin… 19/05/2013
US criticises Russia over missiles to Damascus The US has criticised Russia’s recent delivery of anti-ship missiles to President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria. With a range of 300 km, the… 18/05/2013
Human rights activists claim to have found torture evidence in Syria Human rights activists have visited what Syrian rebels described as abandoned government prisons in which they alleged detainees were tortured. Human Rights… 17/05/2013
Putin and Netanyahu keep quiet on controversial missiles during Syria talks The conflict in Syria dominated talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the two met at Putin’s… 14/05/2013
65 million euros more EU aid to Syrians affected by the conflict For those who have escaped the violence in Syria, this is where over 100,000 have taken shelter waiting to return home. Whilst visiting the Zaataari refugee… 11/05/2013
Turkey claims wounded Syrians show signs of chemical attack Syrian government forces appear to be continuing their shelling according to this unverified footage from Kafr Batna near Damascus. It is not known how… 11/05/2013
French medics offer vital pre-natal care for Syrian refugees Zaatari refugee camp on the Syria, Jordan border….it’s where some 120,000 Syrians who have fled the conflict, currently call home. Among them are between… 11/05/2013
Syria: living on the frontline An eight-hour truce has been held in Damascus between a government-held district and an area controlled by the opposition. Sky News filmed rare scenes of… 10/05/2013
Hezbollah says Syria will provide ‘sophisticated weapons’ In a televised address to supporters, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah announced that Syria will help provide his fighters with new weapons after Israeli… 09/05/2013
Kurdish fighters leaving Turkey A historic pullout of Kurdish rebels from Turkey is under way. Six weeks ago, on 21 March, after 30 years of bloody conflict the leader of the Kurdish armed… 08/05/2013
Israeli raids on Syria carry regional risks Israeli air attacks near the Syrian capital Damascus have changed the dynamics of insecurity for the whole region, as Syria’s civil war transforms into a… 07/05/2013
Syrian group criticises Israel over air strikes A Syrian group of political parties and independent activists has condemned Israeli air strikes, which hit the outskirts of Damascus. The attacks, which… 07/05/2013
UN expresses doubt about chemical weapons use in Syria The United Nations is now saying it has no conclusive evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria. The statement marks an about-turn from statements made by… 07/05/2013
UN: ‘Strong suspicions’ that Syrian rebels have used sarin nerve gas UN human rights investigators say they have strong suspicions but not absolute proof that Syrian rebel forces have used the nerve gas sarin. It follows… 06/05/2013
Israeli officials confirm air strike on Syrian target Israel has confirmed its warplanes have carried out an air strike into Syria. Unnamed Israeli officials said the target was a shipment of missiles believed to… 04/05/2013
Israeli official confirms airstrike on Syria Israeli officials have confirmed the country has carried out a strike against Syria targeting a shipment of missiles it claims were headed for Hezbollah in… 04/05/2013
US Syria position spells ‘tens of thousands’ more deaths Washington is wrestling with a moral-political-military equation over Syria. The question is how, if at all, Americans might support getting… 03/05/2013
Syria chemical weapons concerns spill into Turkey The possibility of chemical weapons being used in Syria’s conflict is causing concern across the border in Turkey. While US President Barack Obama… 02/05/2013
Defiant Assad visits Damascus power plant Syria’s President Bashar al Assad has made a rare public appearance, visiting a power plant in the capital, Damascus. In footage broadcast by Syrian… 01/05/2013
Obama: Evidence chemical weapons used in Syria a ‘game changer’ President Barack Obama has confirmed evidence of chemical weapons being used in Syria. However, questions remain over their exact usage. During a briefing… 30/04/2013
Syria prime minister ‘not hurt at all’ in Damascus bombing Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki has survived what may have been an assassination attempt in Damascus. It is being reported six people, including the… 29/04/2013
US and UK leaders warn Syria over WMDs US President Barack Obama has given a staunch warning to the Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad, saying the US would respond if his forces were found to be using… 27/04/2013
UN to send peacekeeping force to Mali The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved the creation of a 12,600-strong peacekeeping force in Mali, due to deploy on July 1st. The… 26/04/2013
US believes Syria has probably used chemical weapons The US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has said it is likely that chemical weapons have been used by the Syrian government on a small scale. Visiting the… 25/04/2013
