A south Sudan rebel group carried out a cattle raid in Warrap state that led to 82 deaths, women and children among them, a southern army spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest deadly violence to hit the nation in waiting.

Militiamen, under the leadership of Philip Bepan, attacked southern troops of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in neighbouring Unity state on Saturday, SPLA spokesman Philip Aguer told AFP. “They were chased away and went to Warrap state, where they attacked cattle camps on May 8, at a place called Balhom Weth. They killed 34 and wounded 45 civilians, including women and children,” he said.

“On the same day they were returning with the looted cattle, they were ambushed by the cattle herders. Forty-eight of the militia were killed and 48 of their new AK-47 rifles were taken,” he added.

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Rebels in the Libyan city of Misrata say they have pushed government troops back from its outskirts.

Misrata, the only city in western Libya under rebel control, has been under siege from forces loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi for two months.

Rebels and civilians have come under heavy fire from the pro-Gaddafi forces.

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Muammar Gaddafi’s forces are clashing with rebels and Tunisian troops in Dehiba, a Tunisian border town, after seizing a strategically important Libyan-Tunisian border crossing.

The border crossing currently flies the pro-Gaddafi flag, but fight over the strategic checkpoint has raged on overnight and continues to remain heated.

Intense shooting is taking place in central Dehiba on Friday with one boy shot in the foot and a woman killed both by pro-Gaddafi forces’ shelling and gunfire, according to uncorroborated witness accounts.

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Italy’s air force, which has been playing a reduced role in operations in Libya, decided on Monday that its air force will be allowed to bomb selected military targets in Libya.

A statement from Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s office said he had informed U.S. President Barack Obama in a telephone conversation of the government’s decision and that he would call other European leaders to tell them personally as well.

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At least 55 rebels have been killed and dozens wounded in Sudan in clashes between southern army and South Sudan milities.

Government official said.

Violent clashes erupted yesterday near Malakal, in Jonglei state, between Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), that is former rebels today commands South Sudan army, and men linked to former rebel leader Gabriel Tang

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Libyan troops captured by rebels in Misrata said on Saturday the army had been ordered to retreat from the besieged port, marking a possible shift in a two-month revolt against leader Muammar Gaddafi.

According to the rebels, the troops say they have been ordered to pullout of the city. Libya’s government says NATO air strikes might force its army to stop retaking the country’s third largest city, but local tribes are ready to take over the battle.

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Heavy gun battle and artillery barrages between Somali transitional federal government forces backed by African Union troops and Al shabaab have occurred on Thursday in parts of the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials said.

Most of the battles jolted the district of Bondhere in northern Mogadishu where both heavy light weapons were used by the two warring sides.

Locals said the combat which was very fierce commenced after Somali forces joined by AMISOM peacekeepers waged coordinated attacks on Al shabaab military bases in northern Benadir region.

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