At least 20 militants were killed and eight others were injured on Tuesday in air strikes in North Waziristan.
Libya: Pro-government troops retake Libyan city of Kekla
Troops loyal to Libya’s globally-recognized government have taken control of the strategic western town of Kekla after over 40 days of clashes with militias there.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani’s government said on Monday that the attack put Kekla under the “command of the army.”
Monday, 24 November, 2014
Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fights back against Houthis in Al-Baida
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) on Sunday announced that its fighters and allied tribesmen in Rada’a city and surrounding villages in Al-Baida governorate carried out six attacks against Houthis on Saturday and Sunday.
AQAP posted on its Twitter page on Sunday that its fighters targeted a Houthi vehicle in Hamat Bani Sarar village of Rada’a earlier that day and killed all members on board. AQAP failed to provide the specific number of casualties.
Democratic Republic of Congo: About 100 people massacred in Beni town by Ugandan rebels
About 100 people were slaughtered last week in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest massacres to shake the restive region, regional deputies told AFP on Monday.
The carnage took place on Thursday near the town of Beni in the North Kivu province, where mainly Muslim Ugandan rebels have been blamed for killing more than 200 civilians in gruesome attacks since October.
Sunday, 23 November, 2014
Egypt: Egyptian army troops killed 10 militants in Sinai Peninsula
Egyptian military forces have killed 10 militants during an operation in the violence-plagued Sinai Peninsula of the North African country.
Army spokesman, Brigadier General Mohamed Samir, stated on Sunday that the militants were killed in an exchange of fire with Egyptian soldiers as they tried to attack a military checkpoint in the area on Saturday.