Lika Liku Spanyol Menelusuri Kenangan Perang Saudara

Setiap negara, setiap bangsa memiliki masa kelam, masa lampau yang ingin dilupakan, namun tak juga terlupakan. Masa gelap yang sedih dan pedih itu bisa terjadi akibat bencana alam, perang, perang saudara, masa pendudukan dan lain-lain. Belanda mengalaminya semasa Perang Dunia Kedua ketika ribuan warganya diangkut Nazi ke kamp pemusnahan. Atau para warganya di Indonesia semasa [...]

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Di Balik Api Konflik

Gelombang kekerasan berbasis agama terus terjadi. Aksi itu dipicu bukan saja oleh ikatan primordial, tetapi juga dipertajam pertarungan politik kelompok kepentingan. Bagaimana menjelaskan berbagai kepentingan beroperasi di balik konflik berdimensi suku, agama, ras, dan antargolongan itu? Setidaknya, ada empat penjelasan yang bisa dipakai (Amirrudin, dalam Dignitas, 2008).

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Merajut Ikatan yang Terkoyak

Sultani Upaya menoleransikan perbedaan sosial pada level kehidupan individu dan keluarga di negeri ini sebenarnya masih tampak menjanjikan. Namun, mengapa pada jenjang kehidupan masyarakat justru peniadaan perbedaan yang kerap kali diekspresikan? Amuk massa dan semakin mudahnya masyarakat terprovokasi untuk melakukan kekerasan menjadi pemandangan akhir-akhir ini. Kekerasan, yang bahkan sampai memakan jiwa manusia, sangat kontras dengan [...]

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The Communist Insurgency in the Philippines: Tactics and Talks

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Philippine government is unable to control and develop large parts of the country because of the longstanding communist insurgency. The conflict has lasted more than 40 years and killed tens of thousands of combatants and civilians. Planning their attacks and securing weapons and funds locally, the insurgents have strong roots in the [...]

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Communist rebs declare ceasefire for peace talks

Communist rebels on Sunday night declared a one-week ceasefire for the resumption of formal peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) said the ceasefire will start at 12:01 a.m. of Feb. 15 and end midnight of Feb. 21. It, however, indicated [...]

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PH Soldiers Kill Alleged Islamic Militant

ZAMBOANGA – Philippine soldiers on Tuesday shot dead an Islamic militant who was wanted for the 2001 kidnappings of three American tourists, the military said. Suhud Tanadjalin, a member of the Abu Sayyaf group, was killed in a firefight at his hideout on the southern island of Basilan at dawn, said Brigadier-General Nicanor Dolojan, the [...]

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Soldier Abducted by Suspected NPA Rebels–Military

NPA stages more attacks in other parts of Mindanao TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Philippines — Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels struck anew in southern Mindanao early Monday, abducting a soldier in Compostela Valley and carting vehicles in North Cotabato, police and military officials said. In Compostela Valley, about 15 communist guerrillas in Army [...]

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Six Civilians Killed in N. Cotabato Rebel Feud

NORTH COTABATO, Philippines – Six civilians including a four-year-old boy were killed as a feud between two Muslim rebel groups escalated in Mindanao, police said Monday. The deaths bring to 19 the number of people killed since the clashes erupted a month ago, with commanders from the rival groups battling for control of valuable rice [...]

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Dawn Attack Leaves 5 Dead in Pattani; Security Forces Suspect Attack was Retaliation

Five people have been killed and four others wounded in a killing spree by a group of gunmen in a small village in Pattani’s Panare district. The attack occurred at about 6am yesterday in Ban Yai on the Tha Kham-Nam Bo road near the entrance of Wat Hingsaram in tambon Khok Krabue. Panare police chief [...]

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