Tag: forces
Kankara Schoolboys Rescued Through Backchannel Negotiations – FG
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - The federal government said yesterday that it employed other means but did not pay ransom to secure the...
Islamic State militants kill ten Iraqis in ‘fierce clashes’
At least ten members of an Iraqi militia group have been killed in an attack by Islamic State militants.
A statement released by the Shia-dominated...
Libya’s UN-backed gov’t recaptures 2 cities from Haftar forces
Tripoli - Libya’s UN-backed government said on Monday that its forces have taken control of two strategic cities west of the capital Tripoli...
Philippines-U.S. military training exercises to be discontinued
Manila - All joint training exercises between the Philippines and the United States will be discontinued when the termination of a...
Three Rockets Hit US Embassy In Iraq
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - Three out of five rockets fired on Sunday directly hit the US embassy in Iraq’s capital, a security source...
Insecurity: Katsina govt bans use of motorcycles
By Zubairu Idris
Katsina - Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has signed an Executive Order restricting the use of motorcycles and...
Ivory Coast issues Arrest Warrant for Presidential Candidate Soro
ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast has issued an arrest warrant...
Eastern Libyan Force Warns Against transporting military Equipment in Civilian Planes
BENGHAZI - The eastern-based Libyan National Army force said on Sunday...
Algeria’s Powerful Army Chief Dies – State media
ALGIERS - Algeria’s powerful army chief Lieutenant-General Ahmed Gaed Salah, who was instrumental...
How The Once Infamous Nigerian Singer, Skiibii Finally Saw Fame
According to local parlance, “Who Go Blow Go Blow.” That word really tell the story of Skiibii Mayana who saw death, came back and...
Kenya Police Officers Among 10 killed in Bus Attack
NAIROBI - Kenyan police officers were among those killed when gunmen suspected to...
Twenty-three Killed in Ceramics Factory Fire in Sudan
KHARTOUM - Twenty-three people were killed and more than 130 injured...
Okowa Felicitates with Atiku At 73
By Ifeanyi Olannye
Asaba - Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, GCON, as he turns...
Mali Army says 24 Soldiers, 17 militants killed in Attack on...
BAMAKO - Twenty-four Malian soldiers were killed and 29 wounded in an...
Nigerian Armed Forces Shine At international Sports
By Sumaila Ogbaje
Abuja - The contingent of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) have emerged...
Security Forces in Eastern Burkina Faso kill 10 Suspected Terrorists
Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso defense and security forces said they killed more than ten terror suspects as...
Warring parties in Yemen exchange 20 prisoners
Sanaa - The Yemeni government and its foe Houthi rebels exchanged 20 prisoners through a tribal mediation on Monday, a government...
Nigeria Army to court martial 70 soldiers in northeast
By Hamza SuleimanMaiduguri - The Nigeria Army on Thursday inaugurated a General Court Martial to prosecute 70 erring personnel found defaulting in the...
Bangladesh bans militant group campaigning for caliphate
Dhaka - The Bangladesh government has banned a home-grown Islamist militant group that advocates for replacing the country’s democracy with Sharia law.
The Ministry...
Attackers kill three in heavily guarded district of Bujumbura
Nairobi - Gunmen, wearing police and army uniforms, killed three people and injured three others at a bar in a heavily guarded...