Thursday, October 22, 2015

Self-defence fighters said Wednesday they fought alongside Nigerian soldiers to kill 150 Boko Haram militants and rescue 36 child and women captives of the Islamic uprising in the country’s northeast.
Jubilant civilians who participated in Tuesday night’s assault said they went to the Madagali and Gwoza areas acting on intelligence that the extremists were planning a large attack.
Self-defence fighter Bukar Jimeta said they killed at least 150 militants and recovered guns and explosives used in suicide bombings that have killed hundreds in recent months.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Taliban fighters have advanced in their fight against government forces on the capital of Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand, prompting many families to flee.
The battle near Lashkar Gah town came on Tuesday, three weeks after the armed group won its biggest fight since 2001, capturing the northern town of Kunduz and holding the city centre for three days.
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The Iraqi army along with volunteer forces have managed to fully liberate the strategic northern city of Baiji from the control of the ISIL Takfiri terrorists, media reports said.
According to a report by Arabic news channel Al-Sumaria, the Iraqi army issued a statement on Tuesday announcing the full liberation of the strategic city from the grip of the Takfiri militants.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

The Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) declared a six-month cessation of hostilities and expressed readiness to negotiate the details of this truce with the government ahead of peace talks.
The unilateral decision was endorsed during a meeting of the SRF groups in Paris from 13-17 October. But it was officially released on Sunday as the discussions were dominated by the controversial transfer of chairmanship.
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During the past three days, the Syrian government launched an attack against the rebels in the southern areas of the city of Aleppo. According to an activist, approximately 70,000 Syrians fled the southern parts of Aleppo due to this offensive.
This is the most recent attack to have been carried out within the past two weeks, with the Syrian government having the support of Russian air strikes.
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