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Jubaland government in southern Somalia has launched a major assault on fewer bastions remaining under the control of al-Shabaab militants in an operation dubbed “Juba River”, Garowe Online reports.
Jubaland troops backed by African Union peacekeepers have wrested control of Abdalla Birole, some 60km south of the southern port city of Kismayo.
There seem to be confusion in the camps of Boko Haram as two factions of the sect reportedly engaged in a gun battle.
According to a report by AFP, members belonging to the Shekau faction had engaged Islamic State backed Abu Musab al-Barnawi in Monguno area of Borno State.
Egypt’s armed forces said on Tuesday that eleven militants were killed and five others were injured in a shootout with security forces in North Sinai.
In its statement, the military said that 19 “wanted criminals” were arrested and three warehouses containing smuggled goods were destroyed in al-Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid.
At least 11 soldiers were killed as Libyan government forces pushed deep into the last Daesh stronghold in the northern Sirte city.
Akram Kleo, a spokesman for the Musrata hospital, said 11 corpses were admitted to the hospital on Saturday.
Libyan forces show weapons they said they captured from ISIS militants during a battle in Sirte, Libya August 31, 2016. (Reuters)
Forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) said Saturday they have launched a new attack on ISIS diehards in the coastal city of Sirte.
“We are attacking the last Daesh positions in district three,” a GNA fighter told AFP, using an Arabic acronym for ISIS. The GNA forces media center confirmed on Facebook that the attack had begun.
At least two soldiers were reported dead and five other injured in an attack in North Sinai on Thursday evening.
According to local media reports, the attack took place in Al-Arish, after a road bomb exploded under their vehicle.
A massive anti-terrorism operation has concluded in the Hay el Karma neighbourhood in Kasserine, where in recent days Tunisian armed forces have been fighting jihadists who on Monday ambushed a military patrol on Mt. Sammama, killing three soldiers.
Official sources confirmed shootings between jihadists and military soldiers with two jihadists and a 16-year-old civilian killed.