War
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Mar- 2019 -7 March
Northern Ireland police discover mortar tubes in ‘significant’ hide near border
Police uncovered a "significant terrorist hide" containing mortar parts near Forkhill, close to the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland
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7 March
Egypt police officer wounded in Cairo raid that killed 7 suspected militants
An Egyptian police officer was wounded and seven suspected Hasm group militants were killed in a firefight and raid in the capital Cairo, the interior ministry said
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7 March
Al Shabaab claims car bombing that killed 4 in Somalia capital
Four people were killed and nine wounded by a car bomb near a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia police said, for which Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility
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7 March
Explosions rock Afghanistan political gathering attended by top officials
At least two blasts struck a large ceremony attended by Afghanistan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah and other officials, killing one person and injuring 17 others.
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6 March
Nigeria: Roadside bomb blast blamed on ISWA kills 5 people near Maiduguri
Five farmers were killed when their vehicle was struck by a mine outside Addamari near the restive northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri
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6 March
Former Iraqi PM falsely claims only 8 women and children killed in battle of Mosul
Former Iraq Prime Minister Abadi said only 8 women and children were killed in the battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS
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6 March
Double suicide bombing targets construction company in eastern Afghanistan
Multiple blasts rattled eastern Afghanistan’s Jalalabad with more than a dozen casualties reported as militants appeared to target a private company near the city’s airport
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5 March
Pakistan detains JeM suspects after Kashmir attack
Pakistan has detained dozens of alleged JeM militants after a suicide attack in Indian-held Kashmir last month which sent tensions soaring
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5 March
SDF prepares to resume civilian evacuations from last ISIS redoubt in Syria
The SDF prepared to evacuate more civilians from Baghuz, the last ISIS stronghold in Syria, after evacuating almost 3,000 people including hundreds of fighters over the past 48 hours
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5 March
Philippines doesn’t want to be dragged into war in South China Sea, Lorenzana says
The decades-old US-Philippines defense treaty needs to be revamped, or risks dragging Manila into a war with China, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said
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