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Renewed clashes erupted between Turkish-backed rebel factions on Monday in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin, killing an unknown number of people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported.
The clashes broke out between rebels of the al-Jabha al-Shamiyya and the al-Mu’tasim Division, which resulted in casualties among both parties’ ranks.
Ethiopia and Eritrea on Monday formally declared an end to their “state of war,” a two-decade-long standoff that followed a brutal war over their shared border.
The official end of hostilities is expected to bring some stability to a part of the world better known for its enduring conflicts, and to a region that abuts one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world even as war rages on in Yemen, just across the Red Sea.
Yemeni government forces, backed by the Arab Coalition, have made significant advances in the east of Saada province.
The forces have taken full control of key mountain ranges in the Kataf directorate, a military source said, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Militants have launched their first major attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu since the start of Ramadan almost two months ago.
Journalists say al-Shabaab fighters stormed the ministry of the interior and national security after detonating two car bombs.
At least 17 people were killed in fighting between militants from Somalia’s al-Shabaab group and clan militias in the central semi-autonomous region Galmudug, residents and the group told Reuters.
Somali state-run Radio Muqdisho reported fighting in the Haradheere area, which started on Wednesday, was triggered by alleged al-Shabaab conscription of teenagers into their ranks.