Historical minaret in Aleppo is latest casualty in Syrian conflict The fighting in Syria is taking a toll on the country’s cultural sites. UN cultural agency UNESCO says five out of Syria’s six World Heritage sites have been… 25/04/2013
Syria rebels battle for control of key Aleppo airport Syrian rebels are reported to have been battling government troops inside a key military airport near Aleppo for the first time. The UK-based Syrian… 24/04/2013
Israel claims evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria An Israeli general has produced video evidence of what he claims are the effects of chemical weapons used by Syrian government forces on rebels. In a… 24/04/2013
Children face misery in SyriaA boy pushes a cart carrying his brothers along a street a in Deir al-Zor. REUTERS/Khalil Ashaw 22/04/2013
Syrian rebels claim Assad forces massacre 85 in Damascus Rebel sources in Syria say forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 85 people, including women and children, after storming a Damascus suburb… 21/04/2013
Government air strikes kill more civilians in Syria There have been fresh reports of more civilian casualties in Syria – opposition activists claim government air strikes killed 16 people on Sunday in the… 14/04/2013
Violence returns to Somalia as 19 are killed in Mogadishu The Somali capital Mogadishu has been hit by its worst violence this year with at least 19 people killed in two separate terrorist attacks. Al Shabaab… 14/04/2013
Chemical weapons used in Syria, according to British newspaper sources The British press has released details of the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict. The Times reported that evidence has been discovered in a… 13/04/2013
Tourists at N Korean border undaunted – nocomment As tensions continue to rise between North and South Korea, many tourists appear undaunted by the North’s rhetoric and continue with their trips as planned. 11/04/2013
North Korea warns foreigners to evacuate the South North Korea’s war rhetoric continues with a warning to foreigners to leave South Korea to avoid being caught up in any conflict. Last week Pyongyang advised… 09/04/2013
France presses on with Mali troops withdrawal plans The French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius stated on a visit to the Malian capital Bamako that France would stick to plans to withdraw troops from the African… 06/04/2013
EU begins Mali training mission EU forces have started training Malian soldiers to quell an Islamist insurgency in the former French colony. 150 European instructors will train troops from… 02/04/2013
North Korean combat training – nocomment North Korean State Television, KRT, released footage of North Korean athletes from the country’s Defence Sports Team participating in military training… 02/04/2013
March is deadliest month yet in Syrian conflict March was the bloodiest month yet in Syria’s conflict, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. They estimate that over 6000 were… 02/04/2013
Syria: the singing rebel-rouser at just 12 years old There are few in Syria who are not caught up in the conflict in some form or other. And age is no deciding factor. Children are involved too, some with… 30/03/2013
Syrian rebels claim to capture key southern city Syria rebels claim to have taken control of the key city of Dael in Daraa province in the south of the country. Unverified amateur video is said to show… 29/03/2013
Syria: Rebuilding education After two years of violence and bloodshed in Syria, countless lives have been lost and many families displaced. Fierce fighting between rebel and regime… 29/03/2013
Syria-Turkey: UN steps into refugee row The United Nations has expressed concern over reports that up to 600 Syrian refugees were thrown out of a relief camp in Turkey and deported. Officials at… 28/03/2013
Seven die in attack on Kenyan tourist resort At least seven people, including a police officer, have died, after a casino popular with tourists was attacked in Malindi on Kenya’s Indian Ocean… 28/03/2013
Syria conflict claims lives of students at Damascus University At least 12 people have been killed in a bombing at Damascus University. Two Syrian pro-government stations are blaming rebels for the deaths of the… 28/03/2013
UN chemical scientists await permission to enter Syria The latest amateur video to emerge from Syria purports to show clashes between rebels and government forces in Deraa and Homs. The images come at a time… 27/03/2013
Street fighting rages in Homs A video posted online by the Sham News Network, purports to show fighting in Homs, Syria. The network describes itself as an anti-Assad group with no… 27/03/2013
Russia criticises Arab League’s move to give Syria chair to rebels Russia has criticised the Arab League for giving a seat to a representative of Syria’s National Coalition, the political arm of the rebels currently battling… 27/03/2013
Syria’s opposition divided An Arab summit starting on March 27 looks set to expose the divisions in the Syrian opposition. The resignation of Moaz Alkhatib, from the National… 26/03/2013
Ousted president of Central African Republic flees to Cameroon Rebels wander through the presidential complex in the capital city of Bangui after taking control in the Central African Republic. Known as the Seleka… 25/03/2013
