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10 killed in new clashes in southern Chad

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – Clashes between herders and farmers have killed at least 10 people in southern Chad.
2023-05-27 22:48
Sudan army, paramilitary RSF sign 7-day ceasefire agreement

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have signed a seven-day ceasefire agreement, following six weeks of relatively incessant fighting that has claimed hundreds of lives.
2023-05-21 08:19
Car of Turkish ambassador to Sudan comes under fire

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – The car of Turkish Ambassador to Sudan Ismail Cobanoglu was shot at on Saturday, but no one was injured or killed in the attack, according to preliminary information, Turkish media reported, citing diplomatic sources.
2023-05-06 17:15
60 killed in Burkina Faso by unidentified men

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – At least 60 people were reported to be killed by men wearing military uniforms, said a prosecutor.
2023-04-24 09:45
Armenia, Azerbaijan renew clashes on Tuesday

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Several soldiers were reportedly killed on both sides after Armenia, and Azerbaijan renewed clashes on Tuesday.
2023-04-11 18:07
At least 32 civilians killed in eastern Congo

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – At least 32 civilians have been killed by rebel groups in eastern Congo's Ituri province, said a spokesman for the United Nations.
2023-02-15 08:23
At least 12 killed in Burkina attack: local sources

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – At least 12 people were killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso on Saturday, local sources said, with the incident confirmed by a security source, as violence rages in the Sahel nation.
2023-02-06 09:05
At least 23 killed in armed attack in eastern DR Congo

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Suspected gunmen have killed at least 23 people in an attack in eastern DR Congo, local officials said Monday, in the latest violence in the turbulent region.
2023-01-23 22:45
Dozens of bodies found in mass graves in DR Congo

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have discovered mass graves containing the bodies of 49 civilians following a series of attacks blamed on a local armed group.
2023-01-19 15:48
Peace mediator says;

War in Ethiopia's Tigray may have killed 600,000 people

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – The brutal civil war in northern Ethiopia may have killed as many as 600,000 people, according to the African Union’s lead mediator in the peace talks.
2023-01-17 12:45
Gunmen kill 12 Nigeria security personnel in ambush

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Twelve Nigeria security personnel and local vigilantes were killed by unidentified gunmen in an area of northwestern Kaduna state, officials said on Tuesday.
2023-01-11 11:15
3 killed, 52 injured during protests in Peru's Junin

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Three people were killed and another 52 injured during protests in Peru's Junin region, the local health department said on Saturday.
2022-12-17 13:15
Two UN peacekeepers shot dead near Timbuktu in Mali

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) –An unidentified gunman has shot and killed two officers from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali while they were on patrol near the city of Timbuktu, according to mission head El-Ghassim Wane.
2022-12-17 09:45
Indian, Chinese troops injured in border skirmishes

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Indian and Chinese troops suffered minor injuries in a clash in the Tawang sector of India's Arunachal Pradesh state on Dec. 9, the Indian army said on Monday.
2022-12-12 22:41
6 killed, 17 injured as Afghan forces open fire on Pak border

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Heavy gunfire and artillery shelling by Afghan border forces killed six civilians across the border in Pakistan on Sunday and wounded another 17, the Pakistan army said om Sunday.
2022-12-11 19:50
2 killed, 25 wounded in fierce clashes in Iraq’s Dhi Qar

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Two people were killed and 25 others were injured in the fierce clashes in Dhi Qar province in Iraq on Wednesday evening, a local official in the province announced.
2022-12-07 21:00
Nigerian troops kill scores of gunmen in northern state

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Nigerian troops have killed scores of gunmen during operations in the northern state of Kaduna, an official said Tuesday.
2022-12-07 09:40
Communal clashes claim at least 28 lives in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – At least 28 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in clashes between two rival clans in Nigeria’s Benue state, an official said on Thursday.
2022-11-12 02:00
M23 rebels capture 2 more towns in eastern Congo

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Rebels seized two major towns in eastern Congo after fierce fighting Saturday, doubling the territory they now control, a civil society leader and residents said.
2022-10-30 10:30
Two Pakistani army forces killed in armed clashes

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – At least two Pakistan Army troops were killed in an armed clash with suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, the military said.
2022-10-29 18:45
5 killed, 9 injured in tribal clashes in South Sudan

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – 5 people were killed and 9 others were injured following tribal violence in South Sudan.
2022-10-16 09:00
Seven soldiers killed in Djibouti rebel attack

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Djibouti said seven of its soldiers were killed in an attack by a rebel group on a military barracks early Friday and launched a search to find six still missing.
2022-10-09 08:45
14 civilians killed in DR Congo militia attack

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – 14 civilians were killed in an armed attack on eastern DR Congo, local officials said Sunday.
2022-10-03 08:35
Gunmen kill at least 42 people in Ethiopia's Oromiya region

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Gunmen killed at least 42 people in Ethiopia's Oromiya region, two residents who buried the bodies in mass graves said on Friday.
2022-09-02 22:22
Death toll from deadly clashes in Libya rises to 23

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Clashes between militias backed by Libya’s rival governments have killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens more, according to the country’s health ministry.
2022-08-28 10:30
Air strike on playground kills 7 in Ethiopia's Tigray region

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – An air raid killed at least seven people, including three children, in the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.
2022-08-27 09:49
13 killed, 30 injured in clashes between Libyan armed groups

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – At least 13 people have been killed in fighting between armed groups in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, a spokesman for the city’s emergency services said.
2022-07-23 12:45
Armed clashes in Sudan leaves 35 killed, 21 injured

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – The Sudanese Committee of Physicians in West Darfur announced that the number of Friday's armed attack victims has risen to 35 killed and 21 injured.
2022-03-12 16:40
Pak science minister escapes unhurt in gun attack: report

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Pakistani Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz remained unhurt in a gun attack in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, the country's information and broadcasting minister said.
2021-12-20 13:00
Fifty people killed in tribal clashes in Sudan's Darfur

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Close to 50 people have been killed in the latest outbreak of tribal violence in Sudan's Darfur region, a government official and medics said on Monday.
2021-12-07 11:35