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CRIIWATCH
Tracking Conflict Worldwide
CriiWatch i our gloal con ict tracker, a tool deigned to help deciion-maker prevent
deadl violence keeping them up-to-date with development in over 70 con ict and
crie, identifing trend and alerting them to rik of ecalation and opportunitie to
advance peace.
Learn more aout CriiWatch
Decemer 2018
Gloal Overview DCMR 2018
In Novemer, Yemen’ rutal war continued to threaten it people with famine,
while talk planned for earl Decemer offer a glimmer of hope for reprieve. Trend
oko Haram’ inurgenc in north eat Nigeria gained intenit, a upected for
Lat
jihadit group tepped up attack in urkina Fao’ north and eat and acro Month
the order in outh wet Niger, and in Mozamique’ far north. In omalia, Al- Decemer
2018
haaa upped it campaign of violence, while territorial clahe ared etween
the countr’ emi-autonomou Puntland region and omaliland. In the Central
African Repulic, ghting etween armed group and violence targeting civilian
and peacekeeper urged, and clahe erupted in northern Chad. Fear grew over Deteriorated
poile violence around upcoming election in DR Congo, and troop from ituation
neighouring urundi attacked a Congo-aed urundian reel group. Protet
turned violent in Haiti and Guinea, while in angladeh, election-related urkina
violence could increae in coming week. In urope, relation deteriorated Outlook Fao,
for
etween Koovo and eria, while further eat tenion piked following an Thi
Niger,
incident involving Ruian and Ukrainian naval veel in the Azov ea. Month urundi,
Januar
Central
2019
African
Repulic,
In Yemen, the war raged on with local force acked the United Ara mirate Chad,
advancing into the eatern part of Hodeida cit, till controlled the Huthi. A Conflict omalia,
attle for Hodeida port and cit – a lifeline for ome two third of the population Rik omaliland,
– would likel plunge million of Yemeni into famine. Amid recent U.. enate Alert Mozamique,
move to end it involvement in the war, Decemer offer a glimmer of hope; UN Guinea,
Democratic
pecial nvo Martin Grif th i expected to hold peace talk, which could
Repulic of Nigeria,
reume effort toward a political ettlement and help avert the lide into a
Congo, Koovo,
catatrophic man-made diater.
angladeh, Ukraine,
Jihadit group tepped up attack in multiple theatre acro Africa. In Yemen Haiti
Nigeria’ north eat, the oko Haram faction calling itelf Ilamic tate Wet
Africa Province upped it raid on ecurit force, taxing an alread over-
tretched militar ahead of the Feruar 2019 poll. In the ahel, jihadit attack
continued to rie in urkina Fao’ north and eat and a new hot pot emerged Reolution Improved
acro the order in outh-wetern Niger. Al-haaa in omalia inteni ed Opportunitie ituation
attack in Mogadihu and elewhere, while eparatel, force from omalia’
emi-autonomou Puntland fought a new out with thoe of omaliland over Yemen None
conteted territor. Further down the coat in northern Mozamique, upected
Ilamit militant renewed their rutal targeting of civilian.In the Central African Repulic, violence once again urged, epeciall in the north and centre, a
faction of the former reel eleka coalition that temporaril took power in 2013 fought anti-alaka PRIDNT' TAK
communit-aed militia. Armed group alo targeted civilian, UN peacekeeper and humanitarian High take in the
facilitie. Meanwhile, the rivalr etween Ruian and African Union-led mediation procee
continued to tmie progre toward a political ettlement. A new front opened in Chad’ north a a
Month Ahead
local defence force formed to reit arm operation which it elieve are aimed at taking control of RORT MALLY
the area’ gold mine. PRIDNT & CO
DR Congo’ long-delaed general election et for 23 Decemer could trigger violence. The
oppoition’ failure to unite ehind a ingle candidate put wind in the ail of Preident Kaila’ In hi foreword to the
favoured ucceor, while concern aout the crediilit and fairne of the proce could lead loer Novemer/Decemer 2018
to dipute the reult. urundi’ political crii turned more kinetic a the arm attacked camp of intalment of CriiWatch,
an armed oppoition group aed in DR Congo’ eat. In Guinea, everal people were killed a our monthl con ict
oppoition upporter conteting the reult of the Feruar 2018 local election clahed with
tracker, our Preident Ro
ecurit force.
Malle ee in ection
In an atmophere of political acrimon and mitrut, fear grew over the potential for violence point drawing near in two
around angladeh’ general election on 30 Decemer. Clahe continued etween police and of the world’ hottet
upporter of the oppoition, whoe call to potpone the poll a month, and create a caretaker war
government to overee them, the government rejected. At leat nine people were killed in a renewed ...
wave of violence in Haiti a anti-corruption protet gripped the countr.
Relation etween Koovo and eria took a turn for the wore a Koovo introduced a 100 per cent Continue reading
tariff on import from onia and eria, which it aid wa retaliation for their “negative ehaviour”
and diplomatic effort to undermine Koovo’ international poition. The tariff alo raied tenion
within Koovo a ethnic er expreed their anger at the move. A confrontation involving Ruian and Ukrainian naval
veel in the Azov ea reulted in the Ruian capture of three Ukrainian veel and 24 ervicemen, in what i elieved to
contitute Ruia’ rt overt and unconteted ue of force againt Ukraine ince it 2014 annexation of Crimea; oth ide
accued each other of provocation.
