Tag: Civilians
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Sudan’s army announces withdrawal from key city as civilians flee
Sudan’s army said its forces had withdrawn from positions in Wad Madani after the advance of its paramilitary rivals on the city triggered a mass exodus of civilians, some already displaced during an eight-month-old war.
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Army admits killing civilians in counter-terrorist strike
Burkina Faso’s army on Wednesday said that it accidentally killed civilians during a counter-terrorist operation in the country’s southeast earlier this week. According to the army, the West African country has been battling insurgency by Islamist militant groups, some which were linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, which control large swathes of territory and…
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Dozens die in attack on 2 military outposts
Dozens of government troops, civilians and extremists have been killed and injured in attacks on two military outposts in Mali, the country’s army reported early on Thursday. In the fighting following the attacks in the towns of Sokolo and Kalumba in the centre of the West African country early on Wednesday morning, 15 government soldiers,…
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Military shuts internet services, open fire on civilians protesting forceful takeover of government in Sudan
Crowds protested into the night in Sudan Monday to denounce a military coup, with chaos engulfing the capital Khartoum after soldiers opened fire on demonstrators and reportedly killed three people.
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Over 20 feared dead as fighter jet releases bombs on civilians in Borno
No fewer than 20 civilians have died from a supposed airstrike in Dabar Masara, a border town in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State.
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Why we first denied killing civilians in Buhari village – NAF
Why we first denied killing civilians in Buhari village – NAF
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16 civilians die in DR Congo rebel attack
At least 16 civilians were killed overnight from Saturday to Sunday in several simultaneous attacks by ADF-Ugandan rebels. The attacks took place in North Kivu province and Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to military sources. In North Kivu, at least 10 civilians were killed in the attack. In…
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Mob lynches soldier for killing five civilians in Borno
There was pandemonium on Saturday in Borno after a soldier allegedly killed five civilians at Barka da Zuwa, a well known hideout for criminals along Baga road in Maiduguri. According to reports, the killing angered residents who gathered in their numbers to lynch the soldier. An eyewitness, who identified himself as Musa, said the incident…
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Killings: Military blames civilians for unending insecurity in North East
The Nigerian military has blamed civilians for the unending insecurity in the North Eastern part of the country. Military spokesman, Major-General John Enenche on Monday said civilians hoarding information are making its security operations in the region less effective. The military said while residents do not give them information on activities of insurgents, some of…
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Operation Positive Identification: Army lacks power to subject civilians to identification process – Court rules
A Federal High Court in Lagos has said the Army lacks the power to implement “Operation Positive Identification”. Ruling on the case, Justice Rilwan Aikawa stated the Army has no constitutional power to subject civilians to such positive identification process, adding the fundamental rights of Nigerians to liberty and freedom of movement would be breached…