Tunis -The Tunisian army fought militants in the west of the country on Saturday in clashes that left a soldier wounded, the defence ministry said. “A soldier was wounded during an exchange of fire [on] Saturday morning between army units and a terrorist group at Jabal Samama” in the Kasserine …

Bamako – Gunmen launched an attack Monday evening on the European Union military training mission’s headquarters in the Malian capital, Bamako, in what appeared to be the latest in a series of attacks on Western interests in the region. Armed forces killed at least one man, who lay outside the …

Mogadishu – Somalia security forces have killed 65 Shebaab Islamic insurgents who attacked coastal towns in the semi-autonomous Puntland area in the country’s northeast, the regional army chief said on Monday. “The fighting is almost over and the security forces are now pursuing the remnants of the militants” after five …