A battle took place between KIA’s 3rd Battalion troops and a combined force of Burmese army and BGF (Border Guard Force) troops near Ngwa Le village in Sadung Township on March 22 at around 3 pm.
Thursday, 24 March, 2016
Burma-Myanmar: Battle rages between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) troops and Burmese army in Sadung
Iraq: Iraq has launched offensive to recapture ISIS-held Mosul
The Iraqi military backed by U.S.-led coalition aircraft on Thursday launched a long-awaited operation to recapture the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants, a military spokesman said.
In the push, Iraqi forces retook several villages on the outskirts of the town of Makhmour, east of Mosul, early in the morning on Thursday and hoisted the Iraqi flag there, according to the spokesman for the Joint Military Command, Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool.
Libya: 7 dead in clashes between tribesmen and forces loyal to unrecognised government near Tripoli
At least seven people were killed in clashes on Wednesday west of Tripoli between tribesmen and forces loyal to Libya’s unrecognised government, an army officer said.
The violence in the village of Touebiya, 30km from the capital, stemmed from a failed burglary.
Wednesday, 23 March, 2016
Ukraine: 1 Ukrainian soldier killed and 10 wounded in Donbass
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed, another ten were wounded in the ATO area in eastern Ukraine as a result of the intensified armed hostilities.
Spokesman for the Presidential Administration on the anti-terrorist operation, Colonel Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
Yemen: US airtrikes kill at least 50 militants at al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) training camp
The US military struck an al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) training camp located in the mountains of Southern Yemen killing at least 50 militants, medics and a local official said on Wednesday.
On 5 March, an al-Shabaab terrorist camp in Somalia was attacked killing at least 150 people.
Tuesday, 22 March, 2016
Iraq: Turkish military foils ISIS attack in Bashiqa military camp in northern Iraq
Turkish military forces shelled Daesh in northern Iraq after the terror group attempted an attack on the Bashiqa military camp on Tuesday morning.
Military sources said that a group of Daesh militants attempted an attack on the camp near Mosul, a stronghold of the group in northern Iraq, but Turkish military foiled the plot by opening fire on them.
Belgium: Islamic State terrorist group claims responsibility for the Brussels attacks
Three terrorist blasts rocked the Belgian capital Tuesday, leaving more than 30 people dead at the Brussels airport and a metro station and striking fear in the heart of the European Union just days after a manhunt captured a key suspect in last year’s Paris massacres.
The Islamic State asserted responsibility for the attacks, according to a statement posted on the Amaq Agency, a website believed to be close to the extremist group.