Friday, 5 March, 2010
Four militants have been killed in a two-day gun battle with security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir, the Indian army says.
At least one army officer was also killed and five soldiers injured in the fighting. Unconfirmed reports said three soldiers may have died.
The army said the militants were members of the Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HuM) group.
Kashmir is at the centre of decades of hostility between India and Pakistan.
The region has been the cause of two of their three wars since independence from British rule in 1947.
The News:
http://news.bbc.co.u … uth_asia/8550951.stm
Thursday, 4 March, 2010
Weeks of fighting in parts of Darfur have raised concern over the plight of civilians, as insecurity has prompted humanitarian agencies to suspend activities in some areas.
The clashes have led to displacements in eastern Jebel Marra in South Darfur and North Darfur states, and in western Jebel Marra and the Jebel Moon region in West Darfur state, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update on 2 March, stressing that accurate information from the ground was very scarce because of lack of access.
The rebel Sudan Liberation Army, Abdul Wahid al Nur faction (SLM-Nur), which refuses to join peace talks with the Sudanese government until a full cessation of hostilities is implemented, has accused government forces of attacking its positions east of Jebel Marra.
The News:
http://www.irinnews. … .aspx?ReportId=88293
Tuesday, 2 March, 2010
Georgia and Russia have re-opened their only usable land border crossing for traffic and trade for the first time in four years.
The border post, in the Georgian region of Kazbegi, opened to traffic on Monday at 7am (0300GMT) after a brief, pre-dawn ceremony.
The agreement to open the crossing came after a request from Georgia’s landlocked neighbour, Armenia.
The News:
http://news.bbc.co.u … i/europe/8542746.stm
Monday, 1 March, 2010
At least 4 people have been killed and more than others have been wounded in south of Galkacyo town in Mudug region after two clan militias’ dispute for the ownership of land in south of the town, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Monday.
Reports say that both clan militias were the member of the residents in the town and exchanged gunfire in south of Galka’o town which is partially controlled by the administration of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland killing 4, most of them civilians.
Residents at Garsorka neighborhood and most of the people in the area where the two militias fought had expressed concern about the new violence between the two sides as each group were arguing ownership of the land in the town.
The News:
http://www.shabelle. … ews.asp?NewsID=11853
Sunday, 28 February, 2010
Friday, 26 February, 2010
Somaliland military said it thwarted a Puntland militant attack on members of it’s 12th division stationed in east of Lasanod on Monday morning.
Mr. Saleban Guled, Somaliland Defense minister, said there were no casualties on either side but the militants fled back to Puntland.
The attack came as Somaliland prepares the last leg of voter-registrations in the region.
The News:
http://somalilandpre … -attack-on-military/
There is an italian citizen, agent of secret services, between victims of triple attack happened in Kabul, one of which near hotel Safi Landmark. The explosions, already revenged by talibans, have caused at least 18 died.
Police has confirmed that one of bombers has exploded himself in front of hotel, while others two have been killed.
The italian killed, Pietro Antonio Colazzo, was an agenof of Aise (foreign secret services), and in Kabul was one of the leaders of the Italian intelligence network in Afghanistan: operating in the country almost by one year and half how diplomatic adviser of the embassy. Besides him are dead a french, ten indians, two policemen and at least 4 people, while other 32 people have been wounded.
The News:
http://www.tgcom.med … articolo475023.shtml
