June, 2016

• 1 June

  Tunisia arrests eight on terrorism charges

  Eight individuals involved in terrorism cases during the week of May 23 to 29, 2016 were arrested by Tunisian security forces. In a statement, the Interior Ministry confirmed that the National Guard units had conducted 955 raids after consultation of the Public Prosecutor.

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• 1 June

  Five UN peacekeepers killed in Mali attack

  Five United Nations peacekeepers were killed and one other seriously injured in an ambush in central Mali on Sunday, the United Nations said. A convoy of soldiers in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was attacked 30 kilometres) west of Sevaré, the UN said.

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• 1 June

  Egypt to receive first Mistral-class warship from France Thursday

  Egypt will receive its first amphibious assault helicopter carrier Mistral from France on Thursday, Youm7 reported the Egyptian Ministry of Defense. The warship will be named after late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Egyptian Minister of Defense Sedki Sobhi will raise the Egyptian flag on it in French Mediterranean submarine …

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• 1 June

  Algerian troops kill 8 militants in operation

  Algerian counterterrorism troops killed eight armed militants Wednesday in the eastern province of Setif, the Algerian Defense Ministry said. “A joint security unit managed on Wednesday overnight to ambush a terrorist group in the locality of Guelta Zarka in the upper woods of Setif, killing eight terrorists,” the source said …

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• 1 June

  Nigerian military launch offensive in south

  Witnesses and the military say Nigerian security forces have killed and injured an unknown number of people in the oil-producing south where militant attacks have halved petroleum production. The military said it attacked speedboats and killed and injured several militants on Sunday. A community group said the soldiers

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• 1 June

  Libya must unite against ISIS: UN envoy

  The UN’s special envoy on Libya on Tuesday called on all the country’s armed groups to unite against ISIS. “The fight against Daesh, which is the number one enemy, must be a Libyan fight and a united fight,” said Martin Kobler, using an Arabic acronym for ISIS, after meeting French …

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• 1 June

  Libya unity govt allies capture ISIS-held towns

  Fighters allied with Libya’s UN-backed unity government have captured two coastal towns from the Islamic State group in an advance towards its bastion Sirte, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. The Petroleum Facilities Guard overran Ben Jawad and Nofiliya as they thrust westwards along the Mediterranean coast from their base in …

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May, 2016

• 30 May

  Turkey, Libya discuss security issues

  Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday met with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Serraj in the capital city of Tripoli to discuss a series of issues concerned. Cavusoglu told a press conference following his meeting with Serraj that the Turkish visa will be granted electronically to Libya citizens in one …

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• 30 May

  Turkey to reopen the embassy in Libya

  The Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Çavuşoglu, said Turkey’s embassy in Libya is going to reopen and visa on Libyans will be cancelled soon. In a joint press conference with the UN-proposed government’s Foreign Minister, Mohammed Sayalah, Monday in Tripoli, the Turkish Foreign Minister said he had come to Libya to …

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• 30 May

  Algerian troops seize weapons near Libyan border

  Algerian army troops on Sunday discovered a load of war weapons and ammunition near the border with Libya, Defense Ministry said. The weapons were discovered in the locality of Bordj Badji Mokhtar, in Adrar province, 1543 km southeastern of Algiers, thanks to the permanent patrol operations being conducted by thousands …

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