disarmament

US Pushes Hamas Disarmament With Gaza Weapons Buyback Plan

The US has told the UN Security Council that further Israeli troop withdrawals from Gaza will depend on Hamas disarming under an internationally funded weapons buyback program.

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Lebanon Faces Explosives Shortage in Hezbollah Disarmament Mission

Lebanon has depleted its demolition charge supply after blowing up dozens of Hezbollah weapons depots while rushing to meet a year-end deadline to disarm the Iran-backed group under a ceasefire with Israel.

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Palestinian Factions Hand Over Weapons in Largest Lebanon Refugee Camp

Palestinian factions handed over weapons from Lebanon's largest refugee camp on Saturday, a Palestinian official said, as part of a push by the government to disarm non-state groups.

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Kurdish PKK Fighters to Begin Disarming at Key Ceremony

PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.

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S. Sudan Army to ‘Forcibly’ Disarm Youth in Volatile State

South Sudan's army said it would carry out a voluntary then "forceful" disarmament of young people in an area under state of emergency.

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Ex-jihadists among 5,000 to sign up for Mali disarmament program

Some 5,000 fighters signed up to a disarmament program in Mali's conflict-plagued central region, including suspected ex-jihadists

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“Military power is glorified” – Secretary-General wants disarmament restored as ‘integral’ to UN’s work

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres instructed envoy Izumi Nakamitsu to develop a strategy to restore disarmament as an 'integral component' of UN work

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