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Nigerian troops have rescued 338 captives, almost all women and children, from Boko Haram camps in a forest in the north-east of the country, the military has said.
A defence headquarters statement on Wednesday said 30 extremists were killed the previous day in raids on two camps on the fringes of the insurgents’ stronghold in Sambisa Forest.
Egyptian security forces on Sunday said they killed at least 25 militants in the Sinai Peninsula, one day after gunmen killed a conservative parliamentary candidate living in the region.
Egypt’s state-run MENA news agency said the casualties were a result of the past two days of the so-called Martyr’s Right, a joint police and military operation launched in the peninsula in September.
KDF troops have killed 15 al-Shabaab terrorists in an attack on an operation base used by the militants across River Jubba in Yantooy, Somalia.
During the Sunday morning operation, two boats used by the militants to cross River Jubba were also destroyed.
South Sudanese government troops have been accused by humanitarian organizations of killing more than 80 civilians and burned down houses this month in Leer County of the oil-rich Unity State.
Protection Cluster, the umbrella agency for 60 South Sudanese and international organizations, said 57 of those killed were children; adding 29 of the 57 children drowned after they hide themselves from government attacks.
Violent clashes broke out in the western area of Benghazi, beginning late last night and continuing into the morning. The military’s support units exchanged fire with Shura Council militants who were shelling from the area.
The commander of the Zawia Martyrs Brigade, Colonel Jamal Al-Zahawi, tells Alwasat the military made advances in near the sea and university without giving any further details.
Self-defence fighters said Wednesday they fought alongside Nigerian soldiers to kill 150 Boko Haram militants and rescue 36 child and women captives of the Islamic uprising in the country’s northeast.
Jubilant civilians who participated in Tuesday night’s assault said they went to the Madagali and Gwoza areas acting on intelligence that the extremists were planning a large attack.
Self-defence fighter Bukar Jimeta said they killed at least 150 militants and recovered guns and explosives used in suicide bombings that have killed hundreds in recent months.
The Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) declared a six-month cessation of hostilities and expressed readiness to negotiate the details of this truce with the government ahead of peace talks.
The unilateral decision was endorsed during a meeting of the SRF groups in Paris from 13-17 October. But it was officially released on Sunday as the discussions were dominated by the controversial transfer of chairmanship.