Forty-five people were killed on Sunday in Syria’s eastern Deir Az-Zor region in clashes between rival jihadist groups, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Monday.
Tuesday, 10 June, 2014
Syria: 45 dead in clashes between Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and Jabhat Al-Nusra jihadists in Deir Az-Zor
Monday, 9 June, 2014
Pakistan: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims responsibility for the attack on airport in Karachi
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the terror attack on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.
“We carried out this attack on the Karachi airport and it is a message to the Pakistani government that we are still alive to react over the killings of innocent people in bomb attacks on their villages,” TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said in a statement to the media.
Sunday, 8 June, 2014
Cameroon: Cameroon kills 102 Boko Haram fighters in one week
As the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram continues its incessant attacks in Nigeria; Cameroon has successfully been resisting the the sect in its territory.
Reuters reported on Sunday that Cameroonian troops killed two members of the sect on Saturday.
Colombia: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announce 3 weeks of ceasefire to allow elections
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, have announced a ceasefire of three weeks to allow elections scheduled for June 15 to take place without guerrilla attacks.
The ceasefire was announced by the FARC’s commander-in-chief, “Timochenko,” in an open letter directed to hard-line presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga who has been critical of ongoing peace talks between the group and the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos, who is seeking reelection.
Saturday, 7 June, 2014
Ukraine: Ukraine says 15 rebels killed in clashes
An Ukrainian soldier observes the road at a checkpoint outside the town of Amvrosiivka, eastern Ukraine, close to the Russian border, Thursday, June 5, 2014. AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda
At least 15 pro-Russian rebels were killed in clashes with government troops at a border crossing with Russia, an aide to the Ukrainian interior minister said Thursday.
Speaking on a television show late Thursday, Anton Herashchenko said Ukrainian border guards clashed earlier in the day with armed men who came from Russia in trucks and an infantry vehicle and tried to cross the border at the village of Marynivka in eastern Ukraine.
Friday, 6 June, 2014
Iraq: 13 killed in attacks, clashes in Northern Iraq
Seven people were killed, Friday morning, in a double car bomb attack in Tahrawa, a village inhabited by families from the Shabak ethnic group, near the city of Mosul, 360 kilometers (225 miles) northwest of Baghdad, according to authorities cited by the Associated Press. Police said 43 people were wounded in the attack.
Burma-Myanmar: Battles continue between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and a combined force of Burmese Army and Pyi Tu Tsits in Northern Shan State
A series of battles took place this week between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) troops and a combined force of Burmese Army and Pyi Tu Tsits (local militia groups backed by Burmese Army).
Kachin people militia (MHH) troops under the 5th section of the KIA’s 36th Battalion on Wednesday fought against Burmese army’s 323rd Light Infantry Regiment (LIR) troops at Nam Ba Tek, Pang Sai Township in northern Shan State. The battle took place at about 2:10 pm as about 50 government troops who had travelled from Hpai Kawng village to Pang Sai City encountered Kachin people militia (MHH) troops at Nam Ba Tek.