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Three explosions killed 37 people Saturday in a Chadian city on the shores of Lake Chad, security sources said, in the latest atrocity blamed on the Nigerian jihadi group Boko Haram.
Another 52 people were reportedly wounded in the attacks that struck at around 4 p.m., the sources said, with one blast targeting the fish market at Baga Sola and the other two occurring at a refugee camp on the outskirts of the city.
At least 95 people were killed in twin explosions Saturday outside the main train station in the Turkish capital Ankara where protesters were gathering for a peace march, the government said.
Graphic pictures from the scene showed several bodies covered by flags and placards, with bloodstains visible and body parts scattered in the road. Officials said 248 people were hurt, 48 of them seriously.
The Karen State Border Guard Force clashed Thursday with a splinter faction of the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) near Kaw Moo village on the old Kawkareik-Myawaddy road in Karen State.
The fighting took place at 10 am and clashes continued until 2 pm, according to Col. San Aung of the splinter group.
People’s Defense Forces Press Office (HPG-BIM) reported that the action of guerrillas against Kani Spi guard post in Başkale district of Van left 16 soldiers dead, including 4 high-ranking, and 21 others wounded. HPG said the guard post was greatly demolished and became unusable.
In a written statement about the ongoing actions by guerrillas, HPG said one soldier was killed as a result of an assassination action against the soldiers in Durê guard post at the border to Xakurkê area of Medya Defense Zones at 08:30 on October 7.
Ground troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have launched a major offensive in central Syria backed by Russian airstrikes, in an escalation in Moscow’s week-long campaign, which has so far been restricted to bombing runs to soften up rebel positions near major loyalist strongholds.
Russian warships fired missiles into Syria from the Caspian Sea - more than 900 miles away – for the first time. Defence minister Sergei Shoigu said four warships launched 26 rockets at Islamic State targets.