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Sunday, 19 June, 2016

Somalia: Kenyan forces battled al-Shabaab militants

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Fierce fighting between Kenyan military and al-Shabaab fighters took place in Hosingow area in Lower Jubba region of southern Somalia on Sunday, reports said.

The Kenyan army has engaged in a “fierce” battle with al-Shabaab fighters, according to local residents who said they could heard gunfire and sound of blasts as result of the attack.

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Saturday, 18 June, 2016

Nigeria: Boko Haram militants shot dead 24 women

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Boko Haram militants have shot dead 24 women at a funeral in Nigeria’s northeast, rampaging a village, setting houses on fire and shooting at random, witnesses and local government officials said on Friday.

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Burma-Myanmar: Burma army raids Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA) base

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The Burma Army has seized two guns and a handheld transceiver from a Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA) base on Thursday afternoon in Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State.

This was a surprise raid in what has been, over the last twenty years, a zone of largely quiet coexistence between the Burma Army and the non-state ethnic armed group.

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Central African Republic: Fresh violence between Christian militias and Muslim fighters kills several and forces thousands to flee

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Fresh violence in northwest Central African Republic this week has killed several people and forced thousands from their homes, with many seeking refuge in neighbouring Chad and Cameroon, the United Nations said on Friday.

The spate of attacks and reprisals took place in Ngaoundaye, about 500 km (300 miles) northwest of the capital, between groups backed by Christian militias and herders supported by Muslim fighters, said the U.N. peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA).

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Friday, 17 June, 2016

Iraq: Iraqi forces retake Falluja city hall

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Iraqi government forces have retaken the main government compound in the city of Falluja from Islamic State (IS) militants, a top commander has said.

Lt Gen Abdul Wahhab al-Saadi told the BBC that elite Counter Terrorism Force troops and rapid response forces had “liberated” the city council building.

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