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A skirmish between the army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has been reported near a bridge on the Hpakant-Mogaung road on July 6.
The clash lasted a few minutes and no casualties were reported, said Lamai Khun Jar from the Peace Creation Group (PCG).
China should prepare itself for military confrontation in the South China Sea, an influential Chinese paper said on Tuesday, a week ahead of a decision by an international court on a dispute there between China and the Philippines.
Tensions have been rising ahead of a July 12 ruling by an arbitration court hearing the argument between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea in the Dutch city of The Hague.
At least seven Islamic terrorists attacked an upscale restaurant in the diplomatic quarter of Bangladesh’s capital Friday night, killing 20 people and taking more than a dozen others hostage before confronting authorities in a 10-hour long standoff.
Early Saturday, a Bangladeshi commando raid supported by armored vehicles resulted in the deaths of at least six attackers and the capture of a seventh. Thirteen hostages were rescued. Two police officers were killed in an earlier gun battle with the militants.
Armed terrorists have been holding as many as 20 hostages at a cafe in a diplomatic zone of Bangladesh’s capital for more than eight hours. The standoff followed a gunbattle with police that left at least two senior officers dead and 40 people injured.
ISIS claimed responsibility for the terror attack, according to Amaq, an ISIS media branch, but some officials cast doubt on the claim.
At least 131 Daesh (ISIS) fighters were killed in an ongoing clash with Afghan security forces in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan on Saturday, reported TOLO news.
The fight that started on Friday, after over 600 Daesh rebels attacked security force members in Nangarhar, has resulted in the death of seven security forces members and five civilians. 31 others were injured, officials confirmed.
As the clashes continue, over 200 local police members have been deployed near Sayed Ahmad Khail and Sepai villages.