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Violent clashes were reported between forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA) forces near Tripoli’s international airport, on Sunday.
Footage shows soldiers backing the GNA forces firing with a tank as well as firearms, while clashes are ongoing.
A March 10 U.S. airstrike killed five al-Shabaab targets in Somalia without harming any civilians, U.S. Africa Command reported.
The strike was carried out near Janaale, which is located about 75 kilometers (or approximately 47 miles) southwest of Mogadishu in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, and was coordinated with Somalia’s federal government, the command said.
Military forces affiliate with Libyan Commander Khalifa Haftar carried out two separate strikes on two different schools in Tripoli, Arabi21 reported yesterday.
The two schools are located in the vicinity of Abu Salim municipality.
Four soldiers and at least 13 militia members were killed during clashes in eastern DR Congo, the army said on Saturday.
The two sides clashed in the Beni province of North Kivu bordering Uganda on Friday, said Lieutenant Anthony Mualushayi, spokesman for the army in the region.
Armed assailants killed four police officers and two civilian militiamen in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state on Wednesday.
Suspected Boko Haram fighters in trucks fitted with machine guns launched the dawn raid on the army base in the town of Damboa, sparking intense fighting.