IS and the Libyan army clashed on Wednesday at Bawirat al-Haswon. The Misrata Central Hospital counted at least 28 killed and 20 wounded after the fighting. Bawirat al-Haswon is a city to the west of Sirte, Daesh’s main operating city in Libya. On May 18, Libyan army forces took control …

Algeria has condemned in “the strongest terms” the attack on Wednesday in the region of Kidal, Mali, on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Missionin Mali (MINUSMA), which claimed the lives of five Chadian blue helmets, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdelaziz Benali Cherif told APS Thursday.

The UN on Thursday said five Chadian peacekeepers had been killed and three others wounded during an ambush in northeastern Mali, raising concern over the rising body count of its mission in the country. The attack, which took place on Wednesday, occurred as the soldiers were escorting a convoy in …