January 4, 2016 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Khartoum – Sudanese rebels have attacked an army garrison in South Kordofan state, a military spokesperson said on Monday, with both sides giving conflicting versions of the fighting. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North launched the attack at Mazlagan, west of the town of Dilling, after President Omar al-Bashir announced a …
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December 14, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Nairobi -Seventy-nine “enemies” and eight government soldiers died during and after Friday’s coordinated attacks on three military bases in Burundi, an army spokesperson said on Saturday. “The final toll of the attacks yesterday is 79 enemies killed, 45 captured and 97 weapons seized, and on our side eight soldiers and …
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December 14, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Rome – Foreign ministers are expected to endorse a UN-brokered national unity plan for Libya at a Rome conference aimed at prodding the North Africa country’s bickering factions to fulfil their commitment to sign the agreement and abide by its terms. Libya slid into chaos following the 2011 toppling and …
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December 14, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Mogadishu – At least 10 people were killed on Sunday in fighting between rival clans in central Somalia, a local police official said. More than 20 people, among them women and children, were injured in the fighting which broke out in the town of Beledwayne early on Sunday, Mohamed Ali …
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December 14, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Mandera- A Kenyan official says Somalia’s Islamic extremist insurgents al-Shabaab have ambushed an army truck killing one soldier and wounding two. Mandera County Commissioner Fredrick Shisia said on Sunday the soldiers were travelling to Mandera town, in Kenya’s north, from Nairobi when they were ambushed by al-Shabaab fighters between Elwak …
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December 14, 2015 Africa, Africa News
Kano – Deadly clashes erupted between military and Shiite Muslims in Zaria, northern Nigeria, which has also left the group headquarters and destroyed the house of his head, witnesses said on Sunday. Armed soldiers carried crackdown on the pro-Iranian Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) following an incident on Saturday, the …
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December 14, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Since the dismissal of Mohamed Mediène, three other generals have been indicted and several senior officers dismissed. What does this treatment and how far will she go? Emaciated, dark gray suit, a quickdraw to Clint Eastwood, always clean on him, Djamel Kehal Medjdoub still looks great despite his 60 years …
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December 14, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
A camp Minusma has been targeted by Monday morning shelling in Gao. They made no injuries or damage, an official of the UN mission and local elected. “Early this morning, terrorists launched at least four shells towards the camp Minusma Gao. It is the Dutch contingent that was targeted, “said …
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December 14, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
According to judicial sources, the trial of 28 Burundian soldiers and police officers accused of involvement in the attempted coup of May 13 and 14 in Burundi, including General Cyrille Ndayirukiye, former defense minister and number two coup , opened Monday.
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December 10, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Tunis – Tunisia announced on Friday the closure of its main Tunis-Carthage international airport to Libyan planes as part of security measures since a suicide bombing in the capital. “We face a dangerous situation. We have taken a number of security measures,” Transport Minister Mahmoud Ben Romdhane told Mosaique FM …
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