Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has “strongly condemned” and refuted allegations that Ethiopian troops have crossed into neighboring Sudan. Ahmed made the statement in response to allegations that Ethiopian troops have crossed into Sudan’s territory as the country encounters an internal conflict between the Sudanese …
Read More »Sudanese forces attacked protestors in hospital: Amnesty
Paris, France | AFP | Sudanese security forces stormed a hospital to pursue people seeking treating from gunshot wounds sustained during protests against President Omar al-Bashir, Amnesty International said Thursday. Soldiers fired live bullets and teargas as they entered the hospital late Wednesday in Omdurman, twin city of the capital …
Read More »Outline of forces operating in Iraq’s Mosul theatre
Baghdad, Iraq | AFP | A wide array of Iraqi and international forces are involved in the fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group, which overran the country’s second city in 2014. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the launch of the much-awaited operation on Monday and anti-IS …
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