Read more peacekeeper stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6953/peacekeeper.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:22:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68110/un-staffers-kidnapped-in-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo staffers supporting peacekeeping operations in Darfur were kidnapped from their homes this morning, the AP reports. The joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force has established contact with the abductors. “We are here to protect civilians," the head of the mission told them. "We are not part of the conflict.” A...http://www.newser.com/story/68110/un-staffers-kidnapped-in-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Aug 2009 13:10:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55460/attacks-on-aid-workers-hit-record-in-2008.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA shocking number of fatal attacks on international aid workers made 2008 the most dangerous year yet to perform such work, Reuters reports. Last year, 260 workers were attacked on the job, 122 fatally; the majority were working in Somalia, Darfur, or Afghanistan. The Center on International Cooperation’s study notes...http://www.newser.com/story/55460/attacks-on-aid-workers-hit-record-in-2008.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 14:33:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41177/un-pleads-for-troops-as-congo-battle-rages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe overwhelmed United Nations peacekeeping force in eastern Congo is urgently calling for reinforcements, the AP reports. A surge in fighting between Congolese government troops and forces led by a renegade general has sent tens of thousands fleeing. The UN currently has only 6,000 troops in North Kivu, where...http://www.newser.com/story/41177/un-pleads-for-troops-as-congo-battle-rages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 8:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35574/russians-pull-back-but-west-not-satisfied.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHaving withdrawn from the Georgian city of Gori, Russia said tonight it is in full compliance with a cease-fire agreement, the New York Times reports. Despite criticism from the US and France, nations that helped broker the deal, Moscow continues to occupy the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia,...http://www.newser.com/story/35574/russians-pull-back-but-west-not-satisfied.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Aug 2008 15:14:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27564/us-must-seize-chance-to-make-impact-on-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US will take over as president of the UN Security Council next month, and, in the Wall Street Journal, Mia Farrow and Nancy Soderberg say that ending the Darfur genocide should be a key goal during its term. Sudan is denying entry to all non-African UN peacekeepers, the actress...http://www.newser.com/story/27564/us-must-seize-chance-to-make-impact-on-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 May 2008 11:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20528/darfur-sees-new-cycle-of-bloodshed-refugees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDarfur may be on a road back to the pitched fighting between rebels, militias and the Sudanese army that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions 5 years ago, prompting the US to call it genocide, the New York Times reports. The Sudanese government recently stepped up operations in the...http://www.newser.com/story/20528/darfur-sees-new-cycle-of-bloodshed-refugees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Mar 2008 14:32:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19490/nato-seals-kosovo-borders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNATO peacekeepers have sealed off Kosovo's northern borders after angry mobs torched border posts, the BBC reports. US troops have blocked the main road to Serbia, and French and Estonian troops have cut off the crossing to Montenegro. The move is bound to infuriate Serbs both in Kosovo and Serbia,...http://www.newser.com/story/19490/nato-seals-kosovo-borders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Feb 2008 5:07:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19453/violence-erupts-in-split-kosovo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHundreds of Serbs torched government and UN buildings in Kosovo today in the worst violence since the country declared independence on Sunday, raising fears of an ethnic split, Reuters reports. Seemingly well-organized gangs rampaged near the border, driving off peacekeepers who tried to intervene. No injuries were reported. “We are...http://www.newser.com/story/19453/violence-erupts-in-split-kosovo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Feb 2008 10:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18149/rebels-flee-chads-capital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRebels pulled out of Chad’s capital city of N’Djamena last night, temporarily ending a 2-day siege, but renewed hostilities broke out today, the AP reports. The rebels said they pulled back to allow civilians to flee, an offer hundreds took advantage of. But the interior minister insisted the army was...http://www.newser.com/story/18149/rebels-flee-chads-capital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 Feb 2008 12:19:35 CST