Latet Update
Africa
urkina Fao DCMR 2018
Jihadit militant ramped up attack in north and eat mainl againt ecurit force, a protet and trike continued. In
at region, upected memer of jihadit group Anarul Ilam 2 Nov attacked gendarmerie in oudougui, Koulpélogo
province; ecurit force 12 Nov reportedl repelled attack unidenti ed gunmen againt gendarmerie in Partiaga, Tapoa
province. Roadide om and gun attack againt police convo near town of oungou in eat 30 Nov killed ve including
four police of cer. In Centre North region, upected Anarul Ilam 8 Nov attacked gendarmerie in Namiguia, am
province, wounding gendarme. In Centre Wet region, unidenti ed gunmen 8 Nov attacked gendarmerie in ill, iilli
province, wounding police commiioner. In ahel region in north, unidenti ed gunmen 21 Nov attacked police tation in
Tongomael, oum province, wounding police of cer. More chool hut down acro countr a jihadit militant
continued intimidation. upected memer of jihadit group Ilamic tate in Greater ahara (IG) 5 Nov forcil cloed
chool in Kletafade, ahel region in north. chool in Gaeri, at region were hut down 12 Nov after teacher received
death threat from upected Anarul Ilam militant. Unidenti ed aailant ame da reportedl whipped teacher in
Toulfé, North region; other teacher in area cloed chool in fear of attack. Reident in Fada-Ngourma, at region 1 Nov
proteted againt terrorim and violence. Prion ecurit guard on trike to demand etter working condition ame da
raided reidence of Jutice Miniter René agoro in capital Ouagadougou. mploee at court in Fada-Ngourma 5 Nov
cloed court due to inecurit, with court ecurit guard on trike ince 25 Oct. everal thouand people 29 Nov
demontrated in capital Ouagadougou a part of nationwide trike over higher fuel price. NGO Human Right Watch 19
Nov aid arm 16 Nov allegedl killed fourteen men detained in Gael Liddji, oum province, ahel region.Mali DCMR 2018 Govt launched diarmament and reintegration of comatant in north, a communal con ict and jihadit attack continued in centre and north. In repone to criticim of govt’ propoed ill to reform adminitrative diviion (leaked in Oct) – including that it would favour nomadic group and that govt drafted ill unilaterall – govt held conultation with oppoition leader and conference throughout countr. ut main oppoition leader oumaïla Cié 8 Nov declined PM Maïga’ invitation to dicu reform, citing Preident Keïta’ lack of legitimac, and opponent of draft ill in Gao in north prevented organiation of conference there. A enviaged in 2015 Algier peace agreement, govt launched Accelerated Diarmament, Demoiliation, Reinertion and Integration (A-DDR-I) program in Gao, Kidal and Timuktu 6, 9 and 12 Nov repectivel aimed at integrating ome 1,600 comatant from variou armed group into ecurit force. ome of thoe ghter refued to hand over all weapon citing variou iue, including their deire to keep ame rank a the held in armed group. Jihadit kept up attack in north and centre a French force continued trike targeting leader. Al-Qaeda- linked jihadit coalition Group for the upport of Ilam and Mulim (GIM) 9 Nov releaed video in which Amadou Kouffa, Fulani leader of GIM memer Macina Lieration Front, called on Fulani acro Wet Africa to join jihad, in contrat with pat call addreed to all Mulim. French operation in Gourma area 11-12 Nov killed even jihadit, including GIM faction leader al-Manour Ag Alkaim. Jihadit 12 Nov attacked UN contractor in Gao near UN ae, killing three civilian, and upected jihadit 19 Nov killed Ara of cer in mixed arm-armed group force in Timuktu. France 23 Nov aid raid French force in Mopti region night of 22-23 Nov “put out of action” aout 30 jihadit militant, poil including Kouffa; govt 24 Nov aid Kouffa killed. In centre, communal con ict continued. Gunmen 3 Nov attacked ve village in anka area reportedl home to ethnic Dogon. Dogon militia Dan Nan Amaagou 21 Nov aid militia, which announced unilateral ceae re in Oct, had rejected ceae re with Fulani herder to protect Dogon after everal killed arm. Local authoritie 22 Nov aid aout a dozen Fulani herder had een killed in recent da in town of Ouenkoro in Mopti region and accued Dogon hunter. Niger DCMR 2018 upected jihadit group tepped up attack in outh wet near order with urkina Fao and Mali and upected oko Haram continued attack in outh eat near order with Nigeria. Govt 3 Nov aid arm had detroed everal camp of alleged jihadit in outh wet in previou week. Unidenti ed aailant 17 Nov attacked gendarmerie pot near Makalondi, 10km from urkina Fao order in Tillaer region, killing two gendarme efore retreating acro order. Armed aailant 30 Nov attacked police pot in Tera town in outh wet, killing cutom of cer. Govt ame da declared tate of emergenc in department of a, Torodi and Tera in Tillaer region in outh wet. In outh eat, upected oko Haram militant 22 Nov attacked French drilling compan Foraco’ well ite in Toumour, Diffa region, eight people killed; local authoritie 24 Nov aid upected oko Haram gunmen had kidnapped fteen girl overnight in village near Toumour, Diffa region. U.. media earl Nov reported that U.. militar ent letter of reprimand to ix peronnel, including Air Force two-tar general, for their role in Oct 2017 operation near Tongo Tongo in which four American and four Nigerien oldier were killed. urundi DCMR 2018 Militar launched reprial attack againt armed oppoition group in eatern DR Congo (DRC) and Preident Nkurunziza refued to meet viiting African Union (AU) of cial and attend regional ummit. Following attack armed oppoition group RD-TAARA aed in eatern DRC on militar poition in wet late Oct, arm launched attack in DRC 1-2 Nov reportedl damaging reel’ camp and forcing them to ee. Govt denied incurion into DRC. Congolee ecurit force arreted urundian oldier at ange, in DRC’ outh Kivu province and reportedl handed him over to urundian arm on order 6 Nov, and arreted three other urundian oldier for ecretl entering Luenda refugee camp, which helter urundian refugee. After govt, ruling part and allied partie late Oct ocotted fth and nal round of inter-urundian
dialogue aimed at reolving political crii triggered Nkurunziza’ 2015 deciion to tand for third term, facilitator former Tanzanian Preident Mkapa aid he had concluded hi miion and reported to mediator Ugandan Preident Mueveni. Govt rejected raft of reform propoed oppoition partie who attended dialogue. Oppoition and civil ociet called on AU and UN to take over proce. AU Commiioner for Peace and ecurit maël Chergui and former CAR Preident ama Panza met govt of cial in ujumura 5-7 Nov to encourage authoritie to take part in incluive dialogue; Nkurunziza refued to meet them, citing u agenda. Govt did not attend at African Communit (AC) miniterial meeting 28 Nov and Nkurunziza refued to attend or end repreentative to AC head of tate ummit planned for 30 Nov-1 Dec; ummit potponed ine die a urundi’ aence meant quorum not reached. Govt 8 Nov rejected ept application main in-countr oppoition leader Agathon Rwaa to create new part, citing latter’ intention to ue acronm, emlem and motto of exiting part. Govt 5 Nov aid it had re-regitered 25 NGO following National ecurit Council’ late ept upenion of all NGO. Cameroon DCMR 2018 Oppoition leader continued to reject Preident ia’ win in Oct poll, in wet Anglophone eparatit continued to attack tate repreentative and kidnap tudent a militar purued deadl counter offenive, and in Far North oko Haram (H) attack continued at low e. Maurice Kamto, of cial runner-up in Oct preidential vote, continued to claim victor. He and hi upporter attempted to protet in capital Yaoundé 6 Nov, da of ia’ inauguration for eventh