South Sudanese troops are preparing to enter the rebel-held town of Bor, President Salva Kiir has said.
Mr Kiir told parliament the army was “ready to move”, adding that the counter-attack had been delayed to allow US citizens to be airlifted out.
Monday, 23 December, 2013
South Sudan: Army is preparing for assault on rebel-held town of Bor in Jonglei state
Sunday, 22 December, 2013
Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) says attack on Yemen military hospital was a ‘mistake’
The Yemeni wing of al-Qaeda has said a deadly attack on a military hospital by its fighters earlier this month was a mistake. It offered to pay “blood money” to the families of people killed in the attack.
“We do not fight in this way, and this is not what we call on people to do, and this is not our approach,” said a statement released by the al-Qaeda branch.
Saturday, 21 December, 2013
Sudan: Army claims series of key victories against rebels in South Kordofan
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said that it recaptured Abu Al-Hassan area which represents a mobilization, administrative, and operations command of the rebel Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) in South Kordofan state.
The SRF consist of several Darfur rebel movements and Sudan People Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) which is fighting government troops and their allied militia the Popular Defense Forces (PDF) in South Kordofan and the Blue Nile states since 2011.
Burma-Myanmar: Battles continue between army and Kachin People Militia in Kachin and Northern Shan State
A KIA soldier preparing for battle position
A battle took place between Kachin People Militia (Mungshawa Hpyen Hpung in Kachin) troops under KIA’s 38th Battalion and Burmese army troops under 567th Light Infantry Regiment at Banglum Bum in northern Shan State on Dec 16 at 2:30 pm. No casualties on either side have been reported so far.
Another battle took place on the same day between KIA’s 8th Battalion troops and Burmese army’s 505th Light Infantry Regiment troops at 4 pm. The two sides encountered at a location between Prang Tawng village and Bang Lung village in northern Shan State as Burmese army troops currently stationed at Namlek Bum came down from the mountain.
Friday, 20 December, 2013
Uganda: Ugandan army enter South Sudan capital
The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces troops have entered Juba at the invitation of the government in South Sudan to secure the capital, Juba.
Syria: Warplanes continue Aleppo airstrikes for fifth day, target southern villages
Syrian warplanes continued to crush Aleppo for a fifth consecutive day Thursday, according to Agence France-Presse.
Sources on the ground have said that Thursday’s attacks have expanded to include villages southeast of Syria’s second largest city.
Wednesday, 18 December, 2013
South Sudan: Powerful military general declares war against the Government
General Peter Gatdet Yak. Photo credit: Reuters
Two military sites of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in Jonglei state came under heavy attack early Wednesday morning from forces of General Peter Gatdet Yak.
The assault cames just days after president Kiir accuses his political adversaries of an “attempted coup”—a claim widely interpreted as an indefensible. Some government officials call it “an inside job” designed to use as a reason against anyone who tries to challenge Kiir’s leadership.