Tag: Conflict
Where are armed conflicts possible in 2019
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The world has avoided the war between the superpowers since 1945, even if the United States and the Soviet...
Explosion reported near the Ministry of Public Works in Kabul, Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The explosion occurred in Kabul on Monday near a government building, after which the shooting began, 1TV reported, citing the...
Angry demonstrations after the arrest of a former jihadist in Somalia
SOMALIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Angry marches took place in the streets of Baidoa in southwestern Somalia on Friday for the second day in a...
At least 21 people killed during unrest in southern Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- At least 21 people were killed on Thursday and Friday in minority violence in a southern Ethiopian town where members...
Gunmen close oil field in southwestern Libya
LIBYA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- An armed group has closed one of the largest oilfields in the south-west of the country, the National Oil Corporation...
Amnesty International calls for investigation into atrocities related to Boko Haram...
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Amnesty International on Monday asked the International Criminal Court to open an official inquiry into the atrocities committed since...
The threat of impeachment to the President of Somalia
SOMALIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed could face impeachment for violating the constitution, according to local portal Mareeg Online. According to the...
Niger fears new attacks on Boko Haram in early 2019
NIGERIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Niger's defense minister Kala Motari expressed fears that the Boko Haram group launched attacks against his country's forces in early...
15 civilians killed in ethnically motivated attack on village in Mali
MALI (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Fifteen Fallani civilians were killed last week when gunmen from an ethnic group attacked their village in the center of...
Gunmen kill at least 18 civilians in an area ravaged by...
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Suspected militiamen killed at least 18 civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) near...
At least 12 people were killed in an armed robbery of...
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- At least 12 people were killed on Friday, including six policemen, in a shootout early on Friday between police...
15 killed in clashes between army and rebels in western DR...
CONGO (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The Congolese army has killed 15 people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in clashes between its forces...
Dozens killed in raids and battles in Hodeidah
YEMEN (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Scores of Yemeni rebels have been killed in battles and air raids in Hodeidah, medical sources said on Sunday, while...
Death toll from crackdown on protesters in Nigeria rises to 42:...
NIGERIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) - At least 42 people died during protests by the Islamic Nigerian Movement (IND), which took place in the Nigerian capital...
Nigeria police shoot Shiite protesters and kill one
NIGERIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) - The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a Shi'ite group, said police opened fire on Shi'ite protesters demanding the release of their...
Islamic State claims bombing near the Electoral Commission in Kabul
AFGHANISTAN (VOP TODAY NEWS) - The Islamic State Organization claimed responsibility on Monday for a bombing near the election commission in the Afghan capital, Kabul,...
Pirates hijack 11 crew members including 8 Poles off Nigeria
NIGERIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Pirates boarded a container ship off the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped 11 crew members, including eight Poles, a Polish...
Nigerian military opens fire on protesters in Abuja
NIGERIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Another devastating violence has broken out in Karu, a densely populated suburb of the Nigerian capital Abuja. Witnesses told PREMIUM TIMES...
Five killed, 15 injured in central Afghanistan suicide bombing: police
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -Five people were killed and 15 others were wounded this morning in Afghanistan, a suicide car bomber stormed the...
21 terrorist groups, more than 50,000 militants are active in Afghanistan:...
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) - The total number of militants operating in the territory of Afghanistan, terrorist organizations is estimated at 50 thousand...
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