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Monday, 19 July, 2021

Puntland: Foreign fighters killed in Somalia’s Puntland state

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Al-Shabaab and IS foreign fighters have been killed and bases destroyed in security operation by Somali forces, Puntland authorities confirmed.

Speaking to the media, Puntland Security Minister, Abdisamad Galan said hundreds of soldiers mobilized in the region had successfully managed to kick the terrorists out of several villages in the region.

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Friday, 16 July, 2021

Syria: Government forces hit last rebel enclave killing 9 civilians

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Syrian government rockets hit two villages in the last rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria on Thursday, killing at least nine civilians, including three children, rescue workers and a war monitor said.

The U.N. Children’s agency confirmed three children were killed, calling it a “terrifying sign” that violence is returning to the area that has been under a cease-fire for over a year.

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Tuesday, 13 July, 2021

Afghanistan: Taliban attack on a border town repulsed

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A Taliban attack was repulsed at an Afghan town near the country’s border with Uzbekistan, a top police official said.

The attack took place on Sunday in Hairatan town, Balkh province.

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Saturday, 10 July, 2021

Afghanistan: Taliban controls 80 percent of the country, spokesperson tells Rudaw

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The Taliban now controls nearly 80 percent of Afghanistan, a spokesperson for the Taliban politburo told Rudaw on Friday.

“Before the recent events, we had around 70 percent of the land in our hands. Right now, around 80 percent of the area is under our control,” Mohammed Naeem told Rudaw’s Bestoon Khalid. “Previously we had many areas under our control, just not the centers of the districts, but now we are slowly controlling the centers as well.”

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Friday, 9 July, 2021

Burma-Myanmar: Inside mountain camp where Chin National Front (CNF) rebels train to fight for freedom from the military junta

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Full-throated they belt out songs of victory, their boots adding the drumbeat as ranks of new recruits jog in formation through their jungle training camp.

There’s no doubting the shining eyes of these young people united by an ideal — freedom from the junta that’s smothered democracy in Myanmar.

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