term, ut authoritie arreted him and upporter, releaing them hour later. Kamto 26 Nov called on Francophone to oerve general trike ever Monda afternoon in olidarit with Anglophone, threatening to extend trike to all da if govt doe not reolve Anglophone crii end of 2018. In Anglophone area, eparatit 5 Nov kidnapped 79 tudent and two taff from chool in Nkwen, Northwet region; following international condemnation militant releaed tudent 48 hour later. Militar reportedl killed aout 30 eparatit in Mao-inka, Northwet 12-13 Nov. eparatit 14 Nov killed Maor of Nwa, Northwet. Militar 16 Nov killed at leat ten eparatit in elo, Northwet, including local head of Amazonian elf-Defence Council (AC), militar wing of eparatit group Amazonia Interim Govt. eparatit 20 Nov kidnapped nine tudent and teacher from chool in Kuma, outhwet; next da militar attacked eparatit’ camp, freeing captive and killing at leat two. eparatit 27 Nov kidnapped Anglophone lawer, releaed him next da. Cardinal Chritian Tumi 14 Nov aid imon Munzu, head of organiing committee of Anglophone General Conference, had reigned citing death threat from eparatit. Organier of conference cheduled for 21-22 Nov potponed it for econd time until govt give authoriation. In Far North region, H killed four people in Igawa, Mao-ava department 1 Nov and one in aljoel, Mao- Tanaga 2 Nov. Militar 14 Nov arreted H militant in Gouzoudou, Mao-ava. ia 30 Nov igned decree creating committee to overee Diarmament, Demoiliation and Reintegration of H defector and Anglophone militant. Central African Repulic DCMR 2018 Fighting etween armed group and attack on civilian and peacekeeper urged, epeciall in north and centre. In atangafo in north, anti-alaka communit defence group and ex-eleka militant fought each other, attacked civilian, UN peacekeeper and humanitarian worker and pillaged humanitarian facilitie end Oct-earl Nov, leaving everal people dead; re tarted during ghting detroed three camp for diplaced people leaving over 30,000 people without helter. UN deploed more peacekeeper. In amari in centre, militant of ex-eleka faction Union for Peace in the Central African Repulic (UPC) 13 Nov forced people out of their home and occupied them. In Alindao in centre, ghting etween UPC militant and anti-alaka 15 Nov left at leat 60 people dead including two priet; Catholic church ued a helter for diplaced people urned down. In Gaia, near ererati in wet, iriri armed group 16 Nov attacked UN ae killing peacekeeper. Two parallel mediation procee – one led African Union (AU), another Ruia and udan – continued to compete for u-in. French FM Le Drian viited capital angui 1-2 Nov, encouraged Preident Touadéra to engage with AU-led mediation rather than proce led Ruia and udan; he pledged 1,400 ri e for arm and €24mn to help pa civil ervant alarie and penion and uild infratructure. Coalition of political partie and civil ociet group 12 Nov igned memorandum aking for incluive AU-led dialogue. UN ecurit Council 15 Nov extended mandate of UN miion (MINUCA) for one month to allow more time for negotiation over new twelve-month mandate; U.. expreed reervation over France’ propoed expanion of mandate due to reource implication and Ruia ojected to propoed language on primac of AU-led mediation. International Criminal Court 11 Nov iued arret warrant for MP and former anti-alaka leader Alfred Yekatom Romhot, known a Ramo, for war crime and crime againt humanit; Romhot arreted late Oct after he red hot in national aeml, taken to Netherland 17 Nov and 23 Nov made hi rt appearance at court in The Hague.
Chad DCMR 2018
Clahe erupted in north etween arm and ethnic Teu defence force, a arm continued operation againt Lia-aed
armed group in north and oko Haram in wet. Arm operation in Miki area in north, which it aid were aimed at
driving out illegal gold miner, arm traf cker and lave trader, ecalated earl Nov into confrontation with local Teu
communit intent on retaining control of area and it reource. ome arm veteran, civilian and former reel earl Nov
formed Teu elf-Defence Committee to prevent what it ee a “Dé’ clan” exploiting Tieti gold mine. Govt 17 Nov
claimed arm had dilodged “the enem” from Miki, which Teu elf-Defence Committee denied, claiming 20 Nov that it
had driven out arm. Ground operation and airtrike reportedl caued man caualtie in arm and among local force.
Oppoition leader 22 Nov called on Preident Dé to open national dialogue on far north. Parliamentar oppoition 28
Nov appealed for ceation of hotilitie and parliamentar viit to north to liten to population and then dicu it
demand with govt to nd olution. Clahe continued etween arm and Lia-aed armed group around Kouri
ougoudi in north. Dé 9 Nov replaced defence miniter with former head of gendarmerie and replaced ecurit miniter
with Mahamat Aa Ali alah, a Teu. U.. 16 Nov donated ix oat and ix vehicle worth $1.3mn to militar rigade
carring out operation againt oko Haram in Lake Chad area. Govt and African Development ank 14 Nov initiated
program that aim to provide govt $21mn in udgetar upport to oot economic recover. National Framework for
Political Dialogue 12 Nov aid legilative election, alread potponed to Nov, would again e puhed ack to Ma 2019.
Dé 25-27 Nov viited Irael and met PM Netanahu and Preident Rivlin, retoring diplomatic relation cut off ince
1972; two countrie have maintained trade relationhip.
Democratic Repulic Of Congo DCMR 2018
Violence could ecalate or reak out in new area around 23 Dec general election; in Nov oppoition failed to unite ehind
ingle candidate and armed group violence continued in eat. even oppoition leader created Lamuka coalition in Geneva
11 Nov, trongl criticiing voter’ roll and ue of voting machine, agreeing that, if coalition win, freh election would e
held after two ear in which memer Jean-Pierre ema and Moïe Katumi could run, and naming Martin Faulu a
oppoition’ ingle preidential candidate. Next da, two main oppoition candidate, Felix Thiekedi and uequentl
Vital Kamerhe, pulled out of agreement citing preure from political ae. Latter two leader formed alliance etween
their partie in Kenan capital Nairoi 23 Nov, with Thiekedi a it preidential candidate. lectoral commiion 21 Nov
opened month-long campaigning period. In North Kivu province in eat, armed group including Allied Democratic Force
(ADF) kept up attack on civilian in north of province, preventing effective repone to ola outreak. upected ADF 5
Nov launched attack on Mangoko, killing even civilian, and Oicha, killing civilian. Aailant 10 Nov killed woman and
kidnapped ve other at Mai-Moa, and killed ix civilian in eni 10-11 Nov. UN miion and arm 13 Nov launched joint
operation againt ADF militant, even peacekeeper and at leat twelve oldier killed. upected ADF attack on Oicha 15
Nov left ve civilian dead. hell hit houe in eni 16 Nov forcing ixteen World Health Organization taff to evacuate. ADF
18 Nov killed three traveller on road etween Oicha and ringeti. In Kaai province in centre, militar operation againt
Kamuina Napu armed group killed eventeen militant 7 Nov. Three campaigner for memer of ruling coalition
diappeared, upected killed, 17 Nov near Diaa. Arrival in Kaai province of mot of etimated 362,000 Congolee
forcefull evicted from Angola armed force Oct-Nov put added train on reource. In outh Kivu province in eat,
urundian militar attacked ae of urundian RD-TAARA reel 1-2 Nov reportedl forcing them to ee; urundi
denied incurion. Congolee ecurit force arreted urundian oldier at ange and reportedl handed him over to
urundian arm 6 Nov, and arreted three other urundian oldier for entering Luenda refugee camp, which helter
urundian refugee.
