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Deadly Separatist Battle in DR Congo
"At least 68 people have been killed during violence in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dozens were wounded in the clashes between the police and members of Bundu Dia Kongo, a religious and political group that has its own militia.
It accuses the central... Gorilla Warfare: Fighting Dirty in DR Congo
Update: the Congolese rebels holed up in Virunga National Park have stepped up their threat, moving from gorilla to human. Also, the rebels have created their own cottage industry of taking tourists into the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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2456 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
U.S. troops detain news editor of Iraq TV station
According to Reuters, Mr. al-Beshara is being detained as part of an investigation into the conduct of his son, who is suspected to be a "militia intelligence operative"."The U.S. military said on Monday they had detained the news editor of a television station owned by...Al-Sadr Threatens to End Cease-Fire in Iraq
Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr may let a six-month cease-fire expire as soon as Saturday, a move that could send his Shiite militia fighters back out on the streets and jeopardize recent security gains that have led to a sharp decline in violence.The Associated Press is...
created by The Associated Press | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Suicide Bombing at Kandahar Dogfight (AP)
Eighty people were killed in an explosion and subsequent gunfire after a suicide bomb attack during a dogfight in Kandahar." Kandahar provincial Governor Assadullah Khalid put the death toll at 80, while another...
created by Jordan Yerman | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Ugandan Militias Enter Kenya
This can't be a good thing..."Last night I recieved news that there were reports of Ugandan militia in or around Nyanza Province and Western Province. I waited utill I got confirmation from the ground. After several late night phone calls, I did confirm that Ugandan Forces...
created by Rob Walker | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Nigerian Niger Delta Vigilante Movement Attacked Hotel, Killing 13
Armed militants attacked targets in Nigeria's main oil industry centre of Port Harcourt on Tuesday, leaving 13 people dead, a military spokesman said.Bands of armed men invaded the city in the morning, attacking two police stations and raiding the lobby of a major hotel....'Torture Complex' Discovered in Iraq
The BBC is reporting that an al-Qaeda "torture complex" has been discovered in Iraq. "US and Iraqi forces have discovered a "torture complex" in an al-Qaeda safe haven near Muqdadiya in central Diyala province,...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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No money, not enough food, rampant sickness, night-time raids. Darfur today
This is a really good article about the current situation in darfur. Once again we are somewhat helpless to provide any Major Assistance which is what they need, but I think it deserves attention.The first part of the article describes the detail of the human suffering in the... The PKK-Kurdistan Trap
Kurdistan, somewhere: Someone is, indeed, supplying the PKK militia
with weapons and so-called "intelligence". It is highly unlikely that a
simple, isolated terrorist organisation could kill and abduct dozens...
created by Daniel Neun | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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1062 views | 27 recommendations | 6 comments
DR Congo Gives Mai Mai 48 Hrs to Disarm
The latest development in the ongoing DR Congo schism:"The Democratic Republic of Congo army has given the pro-government Mai Mai militia - involved in current fighting in eastern Congo - 48 hours to disarm. The...
created by Jordan Yerman | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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SHORT-TERMS POLITICS
Monks are dying for starvation. Monks who started the protests two weeks ago in Burma, are now held in their monasteries, kept at close watch by the repression of the army. The militia prevent... Sadr Quits; Iraqi Government Collapses
The political movement loyal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has withdrawn from Iraq's governing Shia alliance.The move deprives Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's coalition of 30 votes - leaving it in control of... Sadr 'freezes' militia activities
It seems that the insugents, freedom fighters or folks sick and tired of being occupied that decided to do what the Bush administration does not want to do, stop, regroup, get back in the fight. When...
created by angryindian | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Shifting Sands: Iraq Govt Expels Pilgrims
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