The United Nations Mission in Sudan says new clashes between northern and southern forces have killed six people. Officials said Tuesday the latest violence took place once again in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan state. The United Nations refugee agency estimated on Tuesday that about 100,000 people have fled unrest in the disputed Abyei […]
Explosions Rock Nigeria’s Volatile Borno State
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Residents in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state say three separate blasts shook the town of Maiduguru on Tuesday. Witnesses tell VOA the blasts struck two police stations and a government building in the state capital. They also reported hearing gunfire after the explosions. Authorities did not immediately name suspects in the attack. The radical Muslim sect […]
Nigerian Police Suspect Radical Sect Killed Muslim Cleric
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian police suspect a radical Muslim group is behind the shooting death of a rival cleric in northeastern Borno state. Authorities believe Boko Haram members killed Sheik Ibrahim Birkuti outside his home in the town of Biu. The gunmen were riding motorcycles when they opened fire on the cleric. Birkuti had been critical of Boko […]
UN: 100,000 Flee Tension in Sudan’s Abyei Region
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations refugee agency says the number of people who have fled Sudan’s disputed Abyei region has reached 100,000. A spokeswoman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees told VOA most of them are seeking refuge in Warrap state, south of Abyei. U.N. officials believe many displaced persons are still hiding in the bush […]
Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 18 in Pakistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani authorities said Monday three U.S. drone strikes killed at least 18 militants in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region, including several Arab nationals and suspected militant leaders. The authorities said all the strikes took place in South Waziristan and hit a compound, an Islamic seminary and a vehicle near the region’s main town of Wana. The […]
New Fighting Erupts on Sudan’s North-South Border
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations officials are urging restraint along Sudan’s north-south border amid reports of new unrest in the region. Officials say gunfire erupted Monday in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan state. The U.N. mission in Sudan also reported more looting in the Abyei region, an area claimed by both north and south Sudan. The U.N. […]
Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 18 in Pakistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say three U.S. drone strikes have killed at least 18 militants in the country’s northwest tribal region. All of Monday’s strikes were in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border. Officials say missiles hit a compound, an Islamic seminary and a vehicle near the main town of Wana. Foreign militants, including Arabs and […]
Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 17 in Pakistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say three U.S. drone strikes have killed at least 17 militants in the country’s northwest tribal region. All of Monday’s strikes were in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border. Officials say missiles hit a compound, an Islamic seminary and a vehicle near the main town of Wana. Foreign militants were said to […]
17 Killed in US Drone Attacks in Pakistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Intelligence officials in northwest Pakistan say three U.S. drone-fired missile strikes have killed at least 17 militants. Authorities say all the strikes Monday were in South Waziristan, the country’s restive tribal region near the Afghan border. U.S. drone strikes against insurgents in the border region of Pakistan have been a source of friction between the […]
6 Killed in US Drone Attack in Pakistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 12:15 am (UTC-5)
Intelligence officials in northwest Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike in the country’s restive tribal region near the Afghan border has killed at least six militants. Authorities say the missile strike Monday occurred near Wana, the main town of the South Waziristan region, the country’s main stronghold of Taliban and al-Qaida linked militants. U.S. drone […]
