forces

Tunisian security forces on Friday arrested a member of parliament condemning President Kais Saied's seizure of power as a "military coup", his party said. "It's a military coup," independent MP Yassine Ayari said on…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The Tigray Defense Forces continued to close in on Amhara and Afar territories, a move that could further inflame conflict in Ethiopia, which has been rife with unrest in recent months. Since November 2020, the conflict has taken to a higher level after the Ethiopian National Defense Forces , Eritrean troops and Amhara regional forces attacked the Tigray region in pursuit of the TDF, which has ruled the state for several years. According to the American publication Amhara, TDF penetrated the Amhara…

US salutes ANS forces in Al-Shabaab war in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - United States applauded efforts of Somali National Army in the fight against Al-Shabaab militants, adding that the force has stepped up its operations in the country, further reducing the operations of the Al-Qaida-linked group. Lloyd Austin, who is the defense secretary, said the airstrikes targeting Al-Shabaab in recent…

In Burkina Faso, several weeks after the Solhan attack that officially left 132 dead, the government is strengthening its presence there. The new Minister of Security was present last Monday together with a department of special forces from the National Gendarmerie. These men, who are at the forefront of the fight against terrorism, are now responsible for securing the city along with other forces…

Niger now has a training camp for its special forces. It was inaugurated on Wednesday morning and is located in Tillia, in the Tahoua region, in the southwestern part of the country, near the Malian border. This center is partly funded by the German Embassy and is part of the overall strategy for building special forces in the Sahel.…

US military equips Danab forces amid al-Shabaab crackdown MOGADISHU, Somalia - The US military handed over armored vehicles to Danab's special forces, which carried out operations against Al-Shabaab militants in central and southern Somalia, which ended earlier this week ahead of the next phase . For years, the United States has been a crucial security partner in the fight against al-Shabaab,…

US plans to send special forces to Somalia WASHINGTON, United States - The United States could send a contingent of special forces to Somalia, it has been learned, more than eight months after the Defense Department repositioned more than 700 troops from the Horn of Africa nation which is struggling with instability. Former President Donald Trump repositioned most US troops in Kenya and Djibouti…

A spectacular turnaround in Tigray in northern Ethiopia: the region, at war since November, was the site, on Monday 28 June 2021, of a major offensive by the Tigray rebels, which seized the capital Mekele province. An important piece for the Ethiopian army and the government of Abiy Ahmed. Tigrayan Forces (TDF) seems to be able to control other cities.…

The Ethiopian government on Monday night declared a "unilateral and unconditional ceasefire" in Tigray, where forces loyal to the region's former authorities (TPLF) have retaken the capital Mekele, several state media reported. Federal soldiers had left their base in Mekele around 4pm today. With them the members of the Provisional Administration set up by Addis Ababa. Communication was interrupted. The satellite telephones of humanitarian organizations were even confiscated by Ethiopian soldiers. Mekele is therefore…

Congolese military officers are said to have blown up the troops under their command to make money. Three of them are the subject of legal proceedings in Ituri because of these practices. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda MuzembeAccording to the military prosecutor in Ituri province, three senior officials were…