Burmese army’s 5th Light Infantry Regiment troops on Sunday launched a surprise attack on Kachin volunteer troops under KIA’s 6th Battalion near Kahtan Yang village located on Mogaung-Hpakant motor road at around 4:30 pm.
Pakistan: Pakistan targets indian posts hours after 5 die in cross-border firing
Pakistani forces targeted 12 Indian posts late last night along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, at an area where cross border firing killed an Indian jawan and four Pakistani soldiers hours before.
Reports suggest that a civilian was injured in mortar shelling by Pakistani troops through the night in Samba district, 41 km from Jammu. This is the third ceasefire violation by Pakistan in two days.
Wednesday, 31 December, 2014
Somalia: Somali army captures Daynunay town, a stronghold of al-Shabaab group
The Somali national army says it has captured the strategic town of Daynunay from the militant group al-Shabaab. The small town which is 45 kilometer outside Baidoa was a stronghold of the group for over two years.
According to Somali military official Hussein Noor Adan on Tuesday, the insurgents had used the town to launch raids on travelers and attacks on government and AMISOM troops.
Yemen: 30 Houthis rebels killed in suicide bombing in Ibb city
At least 30 Houthi rebels have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a gathering in Ibb city of central Yemen, while fighting in Radaa district has killed at least 34 others.
Wednesday’s large explosion at the cultural centre also wounded the governor of Ibb province, Al Jazeera has learned.
Tuesday, 30 December, 2014
Iraq: Iraqi forces kill almost 300 ISIS fighters to recapture town of Dhuluiya 45 miles north of Baghdad
Stronghold: A militiaman runs during a search of a house after taking control of a village on the outskirts of Dhuluiya from ISIS forces
Iraqi forces have recaptured the northern town of Dhuluiya with sources claiming almost 300 ISIS fighters were killed in the battle.
Government security forces fighting alongside Shia militias began their assault of the town on the Tigris River 45 miles north of Baghdad on Sunday with raids by Iraqi helicopter and fighter jets.