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Four fighter jets and two helicopters attacked Kachin Independence Army (KIA) positions near the Laiza headquarters capital on Friday. In the morning, military planes struck KIA positions in Lajayang - located less than 10 miles south of Laiza.
At the time of press it was unknown how many casualities resulted from the air strike. The day before government shelling near Lajayang killed one civilian and injured three others at Mankwi, according to Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) sources.
Hundreds of civilians would been killed in offensive of syrian government forces against Homs town that has led to the recapture of Deir Baalbeth district.
Oppositors denounce the death of twohundred of people, included many children, only in Homs and 400 in all Syria.
Forces from the Seleka rebel alliance have entered the town of Sibut after the army withdrew on Friday evening.
Meanwhile government officials have confirmed that their forces’ attempt to retake Bambari on Friday had been beaten back.
Rebel forces are now within 150km (95 miles) of the capital, Bangui.
A platoon belong to the Khaatumo militias have today voluntary surrendered to the national army in the district of Gambadha in Sool region.
General Ismael Shaqalle in a press statement released from his office today said that the platoon surrendered to the national army at a military garrison in the District of Gambadha ,”The Militias surrendered their weapons and more than four armed battlewagons to the Somaliland Defence Forces today”, said General Shaqalle.
Two Pakistani soldiers have been killed and at least 22 others kidnapped today during an attack by talibans on 3 checkpoints at border of Peshawar. Dawn News Tv referred it.
Official sources have said that armed militants have destroyed two of checkpoints, seized arms and fired a vehicle and have seized another one before fleeing.
Rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) called on government troops to lay down their arms on Wednesday, but said they had no plans to move on the capital after capturing their fourth major town in a month.
“We call on all the sons and daughters of Central Africa, on all members of defence and security forces still loyal to (President) Francois Bozize’s regime… to lay down their arms immediately,” said a statement from the Seleka rebel coalition.
“For reasons of security and protection of civilians, we no longer consider it necessary to wage the battle for Bangui and to send our troops there as General Francois Bozize… has already lost control of the country,” it said.
Yemen’s army Tuesday launched an offensive against tribesmen suspected of repeatedly sabotaging an oil pipeline in east Yemen, sparking clashes which left 17 people dead, tribal sources said.
The dead included 10 tribesmen and seven soldiers, said the sources, who added that the army offensive in Marib province’s Habab valley, 140 kilometres (87 miles) east of the capital Sanaa, was launched in the early hours of the morning and was backed by air raids.
The sources said the army was “randomly shelling” the area where some al-Qaeda militants joined tribesmen ranks in battling Yemeni troops. Marib is a major al-Qaeda stronghold in the country.