Gaon DCMR 2018Preident ongo 24 Oct reportedl uffered troke and wa hopitalied in audi Araian capital Riadh, where he wa attending conference; 29 Nov travelled from Riadh to Moroccan capital, Raat to continue recover. In repone to call VP Mouavou, contitutional court 14 Nov ruled head of tate wa “temporaril unavailale” and amended contitution to give VP and PM power to carr out certain preidential function; VP to chair cainet. Oppoition condemned move a attempt to conolidate power in hand of ongo clan and African Union 17 Nov urged govt to repect contitutional order. Djiouti DCMR 2018 mirati port operator DP World, from which govt eized control of Doraleh port in Fe and ownerhip of Doraleh Container Terminal in ept, 6 Nov led lawuit with High Court of Hong Kong accuing China of uilding free zone in diputed port and preuring govt into cancelling agreement with DP World; govt denied Chinee rm induced it to reach agreement with DP World. Preident Guelleh met thiopian PM Ai in Addi Aaa 17 Nov; expreed readine to take part in regional integration and upport for UN’ 14 Nov lifting of anction againt ritrea. UN had placed anction on ritrea partl ecaue latter had not withdrawn it force from diputed area on order with Djiouti following clahe with Djiouti in June 2008. ritrea DCMR 2018 UN ecurit Council 14 Nov lifted anction it impoed on ritrea in 2009 ecaue latter had not withdrawn troop from diputed area on order with Djiouti and for alleged funding of armed group in omalia. Preident Afwerki met thiopian PM Ai and omali Preident Farmajo in thiopia 9 Nov; all agreed to trengthen tripartite cooperation. udanee Preident ahir 28 Oct expreed willingne to normalie relation with ritrea. thiopia DCMR 2018 Govt launched crackdown on corruption in govt and militar and continued to foter cooperation with neighour, ut ethnic violence and criminalit continued. In crackdown againt corrupt of cial, govt 10-11 Nov arreted 79 people, including enior militar of cial and head of militar-run Metal and ngineering Corporation (MTC); compan accued of mimanaging mega-project including Grand thiopian Renaiance Dam. Tigra regional tate Preident Deretion Geremichael 19 Nov aid crackdown dicriminated againt ethnic Tigraan, who dominated in govt efore PM Ai’ election. thnic Oromo militia 14 Nov reportedl killed at leat ten omali in Moale, on order with Kena. thnic Oromo armed group 29 Nov reportedl attacked civilian and Oromia tate police in at Wollega zone and area adjacent to enihangul Regional tate killing dozen of civilian and eventeen police of cer. Armed group Oromo Lieration Front 14 Nov reached cooperation agreement with political part Oromo Democratic Part, urging upporter to refrain from violence and aide rule of law. Former oppoition gure irtukan Mideka named head of electoral oard 22 Nov. PM Ai 9 Nov received omali Preident Farmajo and ritrean Preident Afwerki to dicu how to develop tie, 17 Nov addreed African Union at 11th extraordinar eion in Addi Aaa, highlighting need to reform and trengthen union.
Kena DCMR 2018 Al-haaa continued attack in eat, a intercommunal clahe perited in north. In eat, Al-haaa militant 10 Nov hot at international NGO vehicle on Maalani-Ijara road, Garia count, wounding one female taff-memer. Unidenti ed gunmen 20 Nov attacked orphanage at Chakama village, 60km wet of Malindi on coat, wounding ve people and kidnapping Italian volunteer; no group claimed reponiilit. In north, intercommunal clahe perited in everal countie. In Marait count, tit-for-tat attack etween ethnic orana and Gara over diputed oundarie continued, killing three. In protracted feud over order etween Garia and Iiolo countie, orana and omali communitie clahed 6 Nov, leaving three dead in Modogahe area. In Wajir count, attack Gelile u-clan and reprial Matan u-clan 7- 8 Nov left four dead. omalia DCMR 2018 Al-haaa tepped up attack in capital Mogadihu and elewhere and militia ghting roke out in Galmudug tate. In Mogadihu, Al-haaa car om attack 8 Nov killed Hirhaelle regional tate MP Adiwali Mohamed and two other; militant 9 Nov carried out three car om attack: two targeted aha hotel, killing around 52 civilian, ve Al-haaa militant killed in enuing gun ght. U.. airtrike on Al-haaa tronghold continued; airtrike near Deatcile 19 Nov killed 37 militant; airtrike in Qu Cad Mudug region 20 Nov killed even militant; airtrike near Leede, a region 30 Nov killed nine militant. Al-haaa 16 Nov launched aault againt u paramilitar group Ahlul unnah Waa-Jama’a (AWJ) in Guriceel ditrict in Galgaduud province, AWJ retained control of ditrict. In Galkao in north, Al-haaa 26 Nov attacked compound of u cleric killing him and at leat eventeen of hi follower. Fighting erupted in Galmudug 19 Nov etween two militia from Marehan and Cer clan; federal and regional govt ent militar to top ghting. Ilamic tate (II) inteni ed operation in Mogadihu and outhern omalia; extorted uine leader in Mogadihu, killed thoe who refued to pa taxe to II. Al-haaa 13 Nov executed ix of it memer in akow, Middle Jua region in outh for pledging upport to II leader Adulqadir Mumin. Regional election potponed to 5 Dec. Preident Farmajo met thiopian PM Ai and ritrean Preident Afwerki in ahir Dar, thiopia 9 Nov, all agreed to trengthen tripartite cooperation. omaliland DCMR 2018 omalia’ emi-autonomou region Puntland and omaliland force 4 Nov clahed in Tukaraq, reigniting con ict over diputed territorie of ool and anaag. outh udan DCMR 2018 UN underecretar-general for peacekeeping operation, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, 16 Nov reportedl aid UN might upport deploment of force from regional loc Intergovernmental Authorit on Development (IGAD) countrie to upport implementation of peace plan, ut uggeted extra troop would need to join UN Miion in outh udan (UNMI). Troika on outh udan – U.., UK and Norwa – 16 Nov offered cautiou upport for deploment, ut aid UN ecurit Council would need to approve an additional troop. IGAD 16 Nov urged govt to devote more reource to implement peace deal and directed it pecial envo to reach out to warring group who have not igned agreement. outh udan National Dialogue, unilaterall launched Kiir in 2017, late Oct put forward propoal to revert to colonial three-province tem
