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Burundi’s army killed 31 suspected rebels and captured 170 others in fighting in the country’s north, a military spokesman said on Monday.
The fighting, which comes amid political unrest over the president’s controversial bid for a third term, has raised fears of a return to civil war in this central African country.
ISIS acknowledged losing control of the city of Derna in eastern Libya, promising to “avenge” its fighters, in a video posted on Twitter.
The 10-minute video posted late Saturday by the “media office of the province of Barqa” in Libya confirmed the loss of Derna after clashes.
Tunisian security forces have killed five suspected Islamist militants in the mountains near the central town of Gafsa, officials say.
The operation is ongoing, an interior ministry spokesman told AP news agency.
Fighters from the Somali militant group al-Shabaab have stormed two hotels in the capital, Mogadishu on Friday evening, leaving several people dead, officials say.
According to witnesses, at least four fighters armed with assault rifles and a rocket-propelled grenade attacked Hotel Wehelie, which is situated in the popular strategic road of Makka al-Mukarama. It was timed to happen just after sunset and at the same time that many people were in the hotels to break the fast.
A large contingent of Ethiopian troops has crossed into Somalia, reports from Gedo region indicated Wednesday.
Eyewitnesses in Dolo town, 450 kilometres southwest of Mogadishu, told the media that the troops proceeded to Luq, about 100 kilometres away.
In Libya heavy clashes exploded in Benghazi between Ansar al Sharia jihadists coordinated along with elements of Revolutionary Shura and soldiers.
According to armed forces, “7 attackers have died and dozens have sustained injuries after the attack launched by extremists against a special forces base in Leithy”.
At least 14 people were killed and 11 others injured after Al-Shabaab gunmen attacked a village near Mandera town.
The incident happened in Soko Mbuzi village where non-locals and mostly quarry workers live.