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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.
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.
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has called for Jihad (saint war) against Swiss, called «unbeliever» and «apostate» after the approvation of denied to build minarets in the Switzerland country.
It’s against unbeliever and apostate Switzerland to destroy houses of Allah that jihad must to be proclamed with any means, has declared colonel Gheddafi in a speach in Bengasi, in east of Libia, in occasion of Holiday of «Mouloud», that commemorates the birth of the prophet Muhammad.
For the number one Libyan, «jihad against Switzerland, against sionism, against foreign aggression (…), it’s not terrorism».«Any muslim in the world that traits with Switzerland is an infidel and against islam, against Muhammad, against God, against Korano», has added leader of Tripoli in front of thousands of people.
Boycott Switzerland, boycott its products, boycott their planes, their ships, thie embassies, boycott this unbeliever race, apostate, that attacks the houses of Allah», Gheddafi insisted, talking like head of the International Islamic People’s Command, institution he created in 1991.
«War in Darfur is over». Sudan president has talked like that, Omar Al Bashir, the day after the sign of a pre-agreement of peace between Khartoum and Jem (Justice and Equality Movement) rebels. «Crisis is over, war is over.
Darfour now is in peace» has explained in El-Fasher, historic capital of bloody province, victim by 2003 of a bloody civil war.
Al Bashir, on whose head hangs a warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and and crimes against humanity in Darfur, has assured that «the efforts made in the past for the war will be devoted to development».
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Government of Sudan and Darfur main rebel group Justice and Equality Movement have signed a temporary truce after months of talks that have stalled and resurrected.
The agreement, signed on Saturday in N’djamena, Chad, is the latest attempt at resolving the 7-year conflict in the western region of Sudan.
Relations are starting to improve between Sudan and Chad after two remained locked in proxy wars for a while.
Maoist leader Kishanji, who has opposed talks with the government, made a sudden turnaround on Monday, offering a 72-day ceasefire saying there would be no left-wing violence if the security forces stopped their operations in Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa.
‘‘The deadline begins on February 25 (to be observed as martyr’s day by the Maoists) and ends on May 7, during which there will be no violence from either side,’’ said Kishanji. Incidentally, this is the period when trees would shed leaves in the forest and make it difficult for the Maoists to move around unseen. It ends just a month before the annual date for onset of monsoon in Bengal.
A senior Islamic militant was among six killed in an assault by Philippines troops on a rebel camp on the southern island of Jolo, officials say.
Abu Sayyaf commander Albader Parad was wanted for the abduction of three Red Cross workers on the island last year.
Gen Benjamin Dolorfino said his death was a “big blow” to the group.