Somalia's army chief survives bombing; 52 militants killed in Ops MOGADISHU, Somalia - In what could be a major step towards taking security responsibility in Somalia, the Somali National Army continued a force against Al-Shabaab over the weekend, claiming victories in two separate operations in central and southern parts of the country. Al-Shabaab still controls large parts of the countryside in…

KDF troopers killed in lethal ambush NAIROBI, Kenya - Not less than three Kenya Protection Forces troops had been killed on Tuesday in Lamu, inside the coastal area of Kenya, mentioned spokesman Colonel Zipporah Kioki, including that the attackers used IEDs earlier than ambushing the troops who had been on common patrol. The incident, the primary to happen in Kenyan soil in so many months, came…

No less than 15 individuals have been killed by gunmen on Wednesday, Could 19, within the Adjarara district of Tin-Akoff municipality. Instantly afterwards, 15 armed males have been killed in crossfire with a patrol from the Markoye army unit. A soldier was injured. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThat is the second…

In Burundi, twelve folks, together with a senior military officer, had been killed on Sunday night, Might 9, in an ambush in the middle of the nation. Their car has been an ambush and in current months this shouldn't be the primary of its variety. This occurred 4 km from Muramvya, a locality situated about fifty kilometers…

Two civilians died on Saturday in northern Mali when their automobile handed an explosive machine and fifteen others had been injured. The day earlier than, three Malian troopers had died in related circumstances in the middle of the nation. Deadly incidents of this sort recur in Mali within the grip of a jihadist rebellion.…

In Burkina Faso, a minimum of 30 civilians had been killed on Monday, Could 3, within the assault on the Kodyel farmland, within the Foutouri division, about 145 km from Fada Ngourma within the japanese area. Unidentified armed males invaded the village very early yesterday morning and attacked the inhabitants, regardless of the voluntary efforts for the protection of the fatherland, the civilian aides…

In Burkina Faso, the stays of the three Westerners on Monday within the assault on their convoys left at night time from Thursday to Friday to Spain. The 2 journalists and director Rory Younger had been kidnapped and located useless a couple of hours later in a forest space in Pama, within the japanese area, in accordance with a press release from the Burkinabè authorities.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - On the very least seven people had been killed and larger than 11 others injured when a automotive exploded open air a police headquarters in Somalia's capital, police and properly being officers talked about on Wednesday. The extremist group al-Shabab claimed accountability. A police spokesman, Colonel Abdiqani Mohamed Qalaf, talked about the suicide bomber tried to drive into the headquarters near the earlier checkpoint Afgoye Freeway nonetheless was thwarted. "He could have killed further…

In Burkina Faso, the our bodies of three Westerners shot lifeless by gunmen within the jap area have been transferred to Ouagadougou on Tuesday, April 27. The 2 Spanish journalists and the Irish environmental activist had been kidnapped when their convoy was attacked the day earlier than. "The worst information is confirmed,…

In Nigeria, 31 troopers have been killed on Sunday, April 25, authorities stated. These answerable for the assault are believed to be the jihadists from the Islamic State group in West Africa. Nigerian troopers are stated to have been ambushed. Based on the Nigerian military, the navy convoy of about twenty automobiles was…