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A third faction of separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Reformed Indigenous People of Biafra; RE-IPOB, has emerged.
Recall that the crises rocking IPOB took a new twist yesterday, following an announcement by a splinter group, the Rebranded Indigenous People of Biafra, TRIPOB, renouncing the Biafra group.
At least 15 members of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf, including a sub-leader, were killed in two separate encounters in Patikul, Sulu on Friday, the Philippine Army said.
In a report released to the media, the PA’s Special Operations Command (SOCOM) said 15 bandits were killed in two separate clashes with the military—one erupted at about 6:15 a.m. Friday in Sitio Tubig Magkawas and another at noon in Sitio Pangi, both areas are situated between Barangay Langhub and Barangay Bungkaong in Patikul town.
Nine people including two Shabaab jihadists have been killed in an attack on a beach front restaurant in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
Al-Qaeda linked Shabaab jihadists attacked the Banadir Beach Restaurant, setting off a car bomb before exchanging fire with security forces. The assailants also threw grenades at security services who had cordoned off the area.
An indefinite ceasefire between the communist rebels and the government takes effect today after their representatives signed a joint declaration in Norway to stop armed hostilities in preparation for talks to end once and for all the decades-long rebellion.
The declaration of the truce came almost simultaneously with the announcement of the release of three policemen by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels.
Iraqi forces on Thursday pushed the Islamic State group from Qayyarah, a northern town considered strategic for any future offensive against the jihadists’ last stronghold of Mosul.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi hailed the victory as a key step in the fight against IS but hours later suffered yet another political setback when lawmakers impeached his defence minister.