Tag: militia
Druse Militia Refuse to Join Syria’s New Army
Syria After Civil War The militias that control the Druse religious minority’s heartland in southwestern Syria have resisted the new government’s attempts to bring all armed groups under its control. Military training for Druse men by the Mountain Brigade near Sweida, Syria, in January. By Christina Goldbaum and Reham Mourshed Photographs and Video by David…
UN rights body accuses Rwanda-backed militia of killing children in eastern DRC
OHCHR says Tutsi-led M23 group killed three boys in Bukavu last week after capturing the city The UN human rights office accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of killing three children in Bukavu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo city they captured last week, expressing alarm at human rights violations by the militia. “Our office has…