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Egypt: One killed, six arrested in gun battle on Egypt-Israel border
A gunfire broke out near Nitzana, Israel, along the border crossing separating Egypt and Israel. The incident, which involved more than a dozen people, resulted in the death of one person. Six people were arrested. The Egyptian authorities insist that the incident was...
SECURITY & DEFENSE
Algeria: Military uses Algeria-made drones for lethal purposes in anti-insurgency campaign near Tunisia border
In its first mention on using drones for lethal purposes, the Algerian Ministry of Defense said it used unmanned aerial vehicles on 30 April to identify and bomb militant hideouts in Djebel Labiadh in the eastern province of Tebessa near Tunisia. The operation led to...
Libya: Hundreds killed, scores wounded in Tripoli offensive
Espiaa, Libya, April 30, 2019 (By Simon Valmary) - Plumes of smoke rise from the plain south of Libya's capital as troops loyal to the UN-recognised government battle to fend off an assault on Tripoli. On the roof of an abandoned clinic, a fighter surveyed the dry...
Moroccan Jihadists to go on trial for murder of Scandinavian hikers
Rabat, April 30, 2019 - By Hamza MEKOUAR - Two dozen suspects are set to go on trial in Morocco Thursday for offences linked to the gruesome murder of two young Scandinavian hikers late last year that shocked the North African country. Danish student Louisa Vesterager...
Libya: Clashes at Sherrara oil field in Murzuk
Tripoli, April 29, 2019 - Fighting took place overnight at Libya's main oil field, the National Oil Company said on Monday without identifying the combatants. The NOC said on Twitter that it "forcefully condemns overnight clashes and an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade)...
Europe’s rights court OKs first deportation from France of Algerian terror suspect to Algeria
Strasbourg, France, April 29, 2019 - Europe's top rights court on Monday said France could proceed with the expulsion of an Algerian convicted of terror charges, dismissing his claim he would face torture or inhumane treatment back home. The man, identified only as...
Algeria: Former police chief General Hamel summoned by court in corruption case
Algiers, April 28, 2019 - A former Algerian police chief once considered a pillar of the regime of ousted president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been summoned for questioning about allegations of corruption, state media said Sunday. Since Bouteflika resigned in early...
Libya: Iranian ship boarded and searched at Libyan port
Tripoli, April 27, 2019 - An Iranian registered cargo ship was boarded and searched at Misrata port in western Libya, the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord said Saturday. The "Iranian flagged... Shahr E. Kord" is docked at the country's main commercial...
Libya: Migrants caught in the crossfire
Tripoli, April 26, 2019 - Migrants and refugees have been shot and wounded in a detention centre south of Tripoli as Libyan fighters battle for control of the capital, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Friday. Clashes between Libya's Tripoli-based unity government...
Moroccan air force helicopter crashes in disputed Western Sahara
Rabat, April 26, 2019 - A Moroccan air force helicopter crashed Friday in the disputed Western Sahara, killing two crew members, state news agency MAP reported. One other person on board was lightly injured in the crash, a military source told MAP, adding that a...
Algeria: Defense chief overshadows Interim President, takes center-stage in determining country’s future ($)
The political crisis in Algeria intensified this week with the judiciary taking exceptional steps to investigate and arrest several political and business leaders. For many leaders of the protest movement, the arrests appear to be a witch hunt that is motivated by a...
INSURGENCIES & TERRORISM
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