Saturday, May 3, 2014
Authorities in India’s remote northeast called in the army to restore order and imposed an indefinite curfew after recovering seven more bodies Saturday that brought to 29 the number of Muslim villagers killed by separatist rebels in the worst outbreak of violence in the region in two years.
Army troops marched through the troubled areas of Assam state in a show of force after police said gunmen from the Bodo tribe, which has long accused Muslims of sneaking into India illegally from neighboring Bangladesh, went on a shooting rampage, setting ablaze Muslim homes and firing indiscriminately on civilians.
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Friday, May 2, 2014
Heavy fighting broke out across Benghazi last night at around 2 am, reportedly between Saiqa Special Forces and Ansar Al-Sharia. At least four soldiers are known to have been killed.
A member of Saiqa Special Forces Brigade told the Libya Herald the worst of the fighting took place outside the headquarters of Benghazi Security Directorate in the city’s Hawari district. He claimed that clashes erupted after Saiqa blocked the road around the directorate following an incident there involving Ansar Al-Sharia earlier in the night. The exact reason for the violence remains unclear.
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Two Ukrainian helicopters were shot down Friday as Ukraine launched its first major offensive against the pro-Russia forces that have seized government buildings in the east. The Kremlin said Kiev’s move against the insurgents “destroyed” hopes for peace in the region.
Fighting broke out around dawn near Slovyansk, a city 160 kilometers (100 miles) from the Russian border that has become the focus of the armed insurgency against Ukraine’s interim government. Two helicopter crew were killed in the crashes, both sides said, and a pro-Russia militiaman was reported killed.
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
The military and security troops have killed an al-Qaeda leader called “Abu Muslim al-Uzbeki”, an official source said Thursday.
The troops backed by aircrafts killed also six other militants of al-Qaeda and destroyed three vehicles, the source said, adding that many militants were arrested, including one surveillance operative.
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The rebel Movement for the Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) in southern Senegal has declared a unilateral truce to sue for dialogue with the government, APA can report Wednesday.In an interview with a local radio station in Dakar, MFDC leader Salif Sadio said he hoped the ceasefire will enhance the prospects for lasting peace after more than thirty years of separatist rebellion in the province.
Mr. Sadio said the truce followed talks with officials of the government led by President Macky Sall at the Vatican recently.
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