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The United Nations Mission in Colombia has said that it will comply with new deadlines agreed between the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) for a weapon hand-in, now set for June 20.

June 1, 2017 (AIN SIRO) - The governor of North Darfur, Abdel Wahid Youssef, denied on Thursday the displacement of civilians from Ain Siro area after the recent fighting with armed groups in the state.

Youssef made the denial in a speech to the residents of Ain Siro and the Rapid support Forces where he arrived with RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (aka Hametti), and North Darfur security committee members.

The governor told the civilians to not listen to those who call them to go into displacement camps adding, "We will not allow anyone who attacks you or takes your belongings". Also, he called on the civilians to report any attack immediately to the government forces in the area.

Ali Adam Taher, an Ain Siro resident told Sudan Tribune two days ago that some RSF militiamen attacked them under the command of Mohamadine Arko Jalu, a former rebel commander who broke away from the SLM-Minni Arko Minnawi and joined the government.

"This commander has an old hatred with some people in those areas. The attack forced thousands of civilians to flee towards the mountains," Taher said.

"They live in difficult conditions, some in the mountains of Kula, Diri, Adri and Matarj," he said.

Also, leaders of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Girbil Ibrahim and the Sudan Liberation Movement-Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) Wednesday have accused government forces of committing mass crimes against civilians in more than 90 villages in North Darfur State.

The two rebel leaders stressed that Ain Siro area was the most affected by the attacks, saying the government forces and the RSF burned, looted and raped large numbers of girls and terrorised the residents by the intense and indiscriminate aerial bombardment.

However, RSF commander Hametti emphasised that there is no displacement from the area, adding that those who fled the fighting to the mountains returned to their villages and vowed to provide them with the needed protection.

"Our instructions are very clear and we will not accept any mistake. We have strongly advised you to give the needy and follow the straight path," he further said.

RSF Brigadier General Essam Saleh Fadil said that the Rapid Support Forces managed to seize 18 Land Cruiser vehicles, including two ambulances in the Ain Siro battle, in addition to sophisticated weapons in the hands of the armed groups.

"Among the seized weapons that indicate a new development in the arming of the Darfur rebels, the laser-guided rockets that hit their targets from incredible distances," he said.

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Key Points Since December 2016, Islamic State operations have intensified in both the Sinai Peninsula and Egypt's 'mainland', west of the Suez Canal. The incorporation of foreign fighters from Iraq, Libya, and Syria has increased the group's operational capabilities. In response to the 26 May 2017

US forces are building a database with serial numbers for weapons being delivered to Syrian Kurdish commanders, as well as information on the commanders themselves, as the transfer of arms begins ahead of the fight for the Syrian city of Al-Raqqah, a coalition spokesman told reporters on 1 June.

Pro-Syrian government forces continue to threaten the US-led coalition personnel who are training rebels at a base near the Jordan and Iraqi borders, coalition spokesman Colonel Ryan Dillon told reporters on 1 June. The coalition carried out an airstrike to halt an advance by pro-government forces

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David Márquez Martín de la Leona

Con positivas cifras de membresía en las organizaciones internacionales, fiel reflejo de un tejido cultural poliédrico y conformado por las realidades culturales autonómicas, aún queda por avanzar en la involucración en la gobernanza de las mismas.

EVENT Philippine police said on 2 June that at least 37 people were killed when a lone assailant attacked the Resorts World Manila casino and hotel complex in the Philippine capital. Manila police chief Oscar Albayalde said that 36 people died from smoke inhalation as the assailant fired gunshots,

India and Russia have vowed to strengthen defence industrial co-operation as part of wider strategic engagement between the two countries. The pledge was expressed during the 18th annual India-Russia summit, which was held in St Petersburg on 1 June. Following meetings between Russian president

Knowledge of real-world events and the use of the latest technology and systems are essential in developing effective training events, according to representatives of major cyber exercises. Speaking at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence's (CCD COE's) International Conference on

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has sanctioned the start of serial production of the Raybolt (Korean: ‘Hyeongung’) man-portable anti-tank missile (ATM) system developed by local defence company LIG Nex1, it has announced. The procurement agency said

Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) has suffered "40% combat losses" in Mosul, according to a US Department of Defense (DoD) document outlining the budget request to train and equip Iraqi and Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State in fiscal year (FY) 2018. The CTS is a ministry-level

Key Points Ford was delivered to the USN five days after completing its acceptance trials USN leadership noted cyber security would be a priority with Ford 's new digital systems The US Navy (USN) accepted delivery of the first-of-class future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford

Vietnam is bidding to procure additional defence articles from the United States including more surplus US Coast Guard (USCG) vessels, a statement issued by the White House in Washington has confirmed. The statement said the prospect for additional defence sales was discussed on 31 May by US

Russian president Vladimir Putin said stationing a division of Russian forces on the contested Kuril Islands, opposite northern Japan, was in response to US militarisation in the region. Moscow has added military forces in the south Kuril Islands in response to an increase in US military

The successful intercept of a simulated intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the first such intercept ever, is indicative of more realistic testing slated for the US homeland defence system over the coming years, according to the US Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) top officer. The system,

The US Navy (USN) plans to develop "the 'Top Gun' of information warfare" through its new Naval Information Warfighting Development Center (NIWDC), the head of the centre has told Jane's , aiming to build subject matter expertise in a range of areas within the field. The NIWDC reached

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Militaries need to be proactive in the cyber warfare domain if they are to be able to generate effective responses to attacks, according to James Lewis, senior vice-president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Speaking at the NATO Co-operative Cyber Defence Centre of

The difficulty in attributing cyber attacks poses significant challenges to governments and militaries in how they should respond to incidents. Speaking at the NATO Co-operative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence's (CCD COE's) International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon) in Tallinn, Estonia,

BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman have signed new deals with the Australian government extending commitments to support the integration of local companies into their respective international supply chains. The new Global Supply Chain (GSC) agreements were announced on 2 June by Australia’s