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Monday, 15 May, 2017

Ukraine: Donbass militia report Ukrainian army shelled Donetsk and Lugansk republics

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The Ukrainian armed forces have violated the ceasefire in the Donbass region 50 times over the past 24 hours, the defense ministries of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR, LPR) reported on Monday.

“The Ukrainian armed forces have violated the ceasefire 48 times over the past 24 hours,” the Donetsk News Agency quotes a source in the DPR command as saying.

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Sunday, 14 May, 2017

Iraq: 10 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members killed in Turkish airstrikes on Kurdistan borders

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Bombardment by the Turkish warplanes on Sunday claimed the lives of 10 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in bordering areas of the Kurdistan Region.

Citing a statement by Turkish army, Anadolu news agency reported the bombs hit Sinaht and Haftanin areas, close to the town of Zakho.

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Saturday, 13 May, 2017

Ivory Coast: Rebel soldiers block access to second largest city of the country

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Defiant soldiers blocked access to Ivory Coast’s second-largest city on Saturday after firing guns into the air throughout the night, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.

Rebellious soldiers had already taken to the streets Friday in Bouake, the economic capital of Abidjan and another city demanding pay increases.

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Friday, 12 May, 2017

Egypt: Sinai tribes rise against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group

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A number of tribesmen in Egypt’s Sinai region revolted on Thursday against ISIS and started collaborating with the Egyptian Army to regroup ahead of launching a significant qualitative operation against the terrorist organization.

Local sources in Sinai said the tribesmen’s decision came after ISIS militants killed on Wednesday 13 members of the Tarabin tribe, one of the largest in northern Sinai.

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Thursday, 11 May, 2017

Yemen: Houthi militia leader killed in battles with Popular Resistance Forces in Shabwa

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A Houthi militia leader and two of his companions were killed in fierce clashes in the province of Shabwa in southern Yemen.

They were killed during battles with the Popular Resistance Forces on Wednesday in the Tawal al-Sada area of Asilan district inside Shabwa province.

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