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Syria: Polisario militants arrested in Aleppo as Assad’s regime collapses; calls mount to list the separatist group as a terrorist organization

Some 30 militants of the Algeria-backed Polisario front have been reportedly captured by Syrian opposition forces in Aleppo. The militants were arrested last week after they were abandoned by Syrian regime forces during fighting with the Syrian opposition. According to security sources speaking to multiple news outlets, they were found in a camp in rural […]

Sudan Reports Cross-Border Assault on Blue Nile Region by RSF and SPLM-N

Sudanese Government sources report that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) launched a major attack on January 25, targeting Al-Sillik, Milkan, and other areas in Bau County, Blue Nile region, from South Sudanese territory. The Sudanese army’s 4th Infantry Division engaged in heavy fighting to repel the assault, described by […]

Libya: HCS members urge Abdul Hamid Dbeibah to relinquish power peacefully to HoR-backed Fathi Bashagha

A group of members of the High Council of State (HCS) has called on Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, one of Libya’s two rival Prime Ministers, to hand over power peacefully to his foe Fathi Bashagha, designated by the House of Representatives (HoR), the parliament of the oil-rich African country. The group issued a statement calling on […]