Intense fighting broke out between Puntland Security Forces and militants loyal to al-Shabaab in Sugurre Village, Bari Province leaving 11 people dead and 7 others are recovering, some from life threatening injuries.

A rescue vehicle belonging to Puntland’ s security agents was bombed by the militia. Five people were reported dead at the scene and two agents died on their way to the Bosaso Hospital.

Al-Shabaab confirmed the attack via their twitter handle. They tweeted that they attacked a military base outside of Bosaso and killed 30 soldiers while wounding over a dozen more.

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Puntland government forces repelled an overnight attack by al-Shabaab terrorist group near Galgala Mountains.

Around 11:00pm local time Tuesday, a group of heavily armed al-Shabaab terrorists attacked Puntland Defense Force units stationed at the frontlines near Galgala Mountains.

The terrorists attacked from different directions and Puntland forces repelled the attackers.

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The Malian government and two rebel groups have agreed to respect the country’s “national unity”, after holding their first talks to try and end a criss that has seen the west African country effectively split in two.

Delegations from the government, the Islamist Ansar Dine and the Tuareg Azawad National Liberation Movement (known by its French acronym, MNLA) agreed “on the respect for Mali’s national unity and territorial integrity”, and “on the rejection of any form of extremism and terrorism” they said in a statement after the talks in Burkina Faso.

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Sudanese government and a splinter rebel faction of Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) will hold talks aiming to reach a peace agreement in the Qatari capital Doha next week, a Sudanese minister said.

Amin Hassan Omer, Sudan’s chief negotiator for the talks of with Darfur rebel groups and head of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) implementation follow-up office said Monday the negotiations with JEM-Military Council (JEM-MC) faction will resume next week.

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Democratic Republic of Congo troops have returned to the eastern city of Goma, although rebels who occupied the city for nearly two weeks remain close by.

Reports from the area said about 600 army troops entered Goma Monday, while government officials also started to return.

​​The M23 rebel group pulled out of the city on Saturday after the brokering of a regional peace under the plan, the rebels were to withdraw 20 kilometers from the North Kivu provincial capital. But residents and officials said some of the rebels remain on the outskirts of town.

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Puntland Government strongly condemns Somaliland’s newest military provocation in parts of Puntland State by dispatching Somaliland forces from the western part of Sanaag region towards Puntland constituencies and its security forces stationed in Dhahar District. Local constituencies have staged protests against Somaliland’s military aggression.

Earlier this month, the same unit of Somaliland forces arrived in Huddun district of Sool region, intimidating Puntland constituencies to forcefully participate in Somaliland’s local elections.

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Heavy Fighting has taken place in the Hudun district of Sool between Somaliland armed forces and khaatumo militias which are being supported Puntland forces.

Somaliland army Chief General Shaqaale in a press statement said the army had repulsed an offensive launched by the militia on the eastern fringes of Hudun town aimed at scaring voters taking part in the electoral Process.

We have inflicted a heavy blow on the enemy said General Shaqaale in the brief statement

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