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Foreign Special Forces units have been deployed on the ground in Libya’s northern city of Sirte to aid Libyan government forces fighting the Daesh terrorist group, a Libyan military source said Wednesday. “Last week, foreign special operations forces conducted an unprecedented operation [in Sirte] in coordination with government forces,” the …
Read More »Libyan govt forces close in on ISIS jihadists
Forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord said on Monday they had seized a new sector near the Islamic State group’s command centre in Sirte. The pro-GNA forces have been engaged in a military operation since May 12 to retake the coastal city located 450km east of Tripoli. Sirte …
Read More »US asks UN to back South Sudan regional force
The United States has asked the UN Security Council to send a 4 000-strong regional force to South Sudan’s capital of Juba to impose an arms embargo if the government blocks the deployment. A draft resolution presented to the council would establish the regional protection force and authorise it to …
Read More »Sudan rebels sign AU-brokered peace roadmap
Prominent Sudanese rebel groups said on Tuesday they have signed a roadmap brokered by African Union mediators to end deadly conflicts in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced over the years in the three regions as …
Read More »Niger to send 850 soldiers to Mali
A contingent of 850 Nigerien soldiers is preparing to leave Niger soon heading for Northern Mali under the UN Integrated Mission for Stabilization of Mali (MINUSMA), a security source in Niamey said Tuesday. The first convoy essentially comprised of logistical materials left Niamey on Tuesday morning while the rest of …
Read More »UN chief condemns attack on UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned an attack against UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, which killed one peacekeeper and injured four others. Earlier on Sunday, an improvised explosive device attack against MINUSMA took place at south of Aguelhok, a town in the Kidal Region of eastern …
Read More »EU extends EUBAM mission to Libya
The European Union(EU) on Thursday extended the mandate of the border assistance mission to Libya, EUBAM Libya, until Aug. 21, 2017, according to a press release issued by the Council of the EU. It also approved a budget of 17 million euros (18.94 million U.S. dollars) for the period from …
Read More »Egyptian FM to meet Libyan parliament delegation
A delegation from the Libyan parliament is set to meet with Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry on Sunday. The meeting will discuss the ongoing situation in Libya and seek political solutions between the different parties of the dispute. The delegation arrived in Cairo on Saturday and is headed …
Read More »South Sudan accepts deployment of regional force
An African regional bloc says South Sudan’s government has accepted the deployment of a regional force to the country, almost a month after fighting erupted between opposing army factions. South Sudan had previously rejected an outside force, but the head of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development said that the government …
Read More »Libyan forces prepare 'decisive' assault against IS stronghold
Libya pro-government forces backed by US air strikes said on Sunday they would soon launch a final assault to retake the coastal city of Sirte from the Islamic State jihadist group. “The countdown of the final stage of the military operations against Daesh has started,” forces loyal to the Tripoli-based …
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