that would decentralie power. NGO Doctor Without order reported that gunmen 19-29 Nov raped 125 women in entiu, Northern Liech tate; govt denied report. UN “extremel concerned” aout dramatic increae of con ict-related exual violence, depite peace deal igned in ept. udan DCMR 2018 U.. media mid-Nov reported that U.. tate Department had ignalled to udanee of cial that U.. wa open to dropping udan’ deignation a “tate ponor of terrorim” if latter made progre in ix area, including expanding counter- terrorim effort, ceaing ghting with reel and working toward peace talk, and evering tie with North Korea. In outh Darfur, ghting renewed etween paramilitar Rapid upport Force (RF) and reel of udanee Lieration Arm faction led Adel Wahid (LA-AW) in Jeel Marra region; everal civilian reportedl killed 13 Nov in RF attack in Deriat area, LM-AW 25 Nov claimed that it killed eighteen RF troop when it repelled attack led govt force in Feina area. udan and gpt 25 Nov agreed to et up joint militar patrol on their order with Lia. Uganda DCMR 2018 Following international criticim of govt for arret of popular politician and inger Roert Kagulani, crackdown on proteter, political oppoition and journalit continued at lower level. Preident Mueveni 7 Nov ordered deploment of arm acro capital Kampala to patrol treet and et up roadlock. Mueveni 15 Nov aid militar and police would deplo to guard Chinee invetor, following pate of attack and roerie. Police 26 Nov arreted fteen oppoition upporter at gathering of oppoition part Forum for Democratic Change in outh-wetern Rukungiri, home of part leader, Kizza eige. Amid riing tenion on Lake Alert that traddle DR Congo-Uganda order, Congolee militiamen 18 Nov hot dead even Ugandan hermen. Increaed cro-order attack Ugandan reel group Allied Democratic Force (ADF) aed in DRC 18 Nov prompted arm to deplo more troop along Uganda-DRC order. Angola DCMR 2018 ecurit force continued operation in eat to cur irregular artianal diamond mining; NGO Human Right Watch 14 Nov urged govt to halt ma deportation from eat and invetigate alleged aue ecurit force after etimated over 400,000 migrant mainl from DR Congo forced to ee ack acro order. Comoro Iland DCMR 2018 After clahe in Oct etween ecurit force and proteter rejecting reult of Jul referendum that extended preidential term and topped rotation of preidenc etween three main iland, parliament peaker 24 Nov called off vote on Preident Aoumani’ propoal that he pa law preidential decree for three month; 21 of 33 MP oppoed move.
Madagacar DCMR 2018 In 7 Nov preidential election, no candidate won more than 50% of vote needed for victor in rt round; candidate who won mot vote, former preident Andr Rajoelina (39.19%) and Marc Ravalomanana (35.29%), to compete in run-off vote et for 19 Dec. Incument Preident Rajaonarimampianina won 8.84%. Rajoelina and Ravalomanana alleged fraud and malpractice election authoritie. Independent National lectoral Commiion and monitoring miion of regional loc outh African Development Communit and uropean Union rejected allegation, aing no major irregularitie took place. Mozamique DCMR 2018 upected Ilamit militant tepped up attack in Cao Delgado province in far north. Militant 14 Nov executed village chief in Macomia ditrict and 23 Nov attacked village in Nangane ditrict, killing twelve and cauing thouand to ee acro order into Tanzania. ame night aailant amuhed and killed truck driver on order etween Cao Delgado and Niaa province. Militant attacked Nacotuco village, Macomia ditrict 27 Nov, killing one peron. Authoritie 26-28 Nov arreted over 200 people upected of elonging to Ilamit militant group. Contitutional Council 14 Nov validated reult of 10 Oct municipal election except for in Marromeu municipalit, in central province of ofala, where ruling Frelimo part won 22 Nov re-run. Zimawe DCMR 2018 Amid ongoing economic crii that ha led to hike in price of good including food, drink and clothe and caued fuel hortage, govt tatitic agenc Zimtat 13 Nov releaed data howing in ation oared in Oct to highet level ince 2008. Main oppoition part Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) held demontration in capital Harare 29 Nov to protet worening economic condition among other iue, demanding national dialogue and power-haring tranitional adminitration. MDC leader Nelon Chamia 26 Nov teti ed efore Commiion of Inquir proing 1 Aug pot-election violence, aing hi part had not incited upporter to take to treet. Commiion concluded hearing and aid it would deliver nal report to Preident Mnangagwa 1 Dec. Côte D’Ivoire DCMR 2018 Tenion perited over reult of 13 Oct regional and municipal election. upreme Court examined 102 appeal for annulment, 23 Nov annulled vote in Guémon and Loh Djiouahtwo region and Port ouët and Lakota commune; 30 Nov annulled vote in four other commune of ingerville, Ruino, oko and Grand-aam. New vote to e organied in next three month. Oppoition partie including Democratic Part of Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI) and Popular Ivorian Front (FPI) continued to denounce alleged overrepreentation of govt in electoral commiion and reiterated call for reform. PDCI continued effort to gather oppoition partie in united front to counter growing in uence of ruling coalition Rall of Houphouëtit for Democrac and Peace (RHDP). Three NGO 15 Nov aid the had lodged appeal 5 Oct againt amnet
