Armed Groups

Former president Santos asks forgiveness for deaths of thousands during armed conflict with left-wing fighters.

Rebel Chin National Front signs agreement with the National Unity Government to ‘demolish the dictatorship’.

Military says Qasim Muslih, Anbar head of the Popular Mobilisation Forces, has been arrested.

Women have played a more prominent role in hardline attacks in Indonesia, and analysts say it reflects ISIL’s influence.

The military and authorities have previously said they have defeated the FACT rebel group only for fighting to continue.

Armed groups displace some 17,500 people in Burkina Faso in recent days, UNHCR says, in attempt to cause ‘mayhem’.

The Ethiopian government launched a huge security operation against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front last year.

The FACT rebel group had said it was ready to observe a ceasefire after the president’s death on battlefield last week.

Hundreds have lost their lives in recent months due to ethnic violence in Africa’s second most populous country.

Experts say Indonesian officials should pay compensation if perpetrator was one of hardline group arrested in January.

Four Indonesians had been held by group notorious for kidnapping for ransom for more than a year.

Military power grab appears to be uniting Myanmar people against a shared enemy, increasing the risk of armed conflict.

Attack on military post in Tessit, near border with Burkina Faso and Niger, also left 14 soldiers wounded, army says.

Attack by motorcycle-riding attackers is the latest in a series of incidents targeting schools in northern Nigeria.