June, 2015

• 11 June

  Suspected jihadists kill policeman in southern Mali

  Suspected jihadists killed a policeman in a rare attack in southern Mali Wednesday, hoisting their black flag at the local military base, just days before the country’s main Tuareg-led rebel movement is expected to sign a peace deal. The West African nation remains divided among rival armed factions, plagued by …

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• 11 June

  US to deploy 450 more military trainers to Iraq

  US President Barack Obama on June 10 approved the deployment of 450 more US military trainers to Iraq, a cautious bid to reverse gains by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. The White House said the forces will join an already 3,100-strong mission to “train, advise …

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• 9 June

  IS takes over power plant in northwest Libya

  Islamic State (IS)-affiliated militants on Tuesday took over a power plant in the northern coastal city of Sirte in Libya, according to the group and a military source. “The caliphate soldiers stormed the power plant, where the infidels of Libya Dawn were stationed. They took over the plant with the …

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• 9 June

  US welcomes resumption of political talks in Yemen

  The US State Department has hailed the resumption of talks between rival sides in the Yemen conflict scheduled for June 14 in Geneva while condemning a missile attack on Saudi Arabia by Yemeni rebels, Efe news agency reported. “The United States welcomes the June 6 announcement that the UN-facilitated consultations …

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• 9 June

  NATO countries to conduct military exercises in Europe over the next two weeks

  U.S. and NATO partners are escalating their presence of military aircraft, people and ships in Europe for the next two weeks in military exercises that have taken on greater symbolic significance due to the continued Russian advances in East Ukraine.

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• 9 June

  Pak fighter jets at least 12 militants near Afghan border

  At least twelve militants were killed during precise air strikes in Pakistan’s northern Khyber tribal region on Tuesday, said the military. According to Pakistan military’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that fighter jets carried out air strikes in the early hours of Tuesday near the Pak-Afghan border, which is part …

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• 9 June

  Pakistan pledges support for UN peace and stability efforts

  Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that Pakistan will continue its support to UN efforts for peace and stability in the world. In a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Dushanbe, the premier said that Pakistan is the largest contributor in UN peace missions. He …

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• 9 June

  Egyptian army kills 5 extremists in North Sinai

  Security forces targeted early Tuesday a group of “highly dangerous extremists” in North Sinai, killing five of them, a military source said. The source said four of the killed suspected militants were plotting a “terrorist operation” against security forces in the Sheikh Zuweid region.

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• 9 June

  UN welcomes Algerian efforts on Mali reconciliation

  President of The United Nations General Assembly, Sam Kahamba Kutesa, on Monday here hailed the “leadership and contribution” of Algeria to the settlement of the Malian crisis. “I commend Algeria for its leadership and contribution to resolving the conflict in Mali. This process was led by the Algerian top diplomat …

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• 9 June

  Libyan parliament suspends UN talks

  Representatives of Libya’s internationally-recognised parliament have suspended their participation in United Nations-brokered talks over a proposed power-sharing scheme with a rival Islamist-led government. A spokesperson for the parliament’s negotiators, Essa Abdel-Kauoum, told The Associated Press the council made its decision on Tuesday after UN envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon “succumbed” …

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