Tag: security forces
Ethiopian government official, six others killed by suspected rebels
Suspected Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels have killed an Ethiopian government official and six other people, state owned Ethiopia News Agency (ENA) reported...
Afghan president tells security forces to observe three-day ceasefire
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has instructed the armed forces to observe a three-day ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holidays, hours after the Taliban declared...
Myanmar security forces kill protesters in Yangon
dpa/GNA - Several people have been killed or injured in protests against the military junta in Myanmar, according to local media and witness...
Journalist working for German Press Agency dpa arrested in Myanmar
dpa/GNA - A Polish journalist working for the German Press Agency dpa in Myanmar, has been arrested by security forces.
Robert Bociaga was detained...
Many protesters injured by security forces during Navalny protests
dpa/GNA – Many people were injured during the protests against a controversial prison sentence for leading Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, according to human...
Tunisia deploys army after protesters clash with security forces
dpa/GNA - Tunisia has deployed its military to at least four cities after violent protests spread across the country in the last three...
More than 1,100 Ethiopian rebels arrested, killed
Security forces in Ethiopia's Oromia regional state have killed or arrested more than 1,100 Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels, an Ethiopian official said on...
Taliban kills 12 in attack on security forces in western Afghanistan
dpa/GNA - A group of Taliban militants killed 12 members of the local security forces in the country’s western Herat province, officials said...
Ethiopia “neutralizes” 265 suspected rebels – state media
Security forces in Ethiopia's Oromia regional state have "neutralized" 265 suspected Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels, state media outlet Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) reported...
Ethiopia arrests 10 suspected drug traffickers
Security forces in Ethiopia's western Benishangul-Gumuz regional state have arrested 10 individuals suspected of drug trafficking, a local official said on Saturday.
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Attack on security forces in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region kills six
At least four members of Cameroon security forces and two civilians were killed Friday morning during an attack in the country's troubled English-speaking...
17 Ethiopians arrested for suspected involvement in deadly communal violence
Security forces in western Ethiopian have arrested 17 Ethiopians suspected of involvement in deadly communal violence, state media outlet Ethiopia News Agency (ENA) reported...
Mozambique’s defense forces kill 37 terrorists in northern region
Mozambique's Defense and Security Forces (FDS) had killed a total of 37 terrorists and seized 21 weapons last week in Macomia district in the...
Mozambican president announces capture of aide-de-camp to leader of Renamo Military Junta
Mozambique's Defense and Security Forces (FDS) captured three armed men from the "Military Junta", a dissident faction from Renamo, among whom an aide-de-camp to...
4 security forces members, 10 militants killed in N. Afghan clashes
Four security forces members and 10 Taliban militants were killed in armed clashes in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province on Monday night, local police said...
2 killed as Nigerian troops rescue 9 from kidnappers
Two people were killed when security forces responded to a call to rescue nine travelers in northern Nigeria, an official confirmed on Monday.
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Cameroon tightens security in capital following repeated blasts
Security forces are stepping up security precautions in Cameroon's capital Yaounde following recurrent blasts in the city, a government official said on Monday.
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Security forces searching for school attackers in Cameroon’s troubled region
Armed separatists torched a secondary school and attacked students and teachers on Wednesday in Limbe, a seaside resort town in restive Anglophone Southwest...
Top militant commander killed by security forces in Kashmir
A top militant commander was killed by security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, police said.
Saifullah Mir was commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen, the...
Security forces kill 5 gunmen in north Nigeria
Nigerian police on Wednesday confirmed 5 bandits were killed when security operatives including the army thwarted an attack in the northwestern state of Katsina.
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Aflao residents accuse security forces of harassment
Residents of Aflao in the Ketu South Municipality have raised concerns about a recent swoop by security agents in the area describing it as...
2BN launches “Exercise Western Shield” ahead of December 7 polls
The Second Infantry Battalion (2BN) in the Western Region has launched a three-Day Counter Terrorism and Multi-Agencies Inter-operability training exercise dubbed, “Exercise Western Shield...
Belarusians defy security forces in 8th consecutive weekend protest
Despite large numbers of security forces, more than 100,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Belarus for the eighth weekend in a row on...
Pakistani security forces kill banned outfit commander in Balochistan
Pakistani security forces on Monday killed a commander of a banned organization in southwestern Balochistan province, local media reported on Tuesday.
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Cabinet directs exclusion of security forces from unification of pensions
Cabinet has excluded members of the security forces from the unification of pensions regime thus keeping them on their old pension programmes, Mr Kojo...
Gunmen kill at least 11 in northern Nigeria attacks
Gunmen in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna allegedly killed at least 11 villagers in attacks extending over multiple days, according to local authorities on...
118 killed in South Sudan clashes
At least 118 people have been killed in clashes between armed civilians and government forces carrying out a disarmament exercise in the northern Tonj...
Sudan voices “reservation” toward U.S. travel warning
Sudan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday expressed "reservation" toward a U.S. warning against travelling to Sudan for its citizens.
The U.S. State Department's travel warning issued...
EU launches mission to train Central African Republic security forces
The European Union is launching a civilian training mission for security forces and Interior Ministry officials in the Central African Republic (CAR), set to...
EC registered 43,946 people in phase-three in Agona West
The Electoral Commission (EC) has registered 43,946 eligible people in phase-three of the on-going voter registration exercise in the Agona West Constituency of the...