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Somalia’s al-Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombs in the country’s Puntland region.
More than 20 people were killed on Sunday when the bombers detonated the explosions at a market and government building in the semi-autonomous territory.
At least 51 people were killed and dozens were wounded when a suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosives among people dancing on the street at a wedding party in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep on Saturday, security and hospital sources said.
The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) have recaptured the control of the key Khanabad district in northern Kunduz province.
According to the security sources, the control of the district was retaken following hours of clashes since this morning when the Taliban militants captured some key government compounds.
The sources further added that the Taliban insurgents were forced to retreat after the Afghan forces launched an operation to retake the district.
The new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), on Thursday threatened again to declare self actualisation for the Niger Delta region and declare a republic in the region come October 1.
The threat is the second in the last two months with the attempt by a militant group known as Adaka Boro Avengers (ABA) aborted by the military and pressure from prominent Niger Deltans including former President Goodluck Jonathan.
At least 1100 soldiers who reportedly defected from South Sudan People Patriotic Front (SSPPF), a rebel groups based in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state, have allegedly joined Gabriel Changson Chang’s South Sudan Army Forces/ Federal Democratic Party (SSAF/FDP).
Brigadier Gen. Dahab Dobuol Gew told Sudan Tribune from an undisclosed location in South Sudan that they have switched sides from Charles Kasanga after accusing him for signing an agreement with the government.