Houthi rebels in Yemen say they have captured a large number of Saudi troops after a major attack near the border between the two countries.
A Houthi spokesman told the BBC that three Saudi brigades had surrendered near the Saudi town of Najran.
Friday, 27 September, 2019
Egypt: 8 killed and 10 injured in attack on military checkpoint in North Sinai claimed by Province of Sinai
One civilian and seven soldiers, including an officer, were killed at a security checkpoint in the North Sinai city of Bir al-Abd on Friday, in a coordinated attack that was claimed by the Province of Sinai, the Islamic State affiliate in the peninsula.
A medical source and a security source told Mada Masr separately that a pickup truck attacked a military checkpoint in the Tufaha village south of Bir al-Abd.
Thursday, 26 September, 2019
Libya: Khalifa Haftar says open to dialogue as fighting drags on
Khalifa Haftar, the renegade Libyan commander whose forces are battling to capture the country’s capital from its internationally recognised government, has announced his willingness to open dialogue after repeatedly rejecting United Nations calls for talks.
The statement was issued late on Wednesday, hours after Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj called Haftar a “war criminal” and ruled out peace talks during a speech at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
Wednesday, 25 September, 2019
Iraq: 12 Islamic State (IS) militants killed in a security operation by Iraqi forces and in airstrikes
Iraqi forces backed by the Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition aircraft on Wednesday carried out an anti-Islamic State (IS) operation in the provinces of Anbar and Salahudin, killing 12 extremist IS militants, the Iraqi military said.
A joint force from al-Jazira Operations Command and paramilitary tribal fighters conducted an operation to hunt down IS militants in areas located in northern Anbar province and the neighboring province of Salahudin, a statement by the media office of the Joint Operations Command (JOC) said.
Tuesday, 24 September, 2019
Indonesia: Death toll mounts to 32 after new West Papua clashes
The death toll resulting from the latest violent protests in Indonesia’s West Papua region has risen to 32, as President Joko Widodo appealed against the spread of fake news that provoked the clashes.
Ahmad Kamal, police spokesman in Papua province, told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that 28 demonstrators were now confirmed killed, and 66 others injured during the protest on Monday in the city of Wamena.
Monday, 23 September, 2019
Yemen: 5 civilians killed in coalition air strikes say Houthi rebels
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said early on Monday that air strikes killed five civilians from one family in the northwestern province of Omran, according to the group’s Al-Masirah TV.
The air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition targeted a mosque that the family went to at the time of the attack, the station said.
Niger: Around 70,000 people flee violence between ISIL and Niger armed forces
The UN warns that a crisis in the Sahel region including Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso is reaching unprecedented levels.
Intense fighting in Niger has displaced around 70,000 people.