granted earl Aug Preident Ouattara to ome 800 people accued or convicted of crime linked to 2010-2011 pot- election crii, including former rt lad imone Gago. Guinea DCMR 2018 Tenion continued to ecalate etween govt and oppoition over reult of municipal election in Fe. Oppoition 7 Nov clahed with ecurit force during demontration in Wanindara neighourhood of capital Conakr, two civilian reportedl killed and two other wounded. Oppoition upporter next da reportedl eat policeman to death in ame neighourhood. ecurit force cracked down on oppoition march 22 Nov in Conakr, everal demontrator reportedl wounded. ecurit force dipered teacher’ it-in 22 Nov in capital and elewhere, three demontrator reportedl wounded and ten other arreted. Guinea-iau DCMR 2018 Govt 19 Nov announced new extenion of voter cenu fteen da until 5 Dec, likel delaing legilative election initiall cheduled for 18 Nov until 2019. Teacher’ union 1 Nov launched new 30-da trike over unpaid alarie and poor working condition. tudent demontrating in capital iau 8 Nov to denounce parali of education ector clahed with police, at leat eight wounded and ve other arreted. Lieria DCMR 2018 Violence marred campaign for 20 Nov enatorial -election in Monterrado ditrict thirteen and inoe Count. upporter of ruling Coalition for Democratic Change and oppoition Unit Part 17 Nov clahed in Monterrado’ thirteenth ditrict, one reportedl killed; police 18 Nov aid incident left four wounded and no one killed. lectoral commiion 23 Nov aid independent candidate dward Papa Flomo had won -election in Monterrado ditrict; ame da delaed releae of nal reult for inoe count due to allegation of allot tuf ng; 26 Nov aid ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) candidate Augutine Chea had won vote in inoe count. Nigeria DCMR 2018 Ahead of Fe 2019 election, oko Haram (H), epeciall Ilamic tate Wet Africa Province (IWAP) faction, tepped up attack on ecurit force and civilian in north eat and ecurit force reported over 135 andit and militia men killed in north wet and Middle elt. Aout 25 gunmen 14 Nov attacked rall of oppoition People’ Democratic Part in Ipo, River tate, everal reportedl wounded. H 14 Nov attacked Mammanti village, killing one villager; 16 Nov attacked Kekeno village, numer of caualtie unknown; 17 Nov attacked arm ae in Mainok, killing one oldier; IWAP 18 Nov attacked arm ae in Matele, reportedl killing at leat 43 oldier including commander (arm 28 Nov aid 23 oldier killed); H ame da attacked arm ae in Gajiram, caualtie unknown; 19 Nov killed nine farmer and aducted twelve other
outide Mammanti village. IWAP 27 Nov attacked militar ae in Cro-Kauwa, three oldier reportedl killed; 29 Nov attacked arm near Gamoru, reportedl killing eight oldier; IWAP 30 Nov attacked militar in Arege village, killing at leat one oldier. Militar 18 Nov aid it had killed IWAP’ pokeman Ahmed aleh, alo known a aan Haan. Arm 17 Nov aid it had identi ed new inurgent ect in north eat, Jama’atu Nu’ratul-Ilami Wal-Mulimina, led Aul-Fadl Gali. Inecurit continued in Middle elt: in Plateau tate, unidenti ed gunmen 11 Nov killed two civilian in Nding village; tate govt committee 11 Nov reported “recent” violence had killed 1,801 people and diplaced 50,212 peron acro tate. In north wet, violence involving andit, communit defence group and ecurit force continued. Arm 19 Nov aid it had killed fourteen andit, cattle rutler and kidnapper in Kaduna and Niger tate; 20 Nov aid continuing airtrike had killed unpeci ed numer of andit and detroed their camp; police 30 Nov reported 104 andit killed in major anti-rutling operation in irnin Mogaji, Zurmi local govt area, Zamfara tate. In north central, arm 23 Nov reported eventeen militia men killed in enue, Naarawa and Taraa tate. Communal violence reported elewhere. In Cro River tate, ix communitie earl Nov clahed in Odukpani area, reportedl part of long-running land dipute, at leat twelve killed. In auchi tate, ghting in tate capital auchi 18 Nov left eight people dead. Togo DCMR 2018 Main oppoition coalition 26 Nov aid it would ocott 20 Dec general election, alleging poll would e “fraudulent”, and held protet 29 Nov in main town againt irregularitie in election proce and called for further protet 1 Dec. ecurit Miniter General Yark Damehame previou week warned againt act of violence eeking to upet campaign and voting. Aia China (Internal) DCMR 2018 Further report emerged decriing extenive growth of political re-education camp ued for ma detention of Mulim in Xinjiang region. Jametown Foundation report 5 Nov cited evidence of dramatic increae in Xinjiang local govt udget for contruction of ecurit facilitie, prion and detention centre in area with high concentration of ethnic minoritie. China 6 Nov faced Univeral Periodic Review UN Human Right Council; thirteen motl Wetern countrie expreed concern over China’ treatment of minoritie, calling on eijing to releae thoe aritraril detained and cloe camp; China rejected criticim and did not repond to requet to allow independent UN oerver into region. ix UN of cial 12 Nov penned letter to eijing decriing Xinjiang regulation and juti cation for re-education centre a contrar to international human right law, while group of fteen Wetern amaador, pearheaded Canada, co-igned letter to Xinjiang Part ecretar requeting meeting to dicu alleged human right aue againt ethnic Uighur; foreign minitr dimied letter a interference in China’ internal affair. Coalition of 278 cholar iued tatement 26 Nov calling on tate and intitution to demand eijing end detention and impoe anction. China’ tate media continued to frame camp a necear and effective repone to terrorim and extremim. China’ amaador to U.. aid an anction would draw “proportionate retaliation”, Reuter reported 27 Nov. Chinee tate media late Nov reported that authoritie in Ningxia province, home to Hui Mulim minorit, igned “cooperation anti-terrorim agreement” with of cial in Xinjiang, prompting concern among right group of poile pread of crackdown. China/Japan DCMR 2018 Chinee lieutenant-general led militar of cer reponile for at China ea on viit to Japan 18-22 Nov; mot enior delegation to viit ince 2010, howing improving tie. U.. and Japan held iennial “Keen word” Paci c maritime militar exercie near Japan 29 Oct-8 Nov, joined Canada for rt time. PM Ae and U.. VP Pence during 13 Nov meeting in
