Former Liberian President Charles Taylor said Wednesday that he was “saddened” by the guilty verdict for abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone and said his role in the conflict was much different from how it had been portrayed.

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Chinook helicopter crews based at RAF Odiham in Hampshire have been playing a vital role in the conflict in Afghanistan.

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VIDEO: Chinooks at work in Afghanistan

Chinook helicopter crews based at RAF Odiham in Hampshire have been playing a vital role in the conflict in Afghanistan.

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VIDEO: Chinooks at work in Afghanistan

The war photographer Paul Conroy who was severely injured in Syria has warned that material from citizen journalists and activists involved directly in the conflict cannot be relied upon

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VIDEO: War reporters ‘have to go in’ to Syria

The visit, truncated by worries about volatile areas, revealed the limitations of the Arab League’s mission as the conflict shifted to clashes between armed groups and government security forces.

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In Syria, Arab League Monitors Face Severe Limits

A protest takes place in central London to mark 10 years of the conflict in Afghanistan.

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Demo marks 10 years of Afghan war

ISTANBUL — Turkish jets and artillery pounded targets in northern Iraq overnight Wednesday amid an escalation in violence that could dash hopes of a resolution to the conflict between the Turkish state and the country’s Kurdish minority. The Turkish general staff said the airstrikes hit 60 targets in the Kandil and Zap regions of Iraq, where officials in Ankara say Kurdish rebels have established a haven. The raid followed an attack earlier Wednesday by the rebels of the PKK, or Kurdish Workers’ Party, that killed eight soldiers and one village militia member. Read full article > >

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Turkey hits Kurdish targets in Iraq

Foreign Secretary William Hague urges all sides in the conflict around the town of Abyei to cease hostilities and work towards a peaceful solution.

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Rebel forces continue to fight against Colonel Gaddafi’s troops in the east of Libya, with no sign of an end to the conflict despite Nato strikes.

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VIDEO: Desert hideout for Libyan rebels

Ministers are to hold talks on the conflict in Libya, amid calls for Nato to step up the pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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Ministers to hold talks on Libya

Escalating the conflict in Gaza, the Israeli air force fired heavy artillery strikes in the region on Friday, allegedly killing two Palestinian militants and three civilians. The strikes were an act of retaliation after Hamas fired missiles at an…

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Israeli Airstrikes Kill Five in Gaza

Both sides of the conflict in Libya were girding for more confrontation in the coming days, as Tripoli erupted in gunfire Sunday morning.

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In Libya, Both Sides Gird for Long War as Civilian Toll Mounts

Seizing on the surge in gold prices, combatants from multiple sides of the conflict in Colombia are shifting into gold mining.

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In Colombia, New Gold Rush Fuels Old Conflict

Key figures from the conflict in Iraq

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Counting the cost