Tag: forces
Bomb attack on Egyptian security forces thwarted
yptiEgyptian authorities thwarted an attempt to target security forces with a home-made bomb in Cairo’s western Giza district, the interior ministry said.
It said members...
Militants killed in Egyptian security operation
Egyptian security forces killed 19 Islamist militants from a cell believed to be responsible for an attack on Christians in Minya province...
Egyptian military kills militants in Sinai
Egyptian security forces killed 52 suspected militants in North Sinai, the military said in a statement.
Security forces launched a large-scale operation in...
UAE to train Somali security forces
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will train Somaliland security forces as part of a deal to establish a military base in the...
Police killed in Egyptian western desert clash
Armed militants killed at least 30 policemen in a shootout during a raid on a suspected militant hideout in Egypt's Western desert,...
Somali government forces fight each other
Fighting between military and police backed by intelligence forces killed nine people in the Somali capital, police said.
"It seems they mistook...
Four militants killed by Egyptian security forces
Egypt's security forces killed four suspected militants and arrested two others thought to have carried out an attack on a checkpoint south...
Puntland Security Forces kill 16 insurgents
Somali security forces said they killed 18 Islamist insurgents during an operation in northern Puntland, although militants deny sustaining any casualties.
"We killed...
No Russian Special forces in Egypt – Interfax
The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday it did not have Special Forces in Egypt after US, Egyptian and diplomatic sources told...
Tunisian security forces accused of abuses
Tunisian security forces are using methods in their war against Islamist militants associated with overthrown leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, including...
Egyptian security force members killed in Sinai
At least eight members of Egypt's security forces were killed on Thursday in an attack on a checkpoint in northern Sinai,...
Iraqi forces make first push into Mosul
Advancing Iraqi troops broke through Islamic State defences in an eastern suburb of Mosul on Monday, taking the battle for the insurgents'...
DR Congo security forces kill dozens of anti-government protesters – UN
Congolese security services shot, burned, beat and hacked to death at least 48 civilians and reportedly hired thugs to attack protests last...
South Sudan rebels clash with government forces
South Sudanese rebels said on Tuesday they had clashed with government forces in the state of Central Equatoria, more evidence the five-year-old...
Nigerian forces raid building in Abuja, seven killed
At least seven people were killed in the Nigerian capital Abuja in what security forces said was a shootout with Islamists, but...
Bullets and buzzwords fly at Land Forces Africa 2013
As an official media partner, defenceWeb was present at the Land Forces Africa 2013 conference outside Pretoria, where we captured the bullets...
Brighter outlook expected at Land Forces Africa
Expect more optimism among especially South African delegates when the business side of the 2013 Land Forces Africa conference starts in Pretoria...
UN peacekeeping commanders on challenges in Africa
Yet another indication of the changing face of African peacekeeping, peace support and peace-building operations comes from the commanders of three UN...
First Armed Forces Day parade
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula today inaugurated a day to honour South Africa's National Defence Force as well as soldiers of times past.
She...
February 22 is Armed Forces Day
South Africa will on Friday officially pay tribute to its men and women in uniform when the country's first Armed Forces Day...
Armed Forces Day – sanity prevails
The announcement that February 21 will from now on officially be Armed Forces Day is a welcome one.
When the first "official" Armed...
Armed Forces Day makes permanent return
After a hiatus of a year, Armed Forces Day will be marked on February 21, 2012, and will become a permanent feature...
Syrian forces kill 13 at start of Eid
Syrian forces shot dead at least 13 civilians in a continued military assault on the restive city of Homs and in attacks...
Libya forces say closing in on Gaddafi’s son
Libyan government forces said they believed they had one of Muammar Gaddafi's sons cornered in the centre of the deposed leader's home...
Libyan forces plan “final” attack on Gaddafi hometown
Libyan interim government forces have pledged to mount a final decisive attack on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown and one of his former lieutenants...
Libyan government forces push into centre of Sirte
Libyan government forces fought their way, street by street, into the centre of Muammar Gaddafi's birthplace of Sirte after their commanders said...
Yemeni troops shell anti-Saleh forces
Yemeni soldiers loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened artillery fire late against armed fighters supporting protesters in the southern city of...
Syria forces storm refuge for army defectors
Syrian forces backed by tanks and helicopters stormed into the central town of Rastan to crush army deserters who are fighting back...
Libya war threatens spiral of rights abuse-Amnesty
Forces on both sides of the Libyan war have committed war crimes and the country risks descending into a bloody cycle of...
Syrian forces renew assault on Homs, kill 3 – activists
Syrian forces backed by tanks killed at least three civilians in a large-scale assault on Homs activists said, in a renewal...
Gaddafi forces killed prisoners, says Amnesty
Amnesty International said it had uncovered evidence that forces loyal to deposed Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi killed several detainees being held at...
Syrian forces kill 19, US threatens more sanctions
Syrian forces killed at least 19 people in raids near the Lebanon border and in the country's Sunni tribal heartland, activists said,...