Toko announced comined $70n infratructure development commitment to Indo-Paci c region, een a repone to China’ elt and Road Initiative. Japanee media 27 Nov reported govt i conidering upgrading Japan’ two Izumo-cla helicopter carrier to enale them to carr F-35 Lighting ghter jet; plan to acquire more jet; and ma uild a third uch veel. Korean Peninula DCMR 2018 Talk etween U.. and North Korea almot ground to a halt with cancellation North Korea of 7 Nov planned meeting in New York etween U.. ec tate Mike Pompeo and North Korean counterpart Kim Yong-chol. Cancellation of talk followed tatement from regime-linked North Korean think-tank oating idea that Pongang could retart nuclear activitie if anction relief i not forthcoming. In interview with U.. roadcater 15 Nov, U.. VP Mike Pence reaf rmed anction would ta in place until etalihment of roadmap for North Korean denucleariation, ut avoided putting precondition on holding of econd U..-North Korea ummit, declaring “it i imperative in thi next ummit that we come awa with a plan for identifing all of the weapon … all the development ite, allowing for inpection of thoe ite and a plan for dimantling the nuclear weapon”. New U..-outh Korea working group on North Korean iue meeting for rt time 20 Nov coordinated UN ecurit Council waiver allowing joint urve to ae tate of rail link etween two Korea; reaking with previou poition, U.. reportedl “expreed full and trong upport” for joint urve; according to ept Pongang Declaration, road and rail reconnection work hould egin end-Nov/earl Dec. U.. 21 Nov announced planned Foal agle militar exercie with outh Korea earl 2019 will e caled down “to keep it at a level that will not e harmful to diplomac”. U.. think-tank CI 12 Nov releaed atellite photo reportedl howing that Pongang i maintaining over a dozen miile launch ite. Taiwan trait DCMR 2018 Commiioning two former U.. warhip for Taiwan’ nav 8 Nov, Preident Tai aid Taipei “will not retreat an inch” depite warning from China over deepening defence tie with U... U.. VP Mike Pence 17 Nov in rare meeting with Taiwan’ repreentative at APC aid Trump adminitration will continue to uphold Taiwan Relation Act and “One-China Polic”. Taiwan of cial earl Nov accued China of tring to in uence local election. Ruling Democratic Progreive Part (DPP) uffered major defeat in 24 Nov local election, loing ke citie to China-friendl oppoition Kuomintang (KMT). In repone, Preident Tai reigned a DPP chair. In 24 Nov referendum, voter rejected propoal to compete a “Taiwan” rather than “Chinee Taipei” at Olmpic; name change could have ecome otacle to participation. U.. Nav 29 Nov ent two hip through Taiwan trait for third time thi ear, tepping up demontration of upport for Taipei. Afghanitan DCMR 2018 Talian made further territorial gain and launched large-cale attack on previoul peaceful area of Ghazni province, and govt force uffered heav caualtie in Farah province. Major incident included Talian aault 6-7 Nov and again from 20 Nov on Jaghori ditrict (Ghazni province), overrunning govt poition and reportedl killing at leat 30 oldier; Talian 28 Nov attacked ritih ecurit rm, killing ix including one riton. Talian roadide om 26 Nov killed three U.. oldier in Ghazni, wort lo of life for U.. militar o far in 2018 in Afghanitan. At leat ix killed in uicide attack on a demontration in Kaul 12 Nov claimed Ilamic tate-Khoraan Province (I-KP). In Farah province, Talian earl Nov aaulted govt poition in Puht-i Kuh, Khok-i afed and aka luk ditrict, killing dozen; and 26 Nov killed at leat twent police in amuh near Lah wa Juwan ditrict. Defence and interior miniter 14 Nov acknowledged eriou threat in Ghazni, Ghor, Farah, Uruzgan and Kunduz province. Arret of Hazara militia commander 25 Nov prompted further violent protet in Kaul, forcing govt to releae him two da later. uicide attacker 20 Nov killed at leat 50 at gathering
of religiou cholar near Kaul Airport; Talian condemned attack. I-KP claimed reponiilit for 23 Nov exploion in
moque in Afghan arm ae in eatern Khot province, killing at leat 26. U.. airtrike 27 Nov reportedl killed at leat 23
civilian in Garmir ditrict (Helmland province). Delegation from Talian and Afghanitan’ High Peace Council
participated in international peace conference in Mocow 9 Nov, ut reported no progre; Afghan delegation retated
offer for unconditional direct peace talk with Talian, while Talian called intra-Afghan talk premature a long a
Talian are negotiating withdrawal of U.. force. U.. envo Zalma Khalilzad held talk with Talian repreentative in
Doha 14-16 Nov; Talian decried meeting a “preliminar talk”, aid “no agreement wa reached on an iue”.
Preident Ghani 28 Nov announced roadmap to peace with Talian that he aid would take at leat ve ear. Complaint
aout alleged fraud and dienfranchiement during Oct parliamentar election continued; full preliminar reult delaed
until 1 Dec.
angladeh DCMR 2018
Fear heightened over potential for election-related violence in atmophere of political acrimon and mitrut, amid
continuing clahe etween oppoition upporter and police. Ruling Awami League 8 Nov announced general election for
23 Dec, ut four da later moved election date to 30 Dec otenil in repone to demand from angladeh National
Part (NP)-led oppoition alliance Jatia Oika Front (United National Front, UNF); govt rejected oppoition demand to
potpone poll one month and create independent caretaker govt to overee election. UNF 11 Nov agreed to participate
in election “depite prevailing unfavourale condition” (including continued imprionment of NP leader Khaleda Zia)
“a part of it movement to retore democrac”. NP upporter and police clahed in Dhaka 14 Nov, with ome 40 people
wounded; NP 11 Nov claimed thouand of it upporter have een arreted ince mid-2018 in ongoing govt crackdown.
Court 15 Nov granted ail to photographer and activit hahidul Alam, arreted under internet law in Aug for criticiing
govt’ crackdown on tudent demontrator. Following late Oct agreement with Manmar on repatriation of Rohinga
refugee (ee Manmar) govt 14 Nov announced voluntar repatriation would egin next da, with 2,260 people cheduled
to return in group of 150 per da; amid refugee protet, diappearance into hiding of man of thoe due to e repatriated,
and international criticim, FM next da aid “there i no quetion of forcile repatriation”, and govt uequentl aid it
would wait until after election to decide coure on repatriation.
India (Non-Kahmir) DCMR 2018
Govt deploed 100,000 armed police to ecure two-phae Chhattigarh aeml election 12 and 20 Nov; poll aw 76%
turnout depite Maoit ocott and threat. In Chhattigarh tate, four civilian and everal ecurit force and upected
Maoit reel were killed in clahe during month; group of 62 Maoit 6 Nov urrendered in Naraanpur ditrict. ecurit
force 5 Nov hot dead ve upected Maoit, including two women, in Malkangiri ditrict, Odiha tate. Two upected
female Maoit reel killed Nov 19 in encounter with ecurit force in Gadchiroli ditrict, Maharahtra tate.
