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Filipino Muslim rebels take tentative steps towards governance
21 May 2013
(IRIN
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The oppressive summer heat bore down on this impoverished southern Philippine town on Mindanao Island as thousands gathered to hear a "proxy candidate" of the country's largest Muslim rebel force address the crowd on the eve of recently concluded mid-term elections.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98072/Filipino-Muslim-rebels-take-tentative-steps-towards-governance
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The changing face of land disputes in Liberia
20 May 2013
(IRIN
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The Liberia Land Commission, which was set up in 2009 to help settle land disputes between returning refugees and their neighbours, is making significant headway, say land experts, but non-conflict related land disputes are increasing, most of them as a result of weak land laws.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98070/The-changing-face-of-land-disputes-in-Liberia
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Briefing: Restive northern Kenya sees shifting power, risks
17 May 2013
(IRIN
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The presence of foreign militias in parts of northeastern Kenya, and their collusion with security officials and business people there, may be to blame for a rise in insecurity in the region, where multiple gun and grenade attacks have been reported over the past two years.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98059/Briefing-Restive-northern-Kenya-sees-shifting-power-risks
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Libyans in North Africa scared to return home
16 May 2013
(IRIN
),
Until government and revolutionary forces attacked the Libyan town of Bani Walid, about 170km southeast of the capital Tripoli in October last year, Abdullah Warfella had been determined never to leave.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98045/Libyans-in-North-Africa-scared-to-return-home
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Pastoralism’s economic contributions are significant but overlooked
16 May 2013
(IRIN
),
Pastoralism is often regarded as an antiquated practice ill-suited to the modern economy, yet trade between pastoral communities in Africa - much of it informal and illegal - generates an estimated US$1 billion each year, according to a new book published by the Futures Agriculture Consortium.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98052/Pastoralism-s-economic-contributions-are-significant-but-overlooked
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Landmine casualties rising in Kachin, Myanmar
15 May 2013
(IRIN
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Former rebel fighter Lahpai Hkam has been in pain every day since a landmine destroyed his lower right leg during a battle with government soldiers 18 months ago in Myanmar’s northern Kachin State.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98040/Landmine-casualties-rising-in-Kachin-Myanmar
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Briefing: Towards internal solutions to the DRC crisis
14 May 2013
(IRIN
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A UN intervention brigade will soon be deployed to the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a bid to neutralize militia groups operating there.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98036/Briefing-Towards-internal-solutions-to-the-DRC-crisis
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Boko Haram attacks hit school attendance in Borno State
14 May 2013
(IRIN
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Around 15,000 children in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, have stopped attending classes since February 2013, according to a Borno State Ministry of Education official who preferred anonymity, as Boko Haram extremists continue a wave of attacks on state schools.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98032/Boko-Haram-attacks-hit-school-attendance-in-Borno-State
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Analysis: Somali security sector reform
13 May 2013
(IRIN
),
At Gashandiga barracks in Mogadishu, Somalia, Pvt Mohamed Sheikh Issak pulled back his military fatigues to show his scarred right shoulder. “I was shot by Al-Shabab when they still controlled half of Mogadishu,” he told IRIN. “I was at home, but they knew I was a soldier.”
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98028/Analysis-Somali-security-sector-reform
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"Sometimes you cannot apply the rules" - Syrian rebels and IHL
13 May 2013
(IRIN
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In recent months, Syrian rebels have faced increasing criticism for violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights law. For guidance on the laws of war, they turn to a combination of Islamic law, IHL and their own sense of righteousness or, as one expert put it, “revolutionary justice” - with mixed results.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98021/Sometimes-you-cannot-apply-the-rules-Syrian-rebels-and-IHL
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Syrian rebels on IHL: In their own words
13 May 2013
(IRIN
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Like Syrian regime forces, Syria’s multitude of rebel fighters have faced growing criticism in recent months over violations of international humanitarian law (IHL), including war crimes, with groups from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to the UN Commission of Inquiry accusing them of killing opponents execution-style, torturing detainees, taking hostages, including UN peacekeepers, and possibly using chemical weapons. So how do the rebels view IHL principles? What guides their action? Who do they consider a civilian? And what do they think of aid workers?
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98022/Syrian-rebels-on-IHL-In-their-own-words
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Trading conflict for coffee in DRC
8 May 2013
(IRIN
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Entrepreneur Gilbert Makelele wants armed groups in his part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to wake up and smell the coffee.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97998/Trading-conflict-for-coffee-in-DRC
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Is more force in the DRC more of the same?
8 May 2013
(IRIN
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The imminent deployment of a UN-backed 3,000-strong international force mandated to “neutralize… and disarm” all armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) marks a switch to a more belligerent international stance towards rebel militia, but has met with scepticism in some quarters.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97999/Is-more-force-in-the-DRC-more-of-the-same
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Coffee and patience: a day in the life of a family hosting Syrian refugees
8 May 2013
(IRIN
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The experiences of 1.4 million Syrian refugees are increasingly well-documented, but little is known about the people who open up their homes to host them. How do you organize your house to accommodate people you may only barely know? What are the stresses and strains? Do politics get in the way? IRIN spent a day in the life of a host family to bring you this portrait.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97997/Coffee-and-patience-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-family-hosting-Syrian-refugees
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Analysis: Towards increased services for Syrian survivors of sexual violence
8 May 2013
(IRIN
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Turkey's camps for Syrian refugees are, by many measures, a model of humanitarian assistance. But one important detail appears to have been overlooked: According to aid workers, nowhere in Turkey's 17 refugee camps can survivors of sexual violence find the level of specialized psychosocial support experts say they so desperately need.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97953/Analysis-Towards-increased-services-for-Syrian-survivors-of-sexual-violence
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Less dependent on food rations
7 May 2013
(IRIN
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The number of Iraqis without secure access to food dropped by more than a quarter of a million people between 2007 and 2011, part of a generally positive trend of increasing food security in Iraq over the last decade.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97991/Less-dependent-on-food-rations
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Displaced still homeless after clashes in Baga, Nigeria
7 May 2013
(IRIN
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Thousands of residents of Baga in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, remain displaced for fear of further clashes breaking out between radical Islamist group Boko Haram and troops from the Nigeria-Niger-Chad Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF). A reported 187 people died in the clashes on 16 and 17 April.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97988/Displaced-still-homeless-after-clashes-in-Baga-Nigeria
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Women yet to regain their place
6 May 2013
(IRIN
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In the 1980s, Iraqi women enjoyed more basic rights than their counterparts in the region; today, despite steps taken after decades of conflict and sanctions, Iraqi women do not have equal educational or employment opportunities, and many are subjected to gender-based violence.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97976/Women-yet-to-regain-their-place
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Countering the radicalization of Kenya's youth
6 May 2013
(IRIN
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Unemployment, poverty and political marginalization are contributing to the Islamic radicalization of Kenya's youth, a situation experts say must be addressed through economic empowerment and inclusive policies.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97982/Countering-the-radicalization-of-Kenya-s-youth
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Little support, no justice for Mali rape survivors
6 May 2013
(IRIN
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During the rebel takeover of northern Mali in April 2012, many women said they were subjected to rape or sexual assault. Since then, little or no support has come through for these women, say aid workers.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97983/Little-support-no-justice-for-Mali-rape-survivors
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