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Wednesday, 10 October, 2018

Nigeria: Nigerian troops kill 76 Boko Haram terrorists and Chad soldiers kill 48 others

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eventy-six Boko Haram terrorists, among others, trying to overrun Nigeria’s military formation in Metele, near Kangarwa in Borno were killed today.

In what was a double blow to the terrorists on same day, Chadian troops also killed another 48.

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Saturday, 6 October, 2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (UADF) rebels kill 4 soldiers and 2 civilians in a Beni attack

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A rebel attack on an army post in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six people dead, civilian and military sources said on Friday, October 5.

The Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces is suspected of having carried out Thursday night’s attack in the city of Beni, which sits near the DRC border with Uganda.

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Thursday, 4 October, 2018

Egypt: Egyptian forces kill Daesh leader and 15 militants in Sinai Peninsula

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The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has announced the death of one of its leaders in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula, where security forces also shot dead 15 militants in a separate encounter.

The terrorist group said in a recent message on Telegram that the Egyptian army killed Abu Hamza al-Maqdisi in an air raid. Maqdisi had been in charge of planning and training for the terrorist group in Sinai.

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Tuesday, 2 October, 2018

Somalila: Al-Shabaab hits Italian army convoy in Mogadishu

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An army convoy, escorted by elements of the Somalia army, was hit, Monday, by an explosives-laden vehicle in Mogadishu.

The Italians, it was reported, were hit at a place not far from the Ministry of Defense in the Dayniile area of the terror-besieged city.

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Sunday, 30 September, 2018

Chad: Chadian troops kill 17 Boko Haram fighters after Lake Chad attack

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Six people, including two soldiers, died in an overnight Boko Haram attack near Lake Chad with Chadian troops killing 17 assailants in a counter-offensive.

Three forestry officials, a customs officer and two soldiers were killed in attacks on Moussarom and Ngueleya located in the Lake Chad region, a security source told AFP news agency on Saturday

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Wednesday, 26 September, 2018

Nigeria: Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram attack on a Borno military base

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Nigerian troops repelled another attempt by Boko Haram jihadists to overrun a military base in northeast Nigeria, military and civilian sources told AFP on Tuesday.

Dozens of jihadist fighters from an Islamic State-backed Boko Haram faction attacked the base on Sunday in the village of Kekeno, near the garrison town of Monguno, in Borno state.

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Libya: Southern Tripoli war is over

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Fighting in the south of Tripoli has ended, Tripoli Security Directorate announced on Tuesday, after nearly a month of fierce clashes that left over 115 people dead and 560 others wounded.

Sources said that Misrata-based Al-Smoud Brigade, led by former Libya Dawn Operation commander Saleh Badi, withdrew from Naqliyia camp in the Airport Road early in the day while Trahuna’s 7th Brigade retreated to their city.

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