Displaced by Fighting in Northern Myanmar, Thousands Continue to Live in Makeshift Camps

Four years ago, a clash between government soldiers and rebels from the Kachin Independence Army in northern Myanmar renewed civil war in Kachin State. The Kachin Independence Organization, formed shortly after Myanmar’s independence from Britain, pursued the path of armed struggle for 33 years from 1961 until 1994, after which they signed a ceasefire agreement […]

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Fighting in Gaza sparks riots in West Bank

While fighting between Hamas and the Israeli military occurred in Gaza, violent demonstrations took place continuing into the weekend in the West Bank and the Old City of Jerusalem, in which eleven Palestinians died and more than a hundred were injured. On Thursday, Palestinian leaders in the West Bank encouraged their followers to go out […]

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