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Maoists operating in Odisha’s tribal-dominated Koraput district triggered a landmine blast on Tuesday morning killing four Border Security Force (BSF) jawans while completely destroying the van they were traveling in.
Two other paramilitary force personnel also sustained serious injuries in the incident and have been admitted to hospital.
Russia and Iran have given fresh warning to the United States and its allies against a military intervention in Syria.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that such an intervention could have “catastrophic consequences for the region and called on the international community to show “prudence” over the crisis.
Hundreds of al-Shabaab militiamen have taken control of a strategic town in Somalia’s south-western region of Bakool located near Ethiopian border without any resistance after government soldiers withdrew earlier today.
Residents of Qurac-Jome said ,the rebels after capturing the town launched house-to-house searches, looking for people suspected to be government collaborators .
Meanwhile, Tension are said to be high in the area as Somali government forces along with Ethiopian troops are said to be making preparations to retake the town from al-Shabaab.
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC has killed 13 soldiers in the northeast of the country, the National Army said Saturday.
In a press release, the army said the soldiers were killed in an “act of terrorism” in Tame, a municipality in the northeastern Arauca department.
A White House official says the U.S. has a “range of options” if it decides to act against Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons.
The official commented on Saturday as President Barack Obama met with his top national security advisers to discuss the Syrian government’s alleged use of chemical weapons on civilians in a Damascus suburb.