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Clashes erupt between two ethnic groups in Nairobi slum: AFP

Nairobi - Al Maghrib Today

Violent clashes erupted on Sunday afternoon between Luo supporters of defeated opposition leader Raila Odinga and members of President Uhuru Kenyatta's Kikuyu ethnic group, according to an AFP photographer. The confrontation broke out after Odinga supporters torched businesses belonging to Kikuyu, who then grouped together armed with sticks, bows and arrows. Clashes followed in which a man was severely beaten,Read more

27 Daesh militants killed in clashes in Syrian city

Damascus - Arab Today

As many as 27 Daesh militants were killed in clashes with the Syrian Demoratic Forces in al-Reqqa countryside, SkyNews reported quoting Syrian sources. The Syrian Democratic troops engaged in violent clashes with Daesh militants in the surroundings of northern Reqqa countryside and forced the militants to leave Musheirafa village. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced Friday that scores ofRead more

10 killed, 14 hurt in Mali clashes

Bamako - Arab Today

Ten people have died in violent clashes between two ethnic groups in central Mali, a security ministry source told AFP Thursday, as tensions grow over land use and food scarcity in the region. Increased availability of arms from Libya has also contributed to intercommunal violence in Mali, experts say, while drought has forced herders into areas traditionally cultivated by farmers.Read more

Yemeni army advances towards Khaled Ibn Al-Walid's camp

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Violent clashes took place, on Thursday, between the Yemeni army and Houthis militants, near the camp of Khaled Ibn Al-Walid, east of Mokha on the western coast of Yemen. According to military sources, the army has made significant progress towards the camp, after fierce battles with the militias. The sources pointed out that the government troops are stationed in NabtahRead more

Palestinian Boy Fatally Shot, Others Injured in Jenin Camp Clashes

Ramallah - Arab Today

A Palestinian boy was fatally shot and five others were shot and injured on Sunday during violent clashes erupted with Israeli forces in Jenin’s refugee camp, according to local and medical sources. The Israeli forces stormed the camp in the predawn hours, amid heavy firing of live and rubber-coated steel bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters toward Palestinian residents’Read more

Clashes erupt as protesters march against China port deal

Ambalantota - ArabToday

Sri Lankan police used water cannons to try to break up violent clashes on Saturday between government supporters and villagers marching against what they say is a plan to take over private land for an industrial zone in which China will have a major stake. The clashes took place as Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe was attending an opening ceremony forRead more

11 dead in week of Somali bloodshed

Mogadishu - Arab Today

A week of violent clashes between rival forces in northern Somalia has killed 11 people and forced more than 50,000 to flee, the UN humanitarian agency said on Saturday. Tensions between the rival regions of Puntland and Galmudug soared last month after Galmudug said 13 of its soldiers were killed in a misdirected US airstrike which was supposed to beRead more

US embassy in South Sudan urges US nationals in Juba to be vigilant

Washington - Arab Today

The US Embassy in South Sudan called on its compatriots in the capital city of Juba to be vigilant after the violent clashes between the forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar, the mission's statement issued on Sunday said. The situation in Juba has significantly deteriorated. There is serious ongoing fighting between government and oppositionRead more

3 Ukrainian soldiers killed

Kiev - Arab Today

Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and sixteen wounded as violent clashes continued between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the country’s separatist east, Kiev said Sunday. Eight of the injured soldiers suffered concussion during artillery shelling over the weekend near Luganske, a village 50 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of the rebels’ de facto capital Donetsk, according to military spokesman AndriyRead more