In Syria, 44 people have been killed and over 100 injured in two bomb blasts in Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli.
Wednesday, 27 July, 2016
Syria: Bomb blasts kill 44 people in Qamishli claimed by ISIS terrorist group
Philippines: 6 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) rebels and 1 soldier killed in Maguindanao clashes
Members of the breakaway Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). Latest reports claim that a faction has broken away from the current BIFF leadership. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
Six gunmen of a breakaway faction of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and a soldier were killed in a series of clashes in Maguindanao on Tuesday, the Army said.
Four soldiers and 10 breakaway BIFF men were also injured in the fighting that erupted at 4:30 a.m. in Barangay Pamalian in Shariff Saydona town, according Col. Lito Sobejana.
Tuesday, 26 July, 2016
Saudi Arabia: Saudi jets target Houthi fighters in Yemen after fierce border clashes
Saudi jets launched air strikes on Tuesday against Houthi militiamen close to the kingdom’s southern border with Yemen, after a series of deadly incursions the previous day.
Al Arabiya reported that “tens of Houthi” fighters were killed in the aerial attacks.
Somalia: 13 killed in al-Shabaab attack near Mogadishu airport
At least 13 people, including guards of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the United Nations (UN), were killed when two massive car bombs went off in Mogadishu, on Tuesday. Al-Shabaab, a terrorist organisation linked to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for both the suicide bomb attacks.
Three civilians were injured in the attack.
Al-Shabaab said that they killed killed “dozens of crusaders & apostates,” reported Al Jazeera.
Monday, 25 July, 2016
Puntland: Puntland and Somaliland agree to de-escalate Sanaag tensions
Puntland and Somaliland governments in northern Somalia have agreed to de-escalate tensions in restive Sanaag region, Garowe Online reports.
The decision was made in a phone call between Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali and Somaliland Vice President Abdirahman Saylici in the aftermath of deadly clashes in the BodaAdde.
Sunday, 24 July, 2016
Egypt: 15 militants killed and 12 injured during clashes in North Sinai
Security forces in North Sinai have reportedly killed 15 militants and injured another 12 following severe clashes Saturday.
Citing a security source in North Sinai, privately-owned newspaper Al-Watan reported that a terrorist cell raided a school near Rafah’s border as they were being chased by security forces. The forces then put the school under siege and clashes broke out between the militants and security forces.
Ukraine: Ukrainian military shell positions of militia in Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR)
The Ukrainian military over the past 24 hours ten times shelled positions of the people’s militia in the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), the republic’s defense ministry told the LuganskInformCenter on Sunday.
The ministry said “the Kalinovo settlement was shelled seven times.” Besides, the Ukrainian military shelled Kalinovka, Logvinovo and Smeloye.