Tag: Ceasefire
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Putin trying to ‘find some oxygen’ with ceasefire order in Ukraine: US President Biden
Biden's statement comes after Vladimir Putin directed the Russian Defence Sergey Shoigu to order a ceasefire in Ukraine from January 6 to January 7.
January 6, 2023 -
Colombian govt suspends ceasefire with ELN guerrillas
The Colombian government has decided to suspend ceasefire with the National Liberation Army (ELN), after the guerrilla group denied it was part of a bilateral ceasefire agreement announced by President Gustavo Petro on New Year's Eve, a top official said.
January 5, 2023 -
Ceasefire between Israel, Palestinian militants comes into force
The ceasefire, which both sides had confirmed, came into force at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, and followed a targeted Israeli military operation that killed several high-ranking PIJ members in the Gaza Strip, including military chief Taisir al-Jabari and Islamic Jihad's southern commander, Khaled Mansour, reports dpa news agency.
August 8, 2022 -
Yemen PM, US envoy discuss ceasefire initiative
Yemen has been locked into a civil war in 2014 since the Iran-backed Shia Houthi militia
July 29, 2021 -
Afghan provincial Governor, Taliban agree on truce
This is the first time that a provincial government and the Taliban have agreed on a ceasefire
July 16, 2021 -
Disappointed with collapse of Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire: Trump
A new round of armed conflict broke out on September 27 along the contact line of the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
October 28, 2020 -
Pakistan violates ceasefire on LoC for 7th straight day
The attacks were the seventh consecutive ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the LoC in Poonch district.
September 30, 2020 -
Pakistan again violates LoC ceasefire at Poonch
In over 3,186 ceasefire violations on the LoC by Pakistan since the beginning of this year, 24 civilians have been killed and over 100 injured.
September 23, 2020 -
Pakistan violates ceasefire in J-K’s Poonch district; two terrorists neutralised in an ongoing firing in Kulgam
The incident took place at around 10 am when the Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and intense firing with small arms along the Line of Control.
May 30, 2020 -
Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in J-K’s Poonch
According to Army officials, this is the second consecutive day that the Pakistani troops shelled forward posts along the LoC. Till last reports came in firing was continuing from both sides in the area.
April 7, 2020 -
Gaza conflict: Israel lifts restrictions amid ceasefire
Since Saturday morning, Palestinian militants in Gaza have launched 690 rockets towards southern Israel. Israel responded with over 320 attacks on military positions, making it the most significant escalation of violence since the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict.
May 6, 2019 -
Mideast on the boil
The cauldron bubble of the Middle East has flared up yet again this week, and the risk of war is dangerously real. The outbreak of violence is reckoned to be the worst since the 2014 conflict and the situation remains ever so fragile. The question that is now of greatest importance is whether the ceasefire...
November 16, 2018 -
Peace amidst war?
The analogy may not be wholly appropriate; yet from Kashmir to Afghanistan, the Eid ceasefire has hit the reefs. For the relentlessly tormented country, the denouement must be still more tragic as it was the first taste of peace in 17 years. The celebration, which was expected to be the most peaceful since 2001, has...
June 23, 2018 -
Silencing voices of scribes
Eminent journalist and editor of Rising Kashmir Shujat Bukhari was gunned down in the heart of Srinagar just as the central government was mulling whether or not to extend the ceasefire that was ordered during the month of Ramzan. His cold blooded murder is both tragic and ironic because Bukhari was a supporter of the...
June 20, 2018 -
16 killed as Afghan Taliban launch attacks after ceasefire
At least 16 people were killed on Monday as the Afghan Taliban resumed attacks after refusing to extend a three-day ceasefire that ended on Sunday night, police said. Taliban militants launched early morning attacks on security checkpoints in Ghormach, Qaisar, Pashtunkot and Shirin Tagab districts in the Faryab province, a police officer was quoted as...
June 18, 2018 -
Taliban announces end to Afghanistan Eid festival ceasefire
A widely welcomed three-day ceasefire between security forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan appears to be over, with the latter saying its militants had been ordered to take up arms again on Sunday night. The government says it will continue a unilateral ceasefire for another 10 days, although security forces can defend themselves if attacked,...
June 18, 2018 -
At least 20 dead in Afghanistan suicide attack during ceasefire
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of Afghan Taliban, security forces, and civilians celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire in the war-torn country today, killing at least 20 people, officials said.
June 16, 2018