Tunisia: Al-Qaeda group Uqba bin Nafi has announced an alliance with Islamic State (IS)
Tunisian armed group Uqba bin Nafi, tunisian branch of al-Qaeda in Maghreb (Aqmi), has announced an alliance with Islamic State (Isis).
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Friday, September 19, 2014
Yemen: Clashes between Houthi rebels and army in different areas in the capital Sanaa
The clashes between the Houthis and the military are ongoing in different areas in the capital, leaving nearly a hundred killed and wounded, several news agencies report.
As of Friday afternoon, fighting has continued in Al-A’anab area, near the barracks of the 1st Armored Division, and in 30 Meter Street near to the Iman University, a private university owned by the Islamic Sunni Cleric Sheikh Abdulmajid Al-Zindani, one of the senior leaders of the Islah Party.
United Kingdom: Scotland votes no on independence, will remain in the UK
The results of the Scottish independence referendum are in, and the answer is a resounding “no.”
The referendum asked only a single question: Should Scotland become an independent country? Scottish voters have decided, by a large margin, that it should not. After all of the ballots were counted, “no” had taken 55.3% of the vote, and “yes” only 44.7%.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Burma-Myanmar: Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) rebels and Government troops clash as peace talks loom
As Burma’s government and ethnic armed groups prepare to meet for peace talks next week, on-and-off fighting between the Burmese Army and ethnic Karen rebels continues to plague eastern Burma.
The latest clash took place on Sept. 9 in an area controlled by Brigade 5 of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the military wing of the Karen National Union (KNU), near the Oo Thu Hta region of Karen State’s Papun District.
Yemen: 20 killed in clashes between Houthi rebels and government allies in the al-Jawf province
Fighting between rival Shiite and Sunni groups has intensified after weeks of anti-government protests.
Fresh clashes in Yemen between rebels and government allies has claimed over 20 lives on Tuesday and Wednesday.