Frequent clashes between FARDC troops and armed groups operating in the area have resulted in numerous civilian casualties.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian internal security situation has worsened, with attacks on electoral offices, armed clashes between Fatah factions at the party headquarters and between the Palestinian security forces and armed elements.

The ceasefire in Darfur generally held until the final week of July, which saw an upsurge in clashes between the armed movements and Government forces.

In Southern Darfur, one of the more devastating clashes occurred on 19 September when SLM A attacked positions of the Sudanese Armed Forces in and around the village of Shaeria.

During the reporting period, the overall situation in Timor Leste remained calm and stable despite the reported incursion of an armed ex militia group in January and clashes between the military and police.

In Burundi, continuous armed clashes between the Transitional Government and the Front national de libération, concentrated in Bujumbura rural areas and the densely populated outskirts of Bujumbura, led to recurrent waves of forced displacement.

Meanwhile, clashes continue to be reported between troops of the new Burundian Armed Forces the Forces de défense nationales (FDN), comprised of troops of CNDD FDD and of the forces armées burundaises (FAB), and FNL.

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The clashes led the Banyamulenge to flee Bukavu.

He is very concerned at the series of armed clashes within the Congolese armed forces in Nord Kivu and Sud Kivu and at the presence of foreign groups and militias, particularly the Rwandan FDLR (consisting of Interahamwe and former members of the Rwandan armed forces) and the Burundian Front pour la défense de la démocratie (FDD) and Front national de libération (FNL).

He hoped that, in future, such clashes would be avoided.

The ceasefire held throughout much of Darfur during the period under review, the third month in which clashes between the parties have remained at a low level, although there were continued attacks by militia against civilians and, to a lesser extent, against the armed movements.

Clashes with the IDF also led to the death of a Palestinian in Nablus.

Armed clashes and banditry in western Darfur have placed severe limitations on the movement of the humanitarian community in Geneina all roads out of the town are restricted for humanitarian traffic and non essential United Nations, and some staff of international non governmental organizations have been relocated.

As a result, there has been an increase in the number of inter FARDC clashes.

According to FDS statements, these clashes resulted in some 20 dead and 19 captured individuals.

China expresses its concern about the recent escalation of violent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians.

Of the two movements, it appeared that SLA was more often the instigator of the clashes.

The worst case scenario is street clashes between pro and anti Morsi hardliners. Historically, such clashes have often sparked civil war (for example, Spain in 1936 or Tajikistan in 1992) or brutal military coups (as in Indonesia in 1965 and Turkey in 1980).

There were also incidents of biased and inflammatory reporting following the ethnic clashes in and around Duékoué.

The Panel has received reports from UNMIL that clashes between rival groups of diggers armed with machetes have occurred close to the border with Sierra Leone. The Panel is concerned that as the stakes rise in mining areas, individuals may resort to the use of small arms to resolve disputes.

The third phase began immediately after the 1969 Sino Soviet military clashes, with the US actively seeking to exploit the rift in the Communist world by aligning China with its anti Soviet strategy. Although China clearly instigated the bloody border clashes, America sided with Mao s regime.

With the start of the migration season, concern about possible clashes between the Missiriya and Dinka tribes is growing.

In the camps, frustration and resentment were rife, leading to clashes between refugees and authorities and violence, including SGBV.

Such trends are dangerous. Historically, protectionism has often led to economic conflict, which can rapidly turn into more serious clashes.

In October 2004, unusually bloody clashes between Somaliland and Puntland forces in the Sool region left over 100 people dead.

Tensions remain high especially in north eastern Katanga, where several clashes have occurred between FARDC units and Mayi Mayi groups.

Expressing its deep concern over the tragic events in Occupied East Jerusalem and the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 28 September 2000, which have resulted in a high number of deaths and injuries, mostly among Palestinian civilians, and concerned also about the clashes between the Israeli armed forces and the Palestinian police and the casualties on both sides,

Expressing its deep concern over the tragic events in Occupied East Jerusalem and the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 28 September 2000, which have resulted in a high number of deaths and injuries, mostly among Palestinian civilians, and concerned also about the clashes between the Israeli armed forces and the Palestinian police and the casualties on both sides,

It was noted that recently up to 15 villages were burned down in internal clashes between Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA) Forces.

Dozens of civilians were killed in clashes between Zande and Bor Dinka in Yambio, Western Equatoria, at the beginning of November.

International peace and security are fragile, and what has been labelled as clashes among cultures and interests has become a tangible conflict.

The low number of clashes, increased criminality and expanding humanitarian outreach were all consistent with patterns established over the past two months.

Further clashes, this time between Dinka and Moru tribes, claimed the lives of 18 civilians in Mundri county, Western Equatoria, in mid November.

The clashes have also resulted in the displacement of some 3,000 new refugees across the border to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This was evidenced in clashes between the Government and the rebel movements, banditry, livestock thefts and the harassment of civilians and relief workers.

To that extent, the Darfur conflict is not new. The economic struggle is age old, and the cultural clashes in Darfur are likewise.

The violence included attacks by Palestinian militants against Israelis, clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protestors and Israeli arrest operations against wanted militants.

In addition, recent clashes between the rebel factions have exacerbated the difficulties faced by humanitarian organizations in the delivery of assistance to the needy.

In the north, north east, central highlands, central and most of the western region minor factional clashes and criminal activity continued to be reported.

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Meanwhile, the security situation, particularly in the west, remains very difficult with the potential for the occurrence of increasingly virulent communal clashes in the future.

Contemporary armed conflicts have blurred the distinction between international and internal armed conflicts.

That notion is of a hegemonic Iran that is attempting to dominate the region through an array of Shiite proxies. This Iranian fifth column is believed to stretch from Beirut via Damascus, Gaza to Baghdad and finally from Iran to Saudi Arabia to Yemen. Recent armed clashes between Hezbollah and the Lebanese government are, it is said, just another sign of Iran s hegemonic reach.