Rebel leader names himself president of Central African Republic A leader of the Seleka rebel coalition has named himself as president of the Central African Republic, according to a spokesman for the group. President… 25/03/2013
Central African Republic capital falls to rebels Rebels seized control of the capital of Central African Republic on Sunday, according to government officials. Authorities said the takeover of Bangui had… 24/03/2013
France sends in more troops to CAR In the Central African Republic, residents in the capital Bangui took to the streets demanding weapons to defend themselves hours before rebels are reported… 24/03/2013
France confirms death of al Qaeda’s Abou Zeid in Mali France says it can confirm “with certainty” that one of al Qaeda’s most senior commanders has been killed in a military operation in Mali. Abou Zeid was… 23/03/2013
Funeral held for slain Syrian cleric A massive funeral has taken place for the pro-Syrian government cleric murdered at a Damascus mosque on Thursday. Sheik Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Buti and… 23/03/2013
North Korean video shows ‘lightning invasion of South Korea’ A North Korean propaganda video showing an imagined invasion of the South Korea has been published online. The four-minute film depicts what is described by… 22/03/2013
The road ahead for Turkey and the PKK In all its years of clashes with the Kurds, Turkey has finally decided that political efforts may be more effective than its military advantage. The Turkish… 21/03/2013
Turks sceptical about Ocalan’s call for PKK peace Amid springtime celebrations in Istanbul, Turks reacted to the call by rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan for Kurdish PKK fighters to lay down their arms. The… 21/03/2013
Ocalan’s farewell to arms brings Turks hope for peace Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has called for a ceasefire, telling PKK fighters to lay down their arms and leave Turkey. An estimated quarter… 21/03/2013
Fighting continues in Syria – nocomment Amateur videos posted on the internet showed intense fighting in areas said to be close to the town of Idlib, near the northern city of Aleppo, and the… 21/03/2013
Winning the peace after the war: France and Mali talk reconstruction As French and African troops continue the battle against Islamist rebels in northern Mali, attention is turning to the task of reconstruction and the… 19/03/2013
Syrian opposition coalition elects prime minister Meeting in Istanbul, Syria’s opposition national council has elected a prime minister for the provisional interim government it has planned for rebel-held… 19/03/2013
Syria fires on Lebanon border – Lebanese security sources Syrian air force jets fired four rockets at an uninhabited section of the border with Lebanon on March 18, according to security sources. The strike… 18/03/2013
Syrian opposition calls for arms embargo to be lifted The opposition Syrian National Council has supported calls by France and the UK to lift an EU arms embargo to allow weapon supplies to Syrian… 16/03/2013
World Food Programme warns more money needed to feed Syrian refugees In the Domiz refugee camp in Northern Iraq, where music succours the tens of thousands of refugees, an elderly man sings in Kurdish: “Until I die, I will… 15/03/2013
The cost of warLesleigh Coyer, 25, of Saginaw, Michigan, lies down in front of the grave of her brother, Ryan Coyer, who served with the U.S. Army in both Iraq and… 12/03/2013
Syrian airforce bombs Homs Syrian warplanes have bombed the shattered Baba Amr district of Homs, a day after rebels made a surprise push into their former bastion. Syria’s third… 11/03/2013
Syrian rebels ask for arms Syrian rebels have been facing several important issues in their fight against the forces of President Bashar Al Assad, most notably the short supply and poor… 10/03/2013
Second day of bombardment as Syria troops try to retake Raqqa Opposition activists claim 39 people have been killed as the Syrian city of Raqqa was bombarded for a second day. On Tuesday, rebels overran the… 07/03/2013
Syrian soldiers slaughtered in Iraq As many as 48 Syrian soldiers and government employees have been killed by unidentified gunmen in Iraq. They were among a group of Syrian nationals who… 04/03/2013
French soldier dies in Mali fighting A third French soldier has been killed in northern Mali fighting along side African troops. The joint force is hunting down pockets of al-Qaeda linked… 03/03/2013
Al Qaeda commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar reportedly killed in Mali Another al Qaeda commander may have been killed in Mali. This time it is believed the dead militant is Mokhtar Belmokhtar. Soldiers from Chad are said… 02/03/2013
Jabal Bedro – a Syrian town under siege The casualty figures coming out of Syria are constantly alarming. But life for those left behind is also tragic in Jabal Bedro, a district of the country’s… 22/02/2013
EU rejects lifting arms embargo on Syrian rebels EU foreign ministers on Monday decided against lifting a ban on shipping weapons to the Syrian opposition. Britain has been leading the charge to ease the… 18/02/2013
