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Tag: clashes
Tunisia closes Ras Jdir border crossing with Libya after clashes
Tunisian authorities closed the Ras Jdir border crossing after armed clashes occurred there between rival Libyan factions. Videos shared on social media showed gunfire and ... Read More
DRC: clashes between M23 rebels, govt forces intensify in country’s east
Conflict between one of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups and the government armed forces is intensifying in the country’s Masisi territory, which has prompted ... Read More
Madagascar: more protests, clashes likely nationwide ahead of 9 Nov. presidential vote
Madagascar's outgoing president Andry Rajoelina has launched his re-election campaign ahead of the 9 November vote, as UN Human Rights Office expresses concern about the ... Read More
Cameroon: scores killed in clashes with separatists ahead of senate elections
Cameroon's military has reportedly killed scores of armed Anglophone separatists — who vowed to disrupt March senate elections in Cameroon's western regions — in clashes ... Read More
Somali gov’t, al-Shabab both claim success in their operations
Somali soldiers — backed by international partners and local clan militias — have killed upwards of 350 al-Shabab militants and wounded dozens more in different ... Read More
DR Congo: Fighting flares up as army clashes with M23 rebels around strategic highway
Congolese army clashed with M23 rebels around a strategic highway in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday (27 October), following a recent flare-up between ... Read More
Fresh clashes erupt between Haftar, GNA forces threatening frail ceasefire
Armed clashes erupted between forces of UN-backed Government of National and those of rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar Sunday in south Libya putting at stake a ... Read More