Kahmir DCMR 2018
Jammu and Kahmir Governor ata Pal Malik 21 Nov diolved tate legilative aeml, citing “impoiilit of forming
a tale government the coming together of political partie with oppoing ideologie”. lection Commiion next da
aid new election to e held within next ix month. Violence in region continued; Indian ecurit force 30 Oct reported
the killed two militant in Tral ditrict, including nephew of Pakitan-aed jihadit Jaih-e-Mohammad chief Maood
Azhar; 1 Nov killed two upected militant in udgam ditrict; 6 Nov killed two upected militant and 25 Nov killed at
leat ix upected militant and one civilian outh in hopian ditrict; ix militant killed 23 Nov in gun attle with
ecurit force in Anantnag ditrict. Authoritie impoed curfew 2 Nov to foretall religiou violence after armed menkilled Anil Parihar, ruling JP’ tate ecretar and hi rother in Kihtwar town previou da. Reported death toll for 2018 – 400 according to Indian arm gure – wort in a decade. Pakitani of cial aid cro-Line of Control (LoC) ring Indian troop claimed everal live in Azad Jammu and Kahmir ordering village including one woman killed 2 Nov, and 10 Nov criticall injured ve civilian. In wake of ceae re violation in recent month, Indian and Pakitan armie 23 Nov held rigade commander-level meeting at Poonch-Rawlakote order croing to recommit to 2003 ceae re agreement. India 22 Nov approved uilding of new order entr point and road connecting northern tate of Punja to order with Pakitan, making it eaier for ikh pilgrim to viit hol ite. India 23 Nov proteted harament and denial of acce to their Ilamaad-aed High Commiion of cial at two centre of worhip near Lahore to meet Indian pilgrim viiting Pakitan under 1974 ilateral Protocol. Maldive DCMR 2018 During hi wearing in ceremon 17 Nov, Preident olih vowed to end corruption, invetigate human right violation allegedl committed under former Preident Yameen and retore jutice. Nepal DCMR 2018 Criticim of Nepal Communit Part (NCP)-led govt continued to grow over it low performance and increaing lack of tranparenc. Govt widel criticied for violating working procedure and not dicloing deciion taken in 11 Nov Council of Miniter meeting; media repreentative decried move a latet in effort to cur pre freedom. PM K.P. Oli alo initiated performance evaluation of hi cainet amid call for a rehuf e. Oli wa criticied for glorifing himelf in id to highlight govt’ progre with full front-page advertiement featuring hi photo acro mot major newpaper 27 Nov to roll out new ocial ecurit polic; polic wa rt announced in 2009. Concern raied report that govt i conidering roadening National Intelligence Department mandate to allow intelligence-gathering on cainet memer, contitutional odie, and non-tate agencie. enior NCP leader frutrated with dela in holding meeting of part’ tanding Committee to addre increaing internal dient, which grew over lack of conultation on recent amaadorial appointment. Rift etween federal and provincial govt regarding devolution of power widened following 4 Nov circular that new civil ervice taff for provincial and local govt would e recruited at federal level. Human right activit called on govt to pre Manmar tate Counellor Aung an uu Ki to enure afe return of Rohinga refugee during 29-30 Nov viit to Kathmandu for Aia Paci c ummit; Nepal one of 26 countrie to atain from voting on 16 Nov UN General Aeml reolution condemning human right violation in Manmar including againt Rohinga Mulim. Pakitan DCMR 2018 upreme Court’ 31 Oct acquittal of Aaia Maih “ii”, Chritian woman entenced to death in 2010 for laphem, prompted violent protet countrwide Ilamit group, pearheaded Tehreek-i-Laaik Pakitan (TLP), political front of hardline arelvi Tehreek-i-Laaik Ya Raool Allah. Protet ended 2 Nov after ruling Pakitan Tehreek-i-Inaf (PTI) truck deal with TLP, pledging to prevent ii from leaving Pakitan, not oppoe review petition againt upreme Court judgment, and reportedl releae religiou activit detained for violent act; perceived govt capitulation raied concern that radical Ilamit partie and group would e further emoldened. Police arreted TLP leader Khadim Huain Rizvi 13 Nov to “afeguard pulic life, propert and order” after he refued to withdraw call for further protet; over 300 Rizvi upporter arreted in violent clahe with police. Amid ongoing economic downturn govt continued to eek external upport including aitance from China and International Monetar Fund ailout package; 20 Nov received $1n from audi Araia, part of controverial upport package agreed in Oct. Relation with U.. worened a Preident Trump in 18 Nov interview accued Pakitan of doing “nothing” for U.. and aiting Afghan Talian, prompting Khan to accue U.. of
uing Pakitan a “capegoat for their failure” in Afghanitan. everal ecurit peronnel killed in ongoing attack including in North Waziritan and Kher Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). Pakitani cleric and mentor of Afghan Talian, Maulana amiul Haq, killed in Rawalpindi, Punja 2 Nov. Pakitani Talian claimed reponiilit for 17 Nov killing of ex-deput inpector general of police in Quetta, alochitan. Police 23 Nov killed three upected uicide omer attempting to attack Chinee conulate in Karachi; two police and two Pakitani civilian alo killed in attack, claimed eparatit alochitan Lieration Arm; PM Khan ordered inquir, calling attack “conpirac” againt trategic China-Pakitan cooperation. xploion at market in Kalaa, Orakzai ditrict hortl after killed at leat 35; Ilamic tate (II) claimed reponiilit. ri Lanka DCMR 2018 Month aw continued political parali and volatilit amid trong reitance to Preident iriena’ unexpected and uncontitutional late Oct move to ack PM Wickremeinghe and intall ex-preident Mahinda Rajapaka a PM. With Rajapaka unale to ecure parliamentar majorit, iriena 9 Nov announced diolution of parliament and called new parliamentar election 5 Jan, violating contitutional proviion. More than a dozen petitioner challenged iriena’ deciion in upreme Court, which 13 Nov placed interim ta on diolution and called further hearing earl Dec. Parliament reconvened 14 Nov, paing no con dence motion againt Rajapaka voice vote after pro-Rajapaka United People’ Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP prevented roll-call vote; Rajapaka and iriena rejected vote’ validit. United National Part (UNP) 15 Nov propoed econd no con dence motion; UPFA MP again dirupted proceeding and forced earl adjournment. Violence roke out 16 Nov a Rajapaka upporter threw chair, cuhion, ook and chilli-laced water at peaker and police protecting him; majorit of MP rejected Rajapaka in another voice-vote, again rejected Rajapaka and iriena. UPFA 18 Nov agreed to roll-call vote ut next da refued to honour agreement. With UPFA ocotting, parliament 29 Nov paed UNP motion to den funding to PM’ of ce a long a Rajapaka hold of ce without parliamentar majorit. Popular protet continued with ten of thouand marching in upport of Rajapaka 6 Nov, large pro-UNP rall 15 Nov. Amid warning of long-term economic damage, rupee fell to record low and rating agencie 20 Nov downgraded countr’ credit. Foreign government increaed preure on govt: U amaador told reporter 1 Nov GP+ trade ene t, retored in 2017, were at rik if contitution not repected; Japan announced upenion of large development aitance package; and U.. announced $500mn aid wa on hold; International Monetar Fund upended ongoing currenc upport program pending political clarit. Indoneia DCMR 2018 Month aw further report of clahe etween militar and pro-independence movement Wet Papua Lieration Arm in Papua province’ Highland; two Lieration Arm ghter reported killed in clah with police and oldier in Lann Jaa ditrict 3 Nov, after hooting dead a man the elieved wa ping for militar. Police reportedl aritraril arreted over peaceful 100 pro-independence activit in Jaapura 19 Nov, releaing them next da. National Intelligence Agenc reported nding that imam at dozen of moque, including ome in Jakarta attended civil ervant, were expreing upport or mpath for Ilamic tate (II) and encouraging congregant to ght for it; alo noted ign of radicaliation at univerit campue. Manmar DCMR 2018 Concern continued over poile forced repatriation of Rohinga refugee from angladeh, while ethnic peace proce appeared to enter fragile tage ahead of dr eaon with pike in ghting and all ide loing con dence in the current peace proce. Fighting among ethnic armed organiation piked in han tate, peci call etween Retoration Council
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