Monday, April 21, 2014

South Sudan: Rebels killed hundreds of civilians on ethnic basis, says UN

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Rebels slaughtered hundreds of civilians when they seized the South Sudan oil hub of Bentiu, hunting down men, women and children who had sought refuge in a hospital, mosque and Catholic church, the United Nations said yesterday.

Rebel troops overran Bentiu, the capital of the oil producing Unity State, on Tuesday. More than one million people have fled their homes since fighting erupted in December between troops backing President Salva Kiir and soldiers loyal to his sacked vice-president, Riek Machar. The fighting has exacerbated ethnic tensions between Mr Kiir’s Dinka people and Mr Machar’s Nuer.

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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Colombia: 4 Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels killed in fighting against army

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Four FARC guerrillas have been killed in fighting in Colombia this weekend, the army said.

The rebels died in clashes with army troops in Arauca, Meta and Cauca provinces.

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Algeria: 14 soldiers killed in terrorist attack near Tizi Ouzou

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Fourteen soldiers have been killed in a terrorist attack committed Saturday evening at 10 p.m. in the commune of Iboudraren (50km southeast of Tizi-Ouzou), security source said Sunday.

A convoy of the People’s National Army (ANP), which was returning after securing Thursday’s presidential election, has been surprised by an “important” terrorist group which has enmeshed them in the place called Carrière, the same source added.

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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Yemen: Air strike kills 10 terrorists in al-Bayda province

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An air strike targeted on Saturday a truck carrying 11 terrorists in al-Hazmieh area, al-Bayda province, killing 10 and wounding a terrorist, a security source of the Supreme Security Committee has announced.

In a statement to Saba, the source pointed out that the committee had received intelligence suggesting 11 terrorists traveling by a truck were heading to al-Bayda city and planning to target vital military and civil sites in the city.

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Friday, April 18, 2014

South Sudan: At least 58 people killed in an attack on a UN base

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The United Nations said on Friday at least 58 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded in an attack against one of its bases in South Sudan sheltering thousands of civilians.

The top UN official in the war-torn nation, Toby Lanzer, praised peacekeepers from India, Nepal and South Korea for preventing what could have been a massacre of up to 5000 people, and vowed the world body would use “lethal force” again to protect civilians under their protection.

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