Clashes

Car bomber kills 15 in southern Yemeni port city of Aden

Aden - Muslimchronicle

A suicide car bomber blew himself up at a security checkpoint in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Sunday, killing 15 people and wounding at least 20, residents and a security official said. IS militants claimed responsibility for the assault, without providing evidence. The attack occurred outside the main security headquarters in Aden's Khor Maksar district, according toRead more

Car bomb kills at least 5 Yemeni soldiers in Aden, witnesses say

Aden - Muslimchronicle

A suicide car bomber killed at least five soldiers in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Sunday, residents and a security official said. The attack took place at a checkpoint outside the main security headquarters in Aden’s Khor Maksar district, they said. Sunday’s bombing was heard across the city and a plume of smoke could be seen from milesRead more

Eight Iranian soldiers killed in clashes with ‘terrorists’

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Eight Iranian soldiers were killed in clashes with “terrorist groups” on the border with Turkey on Friday, the official IRNA news agency reported. “This afternoon, during clashes between border guards and terrorist groups, the latter suffered several losses but unfortunately eight members of the security forces were martyred,” the agency quoted Alireza Radfar, a deputy governor in West Azerbaijan province,Read more

Syria’s Al Bab witnesses increasing tensions

Damascus - Noura Khowam

Clashes took place after the midnight of Wednesday – Thursday, between the rebel and Islamic factions against the “Islamic State” organization, in the area of Da’bul Street in Al-Tadamon neighbourhood, and information about confirmed casualties in the ranks of the both parties. areas in Kafr Zita in the northern countryside of Hama were shelled after the midnight of Wednesday andRead more

Egyptian policemen, militants killed in heavy clashes

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Seventeen Egyptian policemen were slain, and 15 militants were killed or injured, in clashes southwest of Cairo on Friday evening, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. A police patrol came under fire from “heavy weapons” while on its way to raid a militant hideout and training camp, the ministry said, adding that operations are ongoing to track down militants whoRead more

35 Egyptian police, troops die in clashes with Islamists

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

At least 35 Egyptian troops and police officers were killed in clashes with Islamist fighters in the Bahariya oasis in the country's Western Desert on Friday, security and medical sources said. An interior ministry statement confirmed the incident without giving any figures for casualties. Source:AFPRead more

At least 4 dead in Togo protest clashes with police: govt

Lome - Muslimchronicle

At least four people were shot dead on Wednesday in clashes between protesters and security forces in Togo's two largest cities, authorities said. Protesters erected makeshift barricades and blocked roads in the west African nation, as soldiers and police used teargas to prevent the latest anti-government protest. Source:AFPRead more

Lebanese cleric sentenced to death for clashes with army

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

A Lebanese military tribunal has sentenced a radical Sunni cleric to death for his role in 2013 clashes that killed 18 soldiers, following a trial that lasted for two years. The firebrand cleric, Ahmed Al-Assir, had gained support in southern Lebanon for his vocal criticism of Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria’s civil war. What started as clashes between Al-Assir’s supporters andRead more

SFD kill 10 suicides after storming Tabqah

Damascus - Arab Today

At least 10 Daesh terrorists were killed on Saturday when the Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SFD) raided Daesh stronghold city of al Tabqah. The SFD managed to advance 1.5 km toward al Tabqah following fierce clashes, Russia Today channel quoted sources as saying. Besides killing dozens of Daesh terrorists, the SFD inflicted heavy losses on the militants and seized largeRead more

9 Houthi elements killed in clashes eastern Sanaa

Sanaa - Arab Today

Nine elements of the Houthi militias have been killed in clashes with government troops in Nahm province, eastern Sanaa. The government troops took control of new positions in northern and eastern al Makha district of Taiz, sources said Wednesday. Source: MENARead more