Monday, May 11, 2020
Warlord Khalifa Haftar’s militia groups, backed by Wagner and Sudanese mercenaries, launched an all-out attack in Mashrou and Yarmouk frontlines in southern Tripoli on Saturday night, but it ended in failure.
The attack was backed by sleeper cells and a wave of fake news on TV and social media pages. As the fighting began, media outlets loyal to Haftar claimed that “our forces had taken control of Abu Salim and Furnaj districts and members of Presidential Council, ministers and Turkish officers had escaped to Misrata.”
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Sunday, May 10, 2020
Twenty-three militias were killed in fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and militias in Ituri province, the army said Friday.
After fierce battles with members of the Cooperative For the Development of Congo (CODECO) militia group Thursday, the army regained control of four villages once occupied by militiamen in Bese, 90 kilometers (55 miles) north of Bunia, in the territory of Djugu, army spokesman Lt. Jules Ngongo, told reporters.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Boko Haram fighters clashed with government forces on Sunday in Diffa, the largest city in southwestern Niger, in what the jihadists said was a successful attack on a military camp.
Conflicting versions of the outcome emerged on Tuesday, with the Islamists claiming to have overrun the site but local residents telling AFP that the assailants had been repelled.
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Monday, May 4, 2020
The National Salvation Front (NAS) prepares to conduct series of attacks against the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) and South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and that it threatens the peace, according to a defense ministry internal memo.
The memo, which was sent to the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) claims the NAS has outlined its attach techniques against parties to the September 2018 revitalized peace deal.
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Sunday, May 3, 2020
President Felix Tshisekedi has ordered his Burundian counterpart to immediately remove his soldiers on DRC territory within 48 hours. The ultimatum issued on Friday expires today, May 2.
Sources close to the Presidency in DR Congo confirmed that President Tshisekedi communicated to President Pierre Nkurunziza, but did not specify whether it was by telephone or other channels
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