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20 killed in DR Congo militia attack
Kinshasa :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | 27 days ago
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Rating In Summary Civil society sources said the militia groups attacking the army positions are suspected allies of Colonel Albert Kahasha, alias Foka Mike and Maheshe, known for leading one of the most dangerous militia in the region. They noted
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Libya PM office under gun attack
Tripoli :: Libya | 1 year ago
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office attacked by gunmen The office of Libya's interim prime minister in the capital, Tripoli, has been attacked by gunmen believed to be ex-rebels demanding payment. Mohamed Alsabee, from the PM's media office, has told the BBC there was gunfire
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Mulcaire 'linked to 2,226 hacks'
Aleppo :: Syria | 1 year ago
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News of the World journalists asked private investigator Glenn Mulcaire to hack phones 2,226 times over five years, newly released documents allege. Mr Justice Vos ordered that papers relating to civil phone hacking cases be released to the BBC and
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Rival militias battle in Libyan capital
Tripoli :: Libya | over 1 year ago
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Libya (AP) — A gunbattle between rival militias erupted in the Libyan capital Wednesday, illustrating how Libya's new rulers have so far failed to put their stamp on their country and bring it under control. No one was hurt in
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Libyan prisoners being tortured
Tripoli :: Libya | over 1 year ago
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Human-rights groups say several people have died in Libyan detention centers after being tortured. More than 8,500 people, mostly loyalists to ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi , are being held by militia groups in about 60 centers across Libya, the BBC
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Libya: Many militia groups still not disarmed
In a speech in Benghazi the chair of the Libyan National Transitional Council Mustafa Jalil said that there was a pressing need to disarm rebel militias that helped defeat Gadaffi. If the militias were not disarmed civil war or partition of Libya
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Libyan militias clash near military base, most sustained violence since fall of Gadhafi
Tripoli :: Libya | over 1 year ago
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Libya A Libyan fighter says rival militias are fighting near a former major military camp of Moammar Gadhafi's regime. Sunday's clashes marked the fourth day of confrontations between the two groups, the most sustained violence since the fall of
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Libya: Fighters clash near Tripoli, several dead
Tripoli :: Libya | over 1 year ago
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Interim government officials struggle to calm tensions amid talk of tribal feuds and diehard support for former leader Gaddafi. Heavy fighting between local armed groups killed several people on the outskirts of Tripoli on Saturday, as interim
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Clashes between Libyan militias kill 2
Tripoli :: Libya | over 1 year ago
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Libya (AP) — Two people were killed in connection to a dispute between rival militias near Tripoli, a local commander said Saturday, amid rising concern about the uncontrolled ownership of weapons in postwar Libya. Friday's
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Children fighting Somalia’s wars
Mogadishu :: Somalia | over 2 years ago
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Rating In Summary UN official says 60 per cent of soldiers in militia groups and the TFG are underage Sixty per cent of soldiers involved in Somalia's conflict are children, a UN official has said. The secretary-general's Special Representative for
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