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Breaking A Renewed Conflict Cycle in Yemen

Heavy fighting has started again in Yemen after one of the war’s quietest months. Battles on the northern front lines highlight the flaws of the piecemeal approach to negotiating an end to the war – and the pressing need for a coordinated multi-track effort.

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Calling a Halt to Turkey’s Offensive in North-eastern Syria

Turkey’s incursion into north-eastern Syria threatens to reduce a region of relative calm to hotly contested terrain: it could meet determined resistance, cause mass displacement and revive ISIS. Washington should urgently press Ankara to stop the offensive before it advances much further.

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دعوة إلى وقف الهجوم التركي في شمال شرق سورية

يهدد التوغل التركي في شمال شرق سورية بتحويل منطقة يسودها هدوء نسبي إلى مساحة يحتدم الصراع عليها؛ فقد يواجَه هذا الهجوم بمقاومة عنيدة، ويتسبب بعمليات نزوح هائلة وبإعادة الحياة إلى تنظيم الدولة الإسلامية. ينبغي على واشنطن أن تضغط على أنقرة بشكل ملح لوقف هجومها قبل أن تتقدم أكثر في المنطقة..

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Preventing a Civil War within a Civil War in Yemen

Fighting within the anti-Huthi front threatens to make an already multi-faceted conflict even more complex and intractable. Clashes in Aden reveal tensions within the Saudi-led coalition and highlight the pressing need to address Yemen’s “southern question” now rather than wait until a post-conflict political transition.

Taking the U.S. and Iran Off Collision Course

A series of escalations in both word and deed have raised fears of U.S.-Iranian military confrontation, either direct or by proxy. It is urgent that cooler heads prevail – in European capitals as in Tehran and Washington – to head off the threat of a disastrous war.

Averting a Full-blown War in Libya

Fighting between forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and allies of the UN-backed government in Tripoli threatens a bloodbath and a regional proxy war. Libya’s international partners should urgently take steps to avoid a major battle and get both sides back to the negotiating table under a new format.

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تحاشي اندلاع حرب شاملة في ليبيا

يهدد القتال الدائر بين القوات الموالية للمشير خليفة حفتر وحلفاء الحكومة المدعومة من الأمم المتحدة في طرابلس بوقوع حمام دم ونشوب حرب إقليمية بالوكالة. ينبغي على شركاء ليبيا الدوليين أن يتخذوا خطوات عاجلة لتحاشي وقوع معركة كبرى وإعادة الطرفين إلى طاولة المفاوضات بموجب صيغة جديدة.

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Yemen Conflict Alert: Last Chance to Prevent a Destructive Hodeida Battle

The fate of Hodeida hangs in the balance as UAE-backed Yemeni forces poise for what will be a prolonged and destructive battle to expel Huthi rebels. A real but fleeting opportunity exists to avert catastrophe through a UN-mediated solution that safeguards all sides’ interests.

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تحذير بشأن الصراع في اليمن: الفرصة الأخيرة لمنع معركة مدمرة في الحديدة

مصير الحديدة على المحك مع استعداد القوات اليمنية المدعومة من الإمارات العربية المتحدة لما سيكون معركة طويلة ومدمرة لطرد المتمردين الحوثيين. ثمة فرصة حقيقية لكن لن تدوم طويلاً لتحاشي حدوث كارثة من خلال حل تتوسط فيه الأمم المتحدة ويصون مصالح جميع الأطراف.

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Alert / Africa

Central African Republic: Preventing a New Attempt at Destabilisation

In the Central African Republic (CAR), the status quo that followed President Touadéra’s investiture in March 2016 is increasingly fragile. Tensions are rising as negotiations on the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of armed groups – the Gordian knot of the crisis – have reached a stalemate. International partners attending the donor conference for CAR on 17 November in Brussels must do all they can to ward off a further attempt to destabilise or even overthrow the current political leadership.

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Centrafrique : alerte de crise

En Centrafrique, le statu quo qui a suivi l'investiture du président Touadéra en mars 2016 est déjà remis en cause. Les tensions montent tandis que le blocage est total sur l’accord de désarmement, démobilisation et réinsertion, nœud gordien de la crise centrafricaine. Tout doit être mis en œuvre lors de la conférence des donateurs pour la Centrafrique, qui se déroule le 17 novembre à Bruxelles, pour éviter une nouvelle tentative de déstabilisation, voire un renversement du pouvoir.

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Central Bank Crisis Risks Famine in Yemen

Efforts to move Yemen’s Central Bank will likely add to risks of insolvency and starvation, while complicating and deepening civil war divisions. Regional and international powers should rally round this critical institution and help revive UN-brokered peace talks.

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Burundi Conflict Alert

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Burundi: alerte de crise

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Nepal Conflict Alert

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