Security & Defense Bound

Cairo, May 15, 2020 - Egypt's military said Friday seven suspected militants were killed in a raid carried out as part of its operations against insurgents in the restive Sinai Peninsula. "The armed forces carried out a targeted operation that resulted in the killing...

Libya's Government of National Accord said at least four civilians, including a child, were killed when rockets rained down on the capital Tripoli and its only working airport Saturday. The UN-recognised GNA blamed the attacks on eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar, who...

Bandits riding motorbikes killed 20 villagers in a string of attacks in Niger's western region of Tillaberi, the governor there told AFP on Sunday.  An unknown number of "armed bandits" attacked three villages on Sunday at around 5:30 pm local time (1630 GMT), said...

Three UN troops were killed and four more wounded when their convoy hit a roadside bomb early Sunday, officials said, in the latest violence to hit the war-torn West African state. UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned the attack and called on the perpetrators to be...