An alleged delay in the release of its prisoners could jeopardize the ongoing peace process, says the M23 rebel movement, which controls large tracts of land in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With negotiations set to resume in the Qatari capital, Doha, on August 18, the M23, for...
Several prisoners of war have returned to Ukraine under yet another exchange agreement with Russia, and have been received by their waiting relatives. The release, carried out under the Istanbul agreements, includes wounded troops and soldiers with health problems, as well as several soldiers under the age of 25, according to...
Russia and Ukraine announced on Saturday that they had carried out the largest exchange of prisoners of war since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that 246 Russian servicemen had returned from Kiev-controlled territory and that, "as a gesture of goodwill", 31 prisoners of war...
Several South African soldiers who were sent by the South African government to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of an ill-equipped and ill-prepared force surrendered to M23 rebels last week. The soldiers are now allegedly being held hostage by M23. The soldiers are part of a Defense Force...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to exchange 200 prisoners. Quoted by Euro News, Erdogan said the agreement was a "significant" step forward, but did not provide any other details about the deal. Erdogan, who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week,...