Libyan army carries out additional airstrikes against armed groups in Zawiya

The Libyan Air Force has carried out additional airstrikes to takedown “fuel, drugs, and human trafficking gangs” in Zawiya, west of Tripoli.

The latest strikes launched at dawn on Friday targeted the Al-Kabwat militia and an ammunition depot belonging to Muhamed Sifaw, one of the biggest drug lords in the western region.

Burkina Faso: nearly 40 dead in 2 jihadist attacks

About 40 people, including army auxiliaries, were killed last weekend in western Burkina Faso, during two attacks by suspected jihadists, security and local sources told AFP on Tuesday.

On Saturday, “a secure convoy” was “the target of an attack by armed men” near Bourasso, informs a press release from the governorate of the Boucle du Mouhoun region, near Mali.

Sudan army suspends truce talks with paramilitary rivals, says official

The Sudanese army has suspended its participation in US- and Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks with its paramilitary foes, a government official told AFP on Wednesday.

The army took the decision “because the rebels have never implemented a single one of the provisions of a short-term ceasefire which required their withdrawal from hospitals and residential buildings, and have repeatedly violated the truce”, the Sudanese official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

En Libye, nuit de combats entre groupes armés à Tripoli

Deux groupements affiliés au gouvernement d’unité nationale se sont affrontés en plein cœur de la capitale.

Des combats ont opposé dans la nuit de dimanche 28 à lundi 29 mai deux groupes armés influents en plein centre de la capitale libyenne Tripoli, faisant des blessés légers parmi la population civile, selon les secours et des médias locaux.

The Wagner Group: A Tool Of Hybrid Warfare – Analysis

The Wagner Group has furthered Russia’s foreign policy objectives around the globe. The organisation remained secretive till July 2022, when the presence of the group was accepted in the Russian media. The Wagner has gained infamy for its role in the ongoing ‘Special Military Operation’ in Ukraine. There are, however, signs of growing schism between Wagner and the Russian Ministry of Defence.