Fighter jets from the Saudi-led Arab Coalition launched 68 air strikes at Houthi rebel targets in six Yemeni provinces over 24 hours from Wednesday to Thursday.

Four air strikes hit rebel sites in Nihm district, east of the capital Sanaaa, in addition to three operations targeting ammunition weapon caches in Sirwah district in neighbouring Marib province, Wam news agency reported.

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Somali forces backed by African Union forces destroyed Al-Shabaab bases in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia, the military said.

Lower Shabelle region military commander Ibrahim Aden Najah told journalists on Thursday that the forces raided the bases in Kurtunwarey and destroyed the bases used by the militants to attack Somali and Amisom forces.

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Heavy fighting broke out between the Rwandan and Congolese military in troubled eastern DR Congo after an incursion by Rwandan troops, according to a Congolese army spokesman.

Investigations are underway to see if the clashes occurred because of a problem with border demarcation.

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At least 43 Taliban fighters have been killed and 20 others wounded during a clash with Afghan security forces in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, said official on Tuesday.

Dozens of insurgents stormed the Nesh district police headquarters that drew a strong response from Afghan security forces, Matiullah Hilal, Deputy Spokesperson for provincial police, told media.

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A brazen weekend attack by heavily armed militants who stormed an Indian Army base in the Jammu region killed at least five soldiers and a civilian, army officials said on Sunday.

It was one of the deadliest attacks on the army in recent years, and Indian officials quickly blamed a Pakistan-based militant group.

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