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Tunisia ‘Road Terrorism’ Sees Traffic Deaths Rise

Run-down roads, reckless driving and poor vehicle maintenance are all being blamed for a spike in deadly traffic accidents in Tunisia that has safety experts worried. At least 16 people were killed and 85 injured on Wednesday when a lorry’s brakes failed and it crashed into a bus in the ...

September 1, 2016

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At least 16 Dead in Tunisia Road Accident

At least 16 people were killed and 85 injured on Wednesday when a lorry crashed into a bus in central Tunisia, the interior ministry said. The dawn accident near Kasserine also left around 15 cars ablaze, according to the ministry. It said the lorry driver, who was among those killed, ...

August 31, 2016

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Libya Forces Push into Last ISIL-Held Areas of Sirte

Forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed unity government pushed Sunday into the last areas of Sirte held by the Takfiri ISIL group in what was the insurgents’ coastal stronghold, a spokesman said. “Our forces entered the last areas held by Daesh in Sirte: district number one and district number three,” said ...

August 29, 2016

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Tunisia Parliament Set for Vote on New Government

Tunisia’s premier-designate called for “sacrifices” as parliament convened on Friday to vote on a cabinet line-up he has proposed to tackle pressing economic and security challenges. It is likely that a majority of parliament’s 217 members will vote for the line-up, making Youssef Chahed, at 40, the country’s youngest prime ...

August 26, 2016

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Seven Killed in Mogadishu Beach Restaurant Attack

Seven people were killed in an attack by Shabaab Takfiri militants on a beachfront restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a spokesman for the city authorities said on Friday. “Nine people including two Shabaab gunmen were killed in the attack” on Thursday, Mogadishu city spokesman Abdifatah Halane told AFP. Al-Qaeda ...

August 26, 2016

Libya’s Presidential Council to Present New Cabinet

Libya’s presidential council will present a new government line-up in an attempt to secure the backing of the country’s parliament, it said Wednesday. The parliament, which rejected a previous unity government in a confidence vote on Monday, gave the council a “final chance” and 10 days to propose a new ...

August 24, 2016

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ISIL Launches Wave of Suicide Attacks on Libya Forces

ISIL group terrorists in Libya have carried out nine suicide bombings in one day in a failed bid to hold a central district of Sirte, pro-government forces said Wednesday. The attacks on Tuesday in the coastal city left nine pro-government fighters dead and 82 wounded, said Reda Issa, a spokesman ...

August 17, 2016

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One Shot Dead at Protest over DR Congo Massacre

A young man was shot dead Wednesday when security forces opened fire to disperse a crowd protesting the government’s failure to protect civilians after a gruesome massacre in the eastern DR Congo town of Beni. “This person was killed by a bullet to the back,” hospital doctor Jeremie Muhindo told ...

August 17, 2016

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Tunisia Government Faces Vote of Confidence

Tunisia’s parliament was gathered on Saturday for a vote of confidence that could see Prime Minister Habib Essid unseated after just a year and a half in office. Essid’s government has been widely criticized for failing to tackle the country’s economic crisis, high unemployment and a series of terrorist attacks. ...

July 30, 2016

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Tunisian Army Kills Two ‘Terrorists’

The Tunisian army killed two suspected ‘jihadists’ on Wednesday in the northwest of the country, the Ministry of Defense said Thursday. “Military units, reinforced by elements of the National Guard… killed two terrorists during search operations” near the town of Jendouba, the ministry said in a statement. A soldier was ...

July 28, 2016