Posts Tagged ‘rebels’

Paris seeks to move to UN sanctions against Côte d’Ivoire

June 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
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France proposed to the Security Council of UN rapid adoption of a bill on sanctions against Côte d’Ivoire, including an arms embargo, it was learned from diplomatic sources.
Experts of the 15 Legislative Council members discussed Monday the project, presented Sunday by France for ending violence and resuming the peace process in that country [...]

Indonesia: 138 hostages freed by rebels in Aceh

December 10th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
The Movement for the Free Aceh (GAM rebels) has released 138 hostages in the past three days, said Tuesday the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The 138 people taken hostage in 2003 were released in eastern Aceh, a province in northern Sumatra island, said a statement issued by the ICRC and the Indonesian Red [...]

Escalating crisis in Haiti

October 20th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
In the light of a possible rebel attack, dozens of policemen fled the Haitian town of Mirebalais, bringing to five the number nine departments assigned by the government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to the rebels, according to information received in Havana.
However, the anti-Aristide rebels have not yet occupied Mirebalais, in the province of the Central [...]

Haiti rebels control another major city in the north

October 19th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
The armed rebels opposing Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide occupied Monday night the city of Port-de-Paix (North), launching a wave of looting and torching several buildings, according to reports from Port-au - Prince, Haiti’s capital Tuesday.
With the capture of Port de Paix, a city of 120 000 inhabitants, the rebels led by former police chief Guy [...]

the rebels have not yet accepted the plan and always ask for the resignation of Aristide

October 19th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
armed rebels entered Sunday in the second city of Haiti, Cap-Haitien, after taking control of the local airport, according to reports reaching Havana.
On Sunday evening, President Aristide said in his speech announcing the beginning of Carnival a week in the country, he had sent reinforcements to Cap Haitien, without giving further details.
Mr. Aristide has accepted [...]