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ECOWAS and humanitarian partners in West Africa agreed today to further strengthen their existing collaboration on humanitarian and resilience issues for a more effective and sustainable response to the current and future Sahel crises.

A woman and her son at a site near Dungu in the DRC after they fled Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacks.

Air Force Lt. Col. Jeff Marks, of the Illinois Air National Guard’s 183rd Fighter Wing, works with officers from Gambia and Togo during Operation Africa Endeavor in Doula, Cameroon. National Guard members from two states and the District of Columbia are participating in the annual communications exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, which focuses on the interoperability of equipment and information sharing among military representatives throughout the African Union and partner nations.

Uganda Peoples Defense Force soldiers demonstrate elements of a deliberate attack drill Army Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Stille, from 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment. The UPDF invited the U.S. Soldiers to participate in a best-practices exchange where they conducted various military-to-military exchanges in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose mission is to build partnerships with nations in East Africa.

Secretary-General Ban addresses the Security Council in an open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.

Turkey is asking its NATO allies for a tough response to Syria's downing of one of its aircraft on Friday. Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Arinc says that at a hastily-arranged NATO meeting Tuesday, his country will ask that the shootdown be considered an attack on the entire alliance.

Pakistan on Monday lodged a formal protest with Afghanistan after a cross-border attack that the Pakistani military says killed 13 soldiers.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his deep concern about the shooting down of a Turkish military jet shot over Syria – and particularly about the potential serious implications of the incident for the region – in a telephone call on Saturday with Turkey's Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu.

Tuareg rebels in northern Mali are looking to reconcile with an angry local population. Residents there say rebels know they will have to co-exist with the people whether the future brings a negotiated solution or military intervention.

Members of a Syrian family register as refugees in northern Lebanon.