Malian towns liberated French and Malian forces retook Timbuktu and Gao this week, removing control of the Niger River Bend from jihadist militants. The population greeted the… 01/02/2013
West African troops arrive in Mali – nocomment Hundreds of troops from neighbouring Niger arrived in the Malian city of Gao on Thursday to bolster French soldiers based there. Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria… 01/02/2013
Mali “not over by any means” says US analyst Alasdair Sandford, euronews: Joining us from Washington is Professor Chester Crocker of Georgetown University. He served as Assistant Secretary of State… 31/01/2013
Mali, French seek allies Former colonial power France intervened militarily in Mali on 11 January to stop Islamist fighters from taking over any more of it. France was the only… 30/01/2013
Mali: Douentza celebrates liberationA boy holds a homemade French flag in the recently liberated town of Douentza, Mali. REUTERS/Joe Penney 30/01/2013
Syrian refugees need billion euros More Syrian refugees step off a bus in Jordan, into uncertainty. The UN has said 30,000 have arrived since the start of this year. Zaatari, the main camp, has… 28/01/2013
Mali civilians fault own army As French troops and reinforcements deploy in Mali, rumours about abuses committed by the country’s own army have cast a cloud over operations, France 2… 25/01/2013
Could France’s intervention in Mali spell ‘quagmire’? The surprise move by the French government to attack jihadist rebels in Mali followed the surprise rebel advance southward toward the capital Bamako. But… 24/01/2013
Mali: Diabaly after the battle – nocomment French ground troops and Malian army soldiers have been securing locations recaptured from rebels. At Diabaly, a town of mud-brick homes 350 km north of… 24/01/2013
Mali: civilians try to escape the conflict – nocomment Hundreds of people took to the road to escape fighting as French and Malian soldiers wrested control of the central Malian town of Diabaly from Islamist… 19/01/2013
Europe Weekly: Algeria crisis delays UK PM’s EU speech British Prime Minister David Cameron postpones his long-awaited speech due to the Algerian hostage crisis; EU foreign ministers approve a move to train the… 19/01/2013
Rasmussen: ‘No role for NATO in Mali’ Against the backdrop of an unfolding hostage drama in Algeria, euronews spoke to Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the secretary general of NATO. Originally created… 18/01/2013
EU foreign ministers back Mali mission Europe’s foreign ministers have approved sending troops to help train the Malian army to fight back against Islamist militants. EU troops are not expected… 17/01/2013
Regional impact of war in Mali French military action – Opération Serval – against Islamists trying to take control of northern Mali has moved into a new phase: the deployment of… 16/01/2013
French troops on the ground in BamakoA French soldier peers into the barrel of a tank at a Malian air base in Bamako as France hit Islamist rebels in Mali with fresh air strikes and deployed… 16/01/2013
EU debate over French support in Mali heats up Military support comes in many different forms. And as France continues it’s intervention in Mali, the wider EU debate over just what kind of assistance to… 15/01/2013
EU dilemma over Malian armed forces training The EU is on course to revise and accelerate its training program for the Malian army. 200 instructors now look set for deployment over 15 months. But… 14/01/2013
French attack to contain Islamists in Mali French military intervention in north Mali is aimed at stopping a radical Islamic takeover of the territory. Three groups essentially dominate here: Al… 14/01/2013
Pakistan soldier in Kashmir ‘‘killed by India troops’‘A Pakistani soldier has been killed by Indian troops near the dividing line in the disputed territory of Kashmir, Pakistan’s military says. The soldier was… 10/01/2013
Syrian refugees can’t escape cold Some of the worst winter weather to hit the eastern Mediterranean region in years has Syrians in refugee camps saying the biggest threat to them now is the… 09/01/2013
Meanwhile in AleppoA Free Syrian Army fighter feeds a cat in the old city of Aleppo. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman 07/01/2013
A key element found in 2012 In 1969, man set foot on the Moon. In 2012, a new elementary particle, the famous Higgs boson particle was discovered. It helps our understanding of why the… 31/12/2012
Conflict and political changes mark the last 12 months Euronews reflects on the events that marked 2012, starting with look at the conflict in Syria. 2011 ended with a violent crackdown. The bloodshed continued… 31/12/2012
Al Qaeda’s rise in Syria It has become a challenge to define who are the fighting forces in Syria. Syrian Armed Forces personnel who deserted, along with volunteers, call themselves… 19/12/2012
NATO chief warns Syria on chemical weapons NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned Syria not to use its stockpile of chemical weapons. He said the Assad regime would face serious consequences if… 04/12/2012
