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The military confrontation between Cambodian and Thai troops over the border area near Preah Vihear temple continues on Saturday and troops on both sides are still on high alert, said a close military source standby at the area.
“We’re still on high alert to defend our territorial integrity, ” a senior officer, who asked not to be named, said on Saturday.
Authorities in Mauritania claimed Wednesday that the sub-Saharan country’s security forces have foiled a planned terror attack on its capital Nouakchott by killing three al-Qaeda militants in a gunfight in the outskirts of the city.
Officials said the militant’s vehicle blew up after its occupants engaged in a gun-battle with the security forces early on Wednesday morning. The three militants were killed in the explosion, which also left several troops injured.
A massive rally arranged by the Yemeni opposition in Taiz governorate demanded on Tuesday President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down.
The opposition parties, JMP, launched its rallies and protests to denounce what they called the government failed polices , its intentions to amend the constitution and reneging on previous agreements reached with them.
In a speech delivered before thousands of participants , head of JMP in Taiz, Abdul-Aziz al-Rumaima called Saleh’s government to leave , pointing out that it exploits its public money to its own interests and ignores Yemeni suffers.