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Libya: Truce led to notable reduction in violence, violations reported

The UN call for a humanitarian truce over this week’s Eid al-Adha religious holiday led to a “palpable reduction” of violence around the embattled capital of Tripoli, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a statement released Wednesday Aug.14.   Following the UN’s plea last Thursday, both the forces loyal to the UN-recognized […]

Morocco concludes military exercise on eastern borders

The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces concluded one of their largest military drills on the eastern desert border with the participation of land and air armies. The exercise known as “Saghro” focused on testing the readiness of land and air forces and desert warfare, the well-informed defense news portal FAR-Maroc said. The military drills were also […]

Somalia-Turkey security deal to deter terrorism, piracy and Ethiopia’s territorial designs — experts

The defense cooperation agreement between Somalia and Turkey signed earlier this month (8 February) aims to achieve several objectives, experts say, including Ankara’s helping Mogadishu secure its maritime interests and serving as a counterbalance against the recent Ethiopian controversial deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland. The defense cooperation agreement Somalia inked with Turkey last […]