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Fierce fighting between Islamists and a rogue Libyan general’s forces in Benghazi killed 21 people on Monday, as violence intensified following the launch of an “anti-terrorist” campaign.
Hospital officials in the eastern city, the birthplace of the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled dictator Muamar Gaddafi, said at least 11 soldiers were among the dead and 112 people wounded.
Boko Haram attacked three villages in Borno State yesterday morning, leaving 42 people dead.
The invasion occurred in Kanari, Wazarde, and Gula villages located along Nigeria’s border with Cameroon, Vanguard reports.
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) bombarded during the last three days Kauda, a rebel stronghold in the Nuba Moutains area, South Kordofan state.
“More than 53 bombs were dropped on residential areas, schools, hospitals, and farms,” SPLM-N spokesperson, said Arnu Ngutulu Loddi in a statement extended to Sudan Tribune on Friday.
Boko Haram gunmen killed 35 people in attacks on three villages in Nigeria’s restive northeast Borno state near the border with Cameroon, a military source and residents said Thursday.
Dozens of Boko Haram gunmen dressed in military uniform stormed Gumushi, Amuda and Arbokko in all-terrain trucks and motorcycles, opening fire on residents and torching homes with petrol bombs, they said.
Tuareg separatist groups in Mali on Friday accepted a ceasefire agreement with the government following clashes this week that threatened to plunged the country back into war.
The agreement was reached following a meeting between the chairman of the African Union and separatist groups in northern Mali to discuss a permanent truce and the resumption of talks between the rebels and the government in Bamako.
A car bomb laden with explosive devices, rammed into the main entrance of the parliament compound on Saturday. Over 100 Members of Parliament were present at the ordinary parliamentary session when the unexpected blast rocked the compound. Although no legislators were killed, three MPs were reported have been injured and are suffering from critical wounds.
The Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab terrorist group quickly claimed responsibility for the attack. Several of the terrorist insurgents stormed parliament almost immediately after the first blast, gunning down all security guards stationed at the main checkpoint outside. The first explosion was followed by a detonation of a suicide vest worn by one of the Islamist militants.
Tuareg rebels have made further advances in northern Mali and have seized two towns, Kidal and Menaka, the United Nations confirmed on Thursday.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters that fighters from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) had taken the towns after clashes with Malian government forces.