A young Palestinian woman shot by Israeli forces after she reportedly attempted to stab a soldier at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank has died. The woman, named as a university student, was fatally wounded at the checkpoint near the center of Hebron around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. “The attacker attempted to stab a… Read More Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli soldiers
Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi returned to the city of Aden from Saudi Arabia for the first time since March to help set up an interim government. Yemen President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi returned to the Yemeni city of Aden, six months after fleeing the country for exile in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, airport sources said. Hadi flew to… Read More Yemen president, Mansour Hadi, returns from exile
U.S. military commanders have proposed a program to provide arms and ammunition to a coalition of up to 5,000 anti-ISIS Syrian rebels now operating in northern Syria . The group, which is loosely referred to as the Syrian Arab Coalition, has had battlefield successes in recent weeks against ISIS at the very time the U.S.… Read More U.S. military plan to arm anti-ISIS rebels
Russia has started to fly unmanned aircraft over Syria in what appears to be surveillance operations over the country, two U.S. officials said. The officials were not able to confirm whether the drones were armed, or how many missions have been flown to date. The development was first reported by Reuters. The introduction of drones… Read More Russia launches in Syria
Gunmen have kidnapped four people, including two Canadians and a Norwegian, from a resort in the southern Philippines, state media reported. The abductions took place Monday evening at the Oceanview Resort on Samal Island, which lies off the coast of the major southern island of Mindanao, according to the official Philippines News Agency. As well… Read More Foreigners kidnapped in Philippines
The Nigerian Army has arrested a rogue soldier, who specialised in training Niger Delta militants, during its arms and ammunition mop-up in Kula Community, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers. Lt.-Col. Timothy Opurum, Commanding Officer of 2 Brigade Garrison of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)… Read More Army arrests soldier training
militants, uncover arms cache in
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Ex-Militants under the auspices of Bakassi Freedom Fighters at Akwa Ibom State have threatened to barge in activities by the state government to mark the 28th Anniversary celebration of the creation of the state if Governor Udom Emmanuel continues to vacillate on their empowerment programme. The former agitators, who gave the state government a seven-day… Read More Ex-militants issue A’Ibom govt 7-
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Two Saudi soldiers fighting with the Arab coalition in Yemen have been detained by Houthi rebels, coalition spokesman Ahmed Asseri said. “They are detainees and not hostages,” Asseri said. “They lost their way inside Yemeni territory.” The spokesman did not say when or where inside Yemen the incident took place. Three other Saudi soldiers are… Read More Houthi rebels detain two Saudi soldiers hostage in Yemen
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