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Saturday, 22 May, 2010

Somaliland: Ethiopian troops clash with armed tribal militia. Killed 10 somalis and 3 soldiers

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At least thirteen people were killed and over thirty wounded when Ethiopian troops based in the town of Buhodle clashed with armed tribal militia.

Reports reaching us from the disputed down suggested that at least ten Somalis were killed and three Ethiopian soldiers when violence broke out at 12:00 afternoon in the town. According to the head of Buhodle hospital, Mr Ali Ukun at least 33 were wounded in the fight consisting of minor and serious injuries.

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http://somalilandpre … -local-militia-15767

Friday, 21 May, 2010

North Korea: North Korea warns of all-out war, even as China urges calm

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North Korea has warned South Korea that it will not hesitate to launch an “all out war” if the latter decides to take “firm” measures” against it.

Pyongyang’s aggressive broadside has prompted China to intervene and call for calm, the China Daily reports.

The broadside follows Seoul’s accusation that North Korea blew up and sank naval ship, “Cheonan” on March 26 this year.

Pyongyang has denied involvement and called the investigation results a fabrication.

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Wednesday, 19 May, 2010

Thailand: Final assault, red shirts surrender. Death penalty for fires in the city

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Six killed in fights, photoreporter Fabio Polenghi between them. Nine dead in buddist temple of Wat Phatum where refugees are also women and children. Capital is in fire. Darks Twitter and Facebook.

Thailand uprising ends on blood. After six weeks of tensions and violences, army has given assoult to the camp of red shirts in Ratchaprasong Intersection, in commercial district of Bangkok. During fights have lost life at least six people and 58 have been wounded. Between victims italian photoreporter Fabio Polenghi. Between wounded there are other foreign journalists: one american, on canadian and one dutchman. After having opposed a brief resistance, leaders of opposition have announced the surrender. But not all supporters of former ex premier Thaksin Shinawatra went home or have delivered themselves to the police.

The News:
http://www.repubblic … -4171349/?ref=HREA-1

Tuesday, 18 May, 2010

Somaliland: Somaliland and Ethiopia send troops to border in Sool and Buhodle regions

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Troops from Somaliland and Ethiopia entered the border town of Buhodle on Saturday in a bid to beef up security in both nations as elections approach.

According to the local paper, Waaheen, Somaliland Defense Minister, Mr. Suleyman Warsame Guled told local press that troops from both countries have been deployed in a number of border towns including the town of Buhodle. The minister said the two troops would work together to maintain security in the region.

Ethiopia, who is also concern about the spread of al-Shabaab and other radical groups in Somalia has since created a number of security cordons around the town. The troops are also inspecting trucks in and out of the town, while troops from Somaliland are escorting election team to the city.

The News:
http://somalilandpre … oops-to-border-15688

Afghanistan: Bomb kills 2 italian soldiers in Herat and a kamikaze against Nato convoy has killed 20 civilians

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Twp italian soldiers of Isaf contingent engaged in Afghanistan were killed and others two were wounded in explosion of a bomb. They were in a armored Lince in a column directed in Bala Murghab.

The attack has become in northeast of Herat. Victims are sergent Massimiliano Ramadù, 33 years old, of Velletri in Rome province, and caporalmaggiore Luigi Pascazio, 25 years old, in Bari province. Wounded are Gianfranco Scirè of 28 years old and arrive from a little country in Palermo, and Cristina Buonacucina, caporal, 27 years old, from Foligno.

The News:
http://www.repubblic … ente_feriti-4121268/
http://www.tgcom.med … articolo481829.shtml

Monday, 17 May, 2010

Somalia: 5 killed and 25 wounded in clashes between the transitional government troops and Islamist forces

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At least 5 people have been killed and more than 25 other have been wounded in after heavy clashes between the transitional government troops and Islamist forces in more different areas in Mogadishu, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Wednesday.

Reports say that the fighting broke out at Taleh neighborhood in Hodan district first and spread further to the war zones in the capital as both government forces backing by AMISOM and the Islamist fighters killing 5, injuring 25 others.

The News:
http://www.shabelle. … 0-wounded-in-clashes

Saturday, 15 May, 2010

Darfur: Sudan army occupies a stronghold in Darfur rebel group of Justice and Equality Movement (Jem)

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Sudanese forces say they have seized control of a key rebel held area in the western Darfur region after killing more than 150 members of the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem).

“We have liberated Jebel Moon from the Justice and Equality Movement,” Al-Sawarmi Khaled, an army spokesman, said on Saturday.

“We have detained 61 rebels and confiscated 16 cars and three large trucks.”

The army gave no details of army casualties in the clashes.

The News:
http://english.aljaz … 051552310293415.html