Saudi Arabia Sends Troops Into Syria To Fight ISSIS
Saudi Arabia has made a “final” decision to send ground troops into Syria to fight ISIS, the spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition force in Yemen told reporters on Thursday. Brig. Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri said that Riyadh was “ready” to join the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition in Syria, according to Saudi news agency Al Arabiya. He […]
ISIS Aims Missiles at Egypt’s El Arish International Airport
In a new photo series purportedly released by the Islamic State, an ISIS militant is allegedly shown firing BM-21 Grad missiles at El Arish International Airport, Egypt. The airport is located in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, which has been overrun by ISIS jihadists who have declared it part of the caliphate as “Wilayat Sayna.” The area […]
Nigeria Is Falling Apart, Devastating Civil War In Sight
Crowds of Igbo-speaking people barricade streets across southeastern Nigeria, bringing traffic to a standstill. They wave black, green, and red secessionist flags; distribute their own currency and passports; and demand the creation of a new independent country called Biafra. It could be 1967 or 2016. Nearly 50 years after the same region of Nigeria seceded, […]
Ethiopia Protests Over After Govt Drops ‘Master Plan’?
Over the past few months, students, in solidarity with farmers resisting land grabs in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, faced off with security forces in some of the biggest protests the country has ever seen. The protests against the “Addis Ababa Master Plan” were repelled by Ethiopian troops, resulting in mass arrests and deaths of […]
Burundi accused of hunting refugees in Tanzania camps
Refugees from Burundi, who fled violence in their country to neighbouring Tanzania, have accused their government of sending armed men into a UN-run refugee camp to hunt down opposition supporters. Several refugees have told Al Jazeera that they fear for their lives and that there is no adequate security in the camps in Tanzania to […]
‘Let Us Be Heard’ – Burundi’s Refugees Tell Stories of Ethnic Targeting
Burundi’s crisis began as a political dispute, but testimony from refugees suggests that some parties to the conflict may be exploiting Hutu-Tutsi divides. Near the small town of Gashora in Rwanda, about 20km north of the border with Burundi, hundreds of children and their mothers sit outside tents (or “hangers”) branded with the UNHCR logo. […]
UN Reveals Claims of Sexual Assault By Peacekeepers in Central African Republic
The UN human rights office has disclosed new claims of abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic. The accused soldiers are said to have been part of the European Union’s contingent in the war-torn nation. The United Nations human rights chief said on Friday that new allegations of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers had […]
Egypt and Kuwait sign an agreement in Cairo to Help Syrian Refugees
A Grant Agreement was signed today in Cairo between the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, whereby the Kuwait Fund provide a Grant in the amount of US$ 20 Million to help finance projects aimed at relieving socio-economic impacts in the education sector within Egyptian host […]
Terrorist Attacks in Ouagadougou – No Algerians Among Victims
No Algerian victims were reported among the victims of the attacks perpetuated Friday and Saturday in Ouagadougou, the Foreign Ministry announced in a statement. “Following the terrorist attacks that targeted several locations in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the Foreign Ministry affirms that no Algerians were reported among the victims so far,” said the […]
Fighting Escalates in Sudan’s Darfur Region
The fierce fighting between rebel combatants and government forces in Jebel Marra that started on Friday, is still ongoing. An army spokesman said that the offensive is a response to rebel attacks. Unamid has expressed its deep concerns about the ongoing violence. On Friday, army troops accompanied by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and other […]
