The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it hit several Hamas targets in Gaza in response to a rocket launched at southern Israel Tuesday night.
The rocket landed in an open area in the Eshkol region but no injuries were reported.
Niger: Boko Haram jihadists clash with army near city of Diffa
Boko Haram fighters clashed with government forces on Sunday in Diffa, the largest city in southwestern Niger, in what the jihadists said was a successful attack on a military camp.
Conflicting versions of the outcome emerged on Tuesday, with the Islamists claiming to have overrun the site but local residents telling AFP that the assailants had been repelled.
Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
Iraq: Islamic State (IS) militants kill 10 Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) members in fierce clashes
At least ten members of an Iraqi militia group have been killed in an attack by Islamic State militants.
A statement released by the Shia-dominated Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) said the deaths came during “fierce clashes” with IS.
Monday, 4 May, 2020
South Sudan: Tension rises as National Salvation Front (NAS) prepares to escalate military operation in Equatoria region
The National Salvation Front (NAS) prepares to conduct series of attacks against the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) and South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and that it threatens the peace, according to a defense ministry internal memo.
The memo, which was sent to the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) claims the NAS has outlined its attach techniques against parties to the September 2018 revitalized peace deal.
Sunday, 3 May, 2020
South Korea: North Korea and South Korea exchange gunfire at border
North Korea fired multiple gunshots towards the South in the Demilitarised Zone dividing the peninsula on Sunday, prompting South Korean troops to fire back, Seoul’s military said.
The rare exchange of gunfire comes following the reappearance a day earlier of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after a near three-week absence from the public eye that triggered intense speculation about his health.