At least 14 people have been killed and nearly 30 injured as suspected Bodo militants opened fire at a market place in Assam’s Kokrajhar district today. While one attacker has been killed, police forces are on the look out for the remaining two.
Friday, 5 August, 2016
India: 14 killed, 4 or 5 gunmen on the run, National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) group claims responsibility
Egypt: Army kills head of Ansar Beyt al-Maqdis group, ISIS affiliate in northern Sinai
Egypt has announced that its forces have taken out the commander of the Da’esh (ISIS) affiliate terrorist group in the Sinai Peninsula, Ansar Beyt al-Maqdis.
The Egyptian Air Force reportedly killed Abu Doa’a Al-Ansari Thursday in air strikes on the group in northern Sinai, near El Arish, according to a statement in Arabic posted on the Egyptian Army’s Facebook page.
Thursday, 4 August, 2016
Angola: Death toll in clashes with Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) rebels approaches 30
Two rebels and 17 Angolan soldiers died in clashes that occurred in an oil-producing province between government forces and the separatist Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC), according to a statement by the rebel group on Monday.
The statement said the largest clashes occurred on Saturday and Sunday, near the enclave’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Wednesday, 3 August, 2016
Libya: Benghazi car bomb kills 22 people and injures 20 amid Libya clashes
A car bomb targeting security forces in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi has killed 22 people and wounded 20, a spokesman for the forces and medical officials said.
The blast occurred in a residential area in the Guwarsha district, the scene of fighting between security forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government and an alliance of Islamists and other opponents.
South Sudan: Tens of thousands flee, reporting mass killings, recruitment of child soldiers, UN says
Tens of thousands of people have fled a fresh outbreak of violence in South Sudan, reporting mass killings, looting and forced recruitment of child soldiers, UN agencies say.
Many of the refugees pouring into neighbouring Uganda, Kenya and Sudan have been carrying malnourished children, the refugee agency the UNHCR added, the victims of a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by food shortages and a cholera outbreak.
Tuesday, 2 August, 2016
Italy: Italy would consider US request to use Sigonella air base in Libya strikes
Italy’s foreign minister says his government will evaluate any U.S. request to allow use of a Sicilian air base in the campaign of airstrikes against an Islamic State stronghold in Libya.
Paolo Gentiloni said in comments on state television Tuesday that use of the Sigonella base would be considered “if requested” and Parliament informed of any decision.
Monday, 1 August, 2016
Libya: United States launches airstrikes on ISIS targets in Sirte
The United States has expanded its airstrikes against ISIS into Libya, bombing targets in the coastal city of Sirte, U.S. officials said Monday.
The attacks mark the beginning of an ongoing U.S. air campaign in Libya, a Pentagon spokesman said.